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End of WWII
August 14, 1945 is V-J Day, the date which marks the end of the war in Japan (The European front of the war had ended beforehand.) -
Brown v. Board of Education decision
The federal court decided on May 17, 1954 that state laws requiring separate (public) schools for whites and blacks were unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks incident
Rosa Parks was an African-American woman who refused to give up her seat on the city bus for a white citizen. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a campaign which opposed the Alabama city's policy regarding racial segregation on the public bus system. The boycott resulted in the bus system being financially crippled. -
Little Rock Nine incident
The Little Rock Nine were a group of African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas that were originally forbidden to enter into a public school. This incident led to the Brown v. Board of Education federal court case. -
Sputnik launched
Sputnik 1 was launched on October 4, 1957. It was a space program which made use of various robotic spacecraft. -
U-2 Incident
On May 1, 1960, an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful U.S. attempt to invade and overthrow Cuba and its government. -
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Cuban Missle Crisis
The Cuban Missle Crisis was a confrontation involving the Soviet Union, Cuba, and the United States during the Cold War. After several unsuccessful attempts by the US to overthrow the communist Cuban government, the Soviet Union & Cuba began creating lots of medium to long range nuclear missles. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
The Letter from Birmingham Jail was written by Martin Luther King, Jr., which was addressed to the leaders of his church. In the letter. King called for an end to racial injustice. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington is a famous day in African-American history in which protesters demanded jobs & freedom via the discontinuation of segregation.
