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Brown vs Bard of Education
Brown vs BoardThis landmark date said segregation in schools was unconstitutionbal because of the lean towards whites. It was av ictory for NAACP Thurgood Marshall, who would return later to become the first black supreme court judge. -
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Emmet Till is killed
TillEmmet TillFourteen year old Emmet Till whistled at a white woman, and was brutally beaten, shot, and drowned in the tallahatchie River. The case was broadly publicized and shown across the country. Because of his death, many Civil Rights leaders began surfacing. -
Rosa Parks is arrested
Rosa Parks refused to let up her seat to a white person on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. As a result, the backs boycotted the buses, and finally won desegregated buses a year later in 1956. Peaceful protest prevailed. -
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Federal Highway Act
Highwayshighway act
Eisenhower proposes the Federal Highway Act of 1956. It helped improve transportation and time travel. However, its true motives were for moving nuclear missiles. He helped protect the U.S. and improe its roads with this act. -
Eisenhower sends in the 101st Airbourne
Eisenhower
Eisenhower ordered the 101st Airbourne to take over Little Rock, ASrkansas and escort the black students to class -
John Kennedy wins the 1960 presidential election
JFK
John Kennedy won the presidential over the other candidate, Richard Nixon.He was the youngest president to be elected and put forth one of the youngest cabinets. -
Eisenhower departing speech
Eisenhower
Eisenhower warns about the dangers of a government run by the milirary and urges the american people to make a point of keeping their freedoms. -
Kennedy launches Space program
Nasa
Kennedy knew what space travel and sattelites could do for the nation, specifically for military purposes. So, in May of 1961, he proposed the Apollo program to counter the Soviets. -
James Meredith becomes first black college student in Mississippi
MeredithJames Meredith was a very bright student and was enrolled at the University of Mississippi. Because of the race riots and such, John F Kennedy called in 5,000 Federal Troops. More and more students would follow. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
JFK
For a little over a week, the U.S. was on the edge of nuclear war with the soviets because the soviets gave Fidel Castro nuclear weapons. Because of JKF's political brillaince, he eased tensions and came up with a peaceful resolutions. -
MLK Jr. sends a letter from Birmingham Jail
MLK
When incarcerated again forpeaceful protest, MLK wrote down a little essay known as the, "Letter from Birmingham Jaill", which would be read by children to this day. It spoke of the injustice being done, and the opportunity citizens have to not follow unjust laws. -
March on Washington
MLKMLK Jr. and many other black activists gave speeches in front of about 200,000 men and women, white and black. The most famous speech was given by MLK Jr. "I have a dream" speech, which would be quoted and written in thousands of documents. -
Lyndon B Johnson takes office after JFK's assassination
Lyndon B JohnsonLyndon B
Johnson was the Vice president at the time, and recieved a message that JFK had been pronounced dead. He was sworn in Air Force One. He tried to continue JFK's many grand ideas during his presidency. -
Civil Rights Bill
Civil Rights BillI
nitially started under JFK, Lyndon Johnson finished his work and got the bill passes. It was a huge victory for African Americans and U.S. ideals alike. It would change U.S. social staus for all future years. -
Gulf of Tonkin
TonkinGulf of Tonkin
The U.S.S. Maddox was "attacked" of the Vietnam coast by Vietnam torpedo boats. The attack was not grand, but its effects were. After the attacks, Senate and Congress granted Johnson broader military power in the fight against communism. -
Economic Opportunity act of 1964
Economic Act
The act was aimed at reducing poverty within the U.S. It was also aimed at education and Medicare as well. The act was supported by the Department of Labor and Health and Human Services. -
Malcolm X is shot dead
Malcolm X
Malcolm X is shot dead by Black Muslim radicals who were angry of him recently leaving their organization for more traditional, peaceful Islamic beliefs. Malclm X was a radical who wanted separation of nations. He was for violence as the way to recieve rights, but turned for the good towards the end of his life. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation rolling thunder
Proposed by the Johnson administration, gradual and increasing bomnings of Vietnam were issued in order to support the South. The hopes were that the bombings would slow Northern advance, until the Southern regime had time to assemble a sufficient force. -
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TET Offensive
TETTET offensiveThe TET offensive was lanched during a two day ceasefire with the Noth and South due to a holiday. While the South has ceased for a few days, a massive attack was in action by the north. Over 100 cities and 36 out of 44 provincial capitals were attacked. Although it wasn't necessarily a Noth military victory, the psychological attack on the U.S. was victorious. -
Martin Luther King Jr. is shot dead
MLK
On the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennesssee, Martin Luther King Jr. is shot dead. His death shocked both whites and blacks. His peaceful protests helped win over a nation and rights for millions of African Americans. Following hs death, James Earl Rey is caught and convicted of the crime. His national holiday is on Novermber 2. -
Richard Nixon is elected president
Nixon
After serving as vice president. He ran for president once again and won ove r Democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey. Nixon's presidency and nrilliancy of foreign affairs has always been overshadowed by his Watergate Scandal, formally ending his career. -
Nixon supports the Environment
marine actNixon and the Environment
Nixon passed various bills help to protect the wildlife. Made an environmental council within ght White House and made laws and regulations of nature. -
Nixon is brought down by Watergate
Watergate
Nixon is accused of having five men eter te Democratic office at Watergate to bug the office and gather information. A security guard present , Frank Willis, caught the men in the act. Nixon later resigned as a result. -
Paris Peace Agreement
Paris Peace Agreement
On this day, the final draft to a peace was settled. There was an armistice between the U.S. and North Vietnam, but the fighting in South Korea ensued, until finally Saigon fell. Korea was a communist, unified country. -
Gerald Ford takes office after Nixon resigns
Ford
Nixon resigns after the Watergate hearings, giving Gerald Ford the next line of command. Many thoght he was "too slow" for the presidency. He was faced with high inflation and foreign problems. His greatest moment was when he peacefully dealt with Egypt and Israel. -
Ford makes "WIN" buttons
WINFord tackles the recession
As a way to attack inflation, Ford made the Wipp Inflation Now program, which called for individual families to do their own cuts in order to reduce inflation. He also made buttons...which turned out to be more of a gimmick than anything else. -
Ford passes Revenue Adjustment act
Revenue ActThis act called for a $9 billion tax cut because of the countries curent economic position. The country was in a recession, so Ford called for a $16 billion cut, but was only granted $9.
