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Eisenhower Inauguration
PicIn 1952, Republican war hero, Dwight D. Eisenhower, ran against Democrat, Adlai E. Stevenson, for president of the United States. Kind-hearted Eisenhower loved by everyone, so he left the hard part of campaigning up to Nixon, his partner. Eisenhower, or "Ike," won easily with 442 votes over Stevenson's 89. He was swarn in on January 20th, 1953. In his campaign, he promised to bring peace to the crisis in Korea. -
Brown v. Board of Education
PicIn the Brown v. Board of Education case, the Supreme Court deemed it unconstitutional to have "separate but equal" facilities. This was a big victory for the NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall. He later goes on to become the first black supreme court justice. -
Rosa Parks
InfoIn Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to give up her set on a bus in the colored section to a white man. She was arrested for refusing to move and it spurred the Montgomery Bus Boycott which lasted for a year until the buses were desegregated. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
InfoThe Montgomery Bus Boycott sparked by Rosa Parks was led by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph Abernathy. The demands were that seating should go by a first come first serve basis. People were encouraged to not to take the bus and either share a cab or walk. King showed his ways of peaceful protest. The supreme court declared that segregated busing was unconstitutional the next year. -
Federal Aid Highway Act
PicDwight Eisenhower signs the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 which set aside $27 billion into building over 40,000 miles of roads. This act not only created much needed roads, but also gave jobs to many in need. It was signed so nuclear weapons could be transported a lot easier The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
[info](www.historylearningsite.co.uk/southern_christian_leadership_co.htm)Martin Luther King, Jr. established the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, or SCLC. It became a major force in the civil rights movement, and brought Christians together in the effort. -
Integration at Little Rock High School
InfoEisenhower sent troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to help a group of nine black students attend high school. The troops would follow them around to make sure that they were not harmed during their school days. -
Going to Space
PicIke established the National Aeronautics and Space Association and directed billions of dollars toward the creation of missiles because of the Soviet launches of Sputnik I and Sputnik II. It was believed that an actual Star War would break out. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
PicAfter the murder of Emmett Till, the SNCC was created to help stop violence toward black students. Till was an innocent teen who only whistled to a white girl. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
John F. Kennedy Inauguration
PicAt the 1960 Republican convention, the Republicans unanimously nominated Richard Nixon for president. Throughout the whole campaign, the television was the most influential. On the televised debates, Kennedy looked much more comfortable and confident than Nixon. As one of the closest elections in US history, Kennedy got the win with 303 electoral votes to Nixon's 219. -
The Peace Corps
PicIn order to help relationships between the US and other third world countries, Kennedy created the Peace Corps which consisted of young, American volunteers to educate and help teach American skills to the poorer countries. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
James Meredith
PicJames Meredith became the first black student to be enrolled in the University of Mississippi, causing much conflict between him and the white public of Mississippi. Kennedy also sent troops to keep the violence under control, like with the Little Rock Nine. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
End of Cuban Missile Crisis
PicSpy planes spotted nuclear missiles pointed pointed toward the US in Cuba. They had been set up by the Soviets. Khrushchev said that if the US promised not to invade Cuba, then they will disarm the missiles. Kennedy promised and a nuclear war had been avoided. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
Birmingham Riots
PicMartin Luther King, Jr leads a civil rights drive in Birmingham, Alabama. Police Commissioner Eugene Connor orders the police to use fire hoses and dogs on demonstrators. The police brutality was broadcasted all over the nation and Americans began to shift their opinions regarding the Civil Rights Movement. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
March on Washington
InfoAround 250,000 people attended the March on Washington, black and white. It was the largest demonstration ever seen in the nation's capital. They met at the Lincoln Monuement, where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have A Dream" speech. -
Lyndon B. Johnson Becomes President
InfoAfter JFK's assassination, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn into office. His social program was called the "Great Society," in which he set forth to make the US a healthy and financially stable place. He was elected as president again in 1964 after he beat Barry Goldwater. -
The Big Rolling Thunder
PicAfter the Vietcong attack in Pleiku, Johnson ordered a big air strike with B-52 bombers against the enemy in North Vietnam. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
Civil Rights Act
PicAll "separate but equal" facilities are made illegal, they were unconstitutional and not equal at all. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commision is also created. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
PicJohnson used this naval encouter as a reason to send more troops to Vietnam. Even though it may not have been true. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
Voting Rights Act
PicIt was made illegal to have literacy tests before voting and it guaranteed the black right to vote in places where they were being refused. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
Black Panthers
InfoFounded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, the Black Panther Party was a revolutionary socialist party. They were activists against police brutality. They believed in do whatever it would take to find change, as opposed to only peaceful protest, like MLK, Jr. -
The Tet Offensive
PicVeitcong troops attacked Saigon and almost took over the US embassy located in Saigon. The US defended against this attack successfully, resulting in around 10,000 Vietnamese deaths. The US gained back all the territory lost. -
Richard Nixon Inauguration
InfoOn June 5, 1968 Robert Kennedy was shot by an Arab immigrant. He died the next day, leaving the presidential candidates to be Nixon, Wallace, and Humphrey. Nixon was for the Republican party with a platform that called for victory in Vietnam and a strong policy against crime. Although Nixon had lost to Kennedy in 1960, he won in 1968. He recieved 301 electoral votes for the win. -
Vietnamization
PicNixon slowly withdrew 540,000 soldiers from Vietnam. The South Vietnamese would slowly have to fight their own war with only weapons and money supplied by US but no more. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
Watergate
PicFive men were caught planting bugs in a room in the Watergate Hotel. This was already suspicious behavior, but when tapes of recorded conversations were found, Nixon refused to play them. Even more suspicious behavior. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
Resignation
PicThe Supreme Court made Nixon give all his tapes to Congress in July. August 5, he released three tapes that had been "missing" that revealed that he had been trying to cover up Watergate. He resigned 3 days later to avoid the long impeachment process. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
Gerald Ford Inauguration
InfoGerald R. Ford was the first man ever to become president without an election. He was the first in line for the presidency after his name was submitted by Nixon. Shortly after becoming president, Ford gave Nixon a complete pardon for the crimes he might have comitted while he was in office. -
Nixon's Pardon
PicWhen Ford came to office, he pardoned Nixon of all crimes that he may have been guilty of. He did it because he knew that Nixon was genuinely sorry, but the popular belief was that it was an inside deal for when Ford became president. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
Losing a War
PicAfter a failure of "Cambodianizing," the US pulled out again and the North Vietnamese finally took over South Vietnam. South Vietnam had fallen to Communism. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
Helsinki Accords
PicGerald Ford signed the Helsinki accords, which recognized the Soviet boundaries, gauranteed human rights, and eased the Soviet and US tensions. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
