User:United Republic/Misfire/Timeline


 * November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy narrowly avoids an assassination attempt by retired U.S. Marine Lee Harvey Oswald. The bullet from Oswald's rifle narrowly missed the president's head by two inches. Oswald was later sentenced to life in prison.
 * January 20, 1965 Nelson Rockefeller is inaugurated as the 36th President of the United States and Matt Hatfield as the 38th Vice President of the United States. In his inaugural speech, the new president promises a victory against communism, economic prosperity, and the legislation of civil rights for minorities.
 * Spring 1965 From January to June, the amount of American troops based in Vietnam goes from roughly 24,000 to 64,000.
 * March 5, 1967 At around 10:35 AM EST, President Rockefeller was shot and killed outside the White House. His assailant, Pat John Foster, was killed by after he shot an officer in the knee shortly after shooting the President. At 6:10 PM EST, the president was declared dead and Vice President Matt Hatfield assumed the Presidency.
 * March 6, 1967 President Hatfield gives his first address to Congress in lieu of Nelson Rockefeller's assassination.