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MLK bus boycott
Sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks on 1 December 1955, the Montgomery bus boycott was a 13-month mass protest that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional. -
Dwight Eisenhower reelected
Dwight Eisenhower reelected. -
Hawaii and Alaska
Hawaii and Alaska added to the United States. -
U.S. sends military advisors to Vietnam
U.S. sends military advisors to Vietnam. -
The Trade Expansion Act
Permits the President to impose tariffs based on a recommendation by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. -
JFK assassination
John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. CST in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson. -
The 14th Amendment
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. -
The Voting Rights Act
Prohibits racial discrimination in voting. -
MLK’s assassination
Fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel. -
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon. -
26th Amendment
Bars the states and the federal government from setting a voting age higher than eighteen. -
The Equal Rights Amendment
Designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. -
Richard Nixon reelected
Richard Nixon reelected. -
The U.S withdraws from Vietnam
The U.S withdraws from Vietnam. -
Richard Nixon resigns
Richard Nixon resigns.