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Korean War
The war was between North Korea and South Korea. By July, American troops had entered the war to help South Korea. Korea was divided on the 38th parallel. North was communist while the while the South wasn't.
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Brown v. Board Of Education
A landmark decision of the Supreme Court, declares state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional . Denying black children equal educational opportunities unconstitutional
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Space Race
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 and led to the United wanting to be the first to reach the moon. Apollo 11 was when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the surface of the moon in July 1969.
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Little Rock Nine
Little Rock Nine were a group of nine black students who enrolled at all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. President Eisenhower sent in federal troops to escort the Little Rock Nine into the school and back to their homes
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Greensboro Sit ins
The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was sparked by four African American college students refusing to move from a segregated lunch counter
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March on Washington
The march was held in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered his"I Have a Dream" speech in which he called for an end to racism.
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Apple was Created
Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. It started in Jobs garage in Cupertino, where Jobs and Wozniak created the Apple I -
First American Woman In Space
Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space when the space shuttle Challenger launched on mission STS-7. She made two shuttle flights, and later became a champion for science education and a role model for generations. Sally died of cancer in 2012. -
Titanic was found
Titanic sank in 1912, when it collided with an iceberg during its maiden voyage.The wreck could not be located at the time and was not discovered until 1985. It was finally located by Jean-Louis Michel and Robert Ballard -
Berlin Wall Falls
The purpose of the Berlin Wall was to keep Western “fascists” from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state. When the head of the East German Communist Party announced that citizens could cross the border whenever they pleased. That night, ecstatic crowds swarmed the wall. Some crossed freely into West Berlin, while others brought hammers and picks and began to chip away at the wall itself -
Los Angeles Riots
Also known as the Rodney King riots, were a series of riots, and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California in April 1992. It began in South Central Los Angeles on April 29, after a trial jury acquitted four officers of the Los Angeles Police Department for usage of excessive force in the arrest and beating of Rodney King, which had been videotaped and widely viewed in TV broadcasts.Thousands of people rioted over a six-day period following the announcement of the verdict -
OJ Simpson Case
Oj was accused of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman but was acquitted. Simpson's Bronco ride on the day of his arrest had ninety-five million television viewers witnessed the police chase live.
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