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Emmett Till Murder
Emmett Till, a black teenager, is found dead after flirting with a white woman. Evidence points to two white men, but they are acquitted by an all-white jury. News of the case brings nationwide attention to the Civil Rights Movement. -
Jimi Hendrix
After law enforcement authorities had twice caught Hendrix riding in stolen cars, he was given a choice between spending time in prison or serving in the US military: he chose the latter and enlisted in the Army. -
All American football team meets president Kennedy
In the film Forrest meets the president of the united states with the university of Alabama football team. This honor is bestowed apon amateur sports teams that are the best in their particular sport. President Kennedy meet many sports teams that were declared all American and so did many presidents after him. -
Assassination of JFK
Kennedy, a supporter of the of the Civil Rights Movement, is killed during a parade in Dallas. -
The Civil Rights Act
Legislation signed by President Johnson prohibits discrimination in all public places. -
George Wallace, ordering desegregation
George Wallace the Govern of Alabama ordered stood in front of Forest´s school ordering them to desegregate it. -
Land on the moon
On January 1, 1969 we land the very first man on the moon. -
The Hippie Movement: Protest in Washington DC
The hippie movement was a very big deal in the 1960's they were against many things including war. This protest in Washington DC was against the Vietnam war. Thousands of people participated in this. -
Watergate Scandal and Nixons resignation
Nixon's resignation as a result of the scandal. This scandal involved a break into the Democratic National Committees headquarters at the Washington Complex in Washington D.C. After extensive investigation the president at the time Nixon was found to have knowledge of the Scandal and soon after tapes of what was happening in the oval office but there were gaps in the tapes though and Nixon was found to be withholding evidence; after this event the president resigned. -
HIV/AIDS Outbreak
There is an HIV/AIDS out break in the U.S. but no one knows what it is at the time. There is no cure for it so many people die during this time. -
Cold War
Reagan's anti-communist position had developed into a stance known as the new Reagan Doctrine which, in addition to containment, formulated an additional right to subvert existing communist governments. -
Technological Advances
The World Wide Web or internet is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. Whch was made on this day.
