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Korean War
The korean war starts after noth korean soldiers invade south korea, armed with soviet weaponry.
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Rosa Parks Boycott
Rosa Parks, an african american woman, refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. Starting a boycott and problems with race segregation.
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Alaska recognized as a state
Alaska was addedas the 49th state in the US. followed by Hawaii shortly after in August.
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Washington March
The march on Washington DC about Civil Rights occured from Martin Luthers "I have a dream" speech. More thatn 200,000 people walked on the Lincoln Memorial for wanting equal rights.
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Kevlar was produced
Kevlar, used in bullet-proof vests, is made in 1965 by Stephanie Louise Kwolek. she would then patent the material in 1966.
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Kent State
In the Ohio Kent State university, 4 students are killed and 9 are wounded for protesting against the Vietnam War.
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Watergate Trials
The Watergate cover up trials of Mitchell, Haldeman, and Ehrlichman are completed; all are found guilty of the charges.
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Mt. Saint Helens
mount st. Helens, a volcano in washington, erupted and killed 57 people, and had more power than the Hiroshima bomb.
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Windows
The first version of the syste, Windows, is released for computers
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Hubble Telescope
the Hubble Space telescope is placed into orbit, and is fully operational one month later.
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