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Dwight Eisenhower Inagurated
General of the Army, Dwight Eisenhower, is inagurated into the presidency as the United States' 34th president. A celebatory parade followed the inaguration as well as inagural balls at National Armory and McDonough Hall.
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Brown vs. Board of Education
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that segreation in public schools was unconstitutional based on the case of Brown vs. Board of Education. Public facilities were also beginning to become desegregated which opened a whole new door for blacks and civil rights.
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Second Red Scare
McCarthyJoseph McCarthy accused members of the State Department of being communist. He had every person come in and make a statement that they were not communist, Then McCarthy accused the United States Army of having communists and that is when he was branded irrational. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks had refused to move to the back of a bus when a white passenger had demanded her to. This triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott which led to a civil rights coalition to fight for racial equality.
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Interstate Highway System
The Federal-Aid Highway Act started this $25 billion dollar highway project to support large trucks and to support troop movements. 41,012 miles of interstate were built over a 12 year period.
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Little Rock Nine
Little Rock Nine were a group of nine black students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. These students were denied entry and it brought attention to Eisenhower. Little Rock Nine were escorted into the racially segregated school by federal troops after getting threats of violence.
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Civil Rights Act of 1957
President Eisenhower signed a Civil Rights Act that would allow the federal Justice Department to investigate any situation that included a violation of civil rights.
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The Sit-In Protest
Four black college students sat at a lunch counter that prohibited blacks after being denied service. This sit-in protest was a success and eventually the lunch counter gave in.
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New Frontier
Kennedy's domestic program called the "New Frontier" funded for education, medical care for the elderly, economic aid, and government intervention to halt the depressed economy. This was announced by Kennedy at the 1960 presidential election.
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Battle of Kienhoa Province
400 guerilla s attack a village in Kienhoa Province and are defeated by south Vietnamese troops.
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John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy is inaugurated into the presidency as the United States' 35th president. JFK was a well known civil rights activist and took part in fighting for racial equality as president.
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Peace Corps
President Kennedy organized the Peace Corps in order to soften the relations between the United Statesand other third world countries. The Peace Corps was a group of young men who volunteered to go help with the other countries.
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba was the United States directing Cuban forces to overthrow Fidel Castro. This was an unsuccessful military invasion and eventually led to an event called the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Freedom Riders
Students volunteered to ride buses all throughout the south to test the new laws that prohibited segregation. These groups were called "freedom riders" and included both black and white students supported by CORE and the SNCC.
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Berlin Wall
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Operation Chopper
Operation Chopper was the United States' first attack on the Viet Cong. It was also the first time the U.S. had used helicopters as weapons.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was triggered with the discovery that the Soviet Union had built missiles in Cuba. Premier Khrushchev finally agreed to deactivate the missiles and prevented a disastrous situation in the Cold War.
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Martin Luther King arrested
Martin Luther King is arrested during protests against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. This is when he writes his "Letter From Birmingham Jail" letter that is later published to show that unjust laws should be disobeyed.
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March on Washington
marchMartin Luther King led a march on Washington D.C. to protest for freedom and jobs. Its purpose was to get the Kennedy administration to initiate a civil rights bill in Congress. King also gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on this day. -
Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th president of the United States following John F. Kennedy's assassination. A man from Texas who was in the Senate and the House of Representatives and declined to serve a second term as president.
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John F. Kennedy's Assassination
John F. Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963. He was traveling in a presidential vehicle with his wife, Governor Connally, and Mrs. Connally when he was shot to death in the moving vehicle.
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Clean Air Act
The Clean Air Act was passed by Nixon to ensure that the environment was being protected. The Environmental Protection Agency kept the environment in tact and made sure pollution was under control.
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Malcolm X assassinated
Malcolm X, the founder of the Orgization of Afro-American Unity, is shot to death. We believe it was members of the Black Muslim faith which Malcolm X had left to join the orthodox Islam faith.
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is passed by congress in order to make it easier for blacks to register to vote. Tests that were made to restrict black voting were made illegal.
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Marshall Appointed
Thurgood Marshall is appointed by Lyndon Johnson to be the first black supreme court justice. It was a big stepping stone in black history and Thurgood continued serving for 24 more years.
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Richard Nixon
Rchard Nixon was inagurated on January 20th, 1969 as the United States' 37th president. As president Nixon approved the development of NASA's Space Shuttle Program, developed environment policies, and tried to make peace in China.
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Watergate Scandal
watergateBurglars break into the DNC at the Watergate Hotel reported by a security guard who saw tape on the door. Nixon was being accused of having knowledge about the scandal and later revealed that his conversations were all recorded. Nixon refused to give up the tapes and resigned as president. -
Consumer Product Safety Act
The Consumer Product Safety Commission was enacted by Congress under Nixon in 1972. It allowed the CPSC to develop safety standards and recall products that are hazardous to the consumer.
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Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford became the 38th president of the United States after Nixon resigned. Ford faced problems like the crashing economy and inflation.
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