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Nuclear Bombing of Japan
This had a major impact on America due to many people thinking it was not worth it to kill that many people or agreed because it was revenge for their attacks in pearl harbor. -
Jackie Robinson
He was the first African American to play in the MLB and broke many racial barriers and moved America in a positive way towards desegregation. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This major supreme court case made segregation in schools illegal which led to major change in America. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Martin Luther King Jr. helps start boycotts against the buses in Alabama because of the racial discrimination used on them. -
MLK "I Have a Dream" Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. gives one of the most famous civil right speeches ever. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This law banned discrimination in America and was what all Civil Acts activists were striving for. -
MLK Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated which cause major outrage all across America. -
Nixon Resigns
Many scandals had been going on with his Presidency including Watergate which forces him to resign.
