Events
A failed U.S.-backed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
In 1953, JFK married this woman who later became First Lady and a cultural icon.
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
A tense standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over nuclear missiles in Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
JFK set the goal of landing a man on the Moon, boosting NASA programs...competition with the Soviet Union
Space Race
Sent American volunteers abroad to provide aid and promote goodwill.
Peace Corps
Economic aid initiative aimed at improving relations with Latin America.
Alliance for Progress