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Polio Vaccine
The Polio Vaccine is released. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks gets arrested for refusing to give up her seat when a white man asks. -
Eisenhower
Eisenhower is elected as president for his second term. -
Nuclear Power Plant
The first nuclear power plant is created. -
Satellite is launched
United States launches their first satellite. -
Bay of Pigs
Trained exiles from Cuba land at the Bay of Pigs trying to overthrow it. -
Vietnam Bombing
The United States bombs North Vietnam for the first time. -
Martin Luther King Jr Dies
Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated. -
Nixon becomes President
Nixon gets reelected when he beats Senator George McGovern.