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the baby boom begins at the end of WWII and produces a large generation
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Baby and child care released, demonstrated stereotypical suburban america
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William levitt builds original levittown, the stereotype for the 50s suburbs
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truman desegregates the armed forces to lead the way in civil rights
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truman reelected over Dewey in surprise victory
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act in the fair deal that expanded SS
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eisenhower victorious over adlai stevenson
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consolidates welfare programs to one department
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segregation is made illegal by a supreme court decision
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midterm shows democrat support that eisenhower must overcome
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The montgomery bus Boycott begins due to the arrest of Rosa Parks
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NAtional highway act passed by eisenhower to rebuild infrastructure
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eisenhower defeats stevenson again with suport from korean war
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Nine black students originally denied from high school, eisenhower sends in troops to protect them
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american vanguard rocket fails on take off
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Jack keroac sets the tone for the beat movement with on the road
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MLK leads pilgrimage on aniversity of Brown v BOE
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Congress passes first civil rights law since reconstruction, creates comission on civil rights
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soviets launch sputnik and strike fear in americans
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Student nonviolent coordinating commitee formed to coordinate student protesters
