1950-1969 By toasteeee Jun 25, 1950 Korean War A war. In Korea. Nov 1, 1950 Truman assassination attempt Feb 27, 1951 22nd Amendment Ratified Jun 19, 1953 Rosenbergs Executed Oct 29, 1953 Armistice in Korea Oct 29, 1953 Operation Ajax Oct 29, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Oct 29, 1955 "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets Oct 29, 1955 James Dean dies Oct 29, 1955 Warsaw Pact Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks bus incident May 17, 1957 Little Rock 9 Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik Launches Oct 29, 1957 Civil Rights Act of 1957 Oct 29, 1959 Cuban Revolution May 1, 1960 U-2 Incident May 6, 1960 Civil Rights Act of 1960 Jun 4, 1961 Berlin Crisis Oct 29, 1961 Cuban Trade Embargo Oct 29, 1961 Vietnam War Oct 16, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Oct 29, 1963 Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Oct 29, 1963 Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Oct 29, 1963 I Have a Dream speech Oct 29, 1963 JFK Assassinated Aug 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Oct 29, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident Feb 21, 1965 Malcolm X Assassinated Aug 11, 1965 Watts Riots Oct 28, 1966 National Organization of Women (NOW) formed Jul 23, 1967 Detroit Race Riots Apr 4, 1968 MLK Jr. Assassinated Jan 20, 1969 Nixon takes office Jul 21, 1969 Armstrong walks on the moon