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President Johnson proposes a Great Society
His vision included reforms that would bring racial equality and ease conditions of poverty in the United States. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was the Soviet Union's response to the NATO; it was an alliacne between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European countries. -
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man.
This incident would escalate into the famous Montgomery bus boycott. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower is reelected President
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Interstate Highway Act is passed
This law allowed the government to construct over 40,000 miles of interstate highway. -
"In God We Trust" is adopted as the national motto
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Eisenhower Doctrine Announced
In Eisenhower's speech titled a "Special Message to the Congress on the Situation in the Middle East," he outlined his new foreign policy doctrine. -
Little Rock High School Desegregated
Governor Orval Faubus attempted to prevent nine African-American students from entering school by using the Arkansas national guard. President Eisenhower sent the military to safely escort the nine students into the school. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
This act put legal protections in place in an attempt to ensure that every eligible American citizen could vote. -
The Shippingport Atomic Power Station becomes operational
This is the first commercial nuclear power plant in the United States. -
NASA is established
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National Defense Education Act Passed
This act funded public education in the United States on all levels. -
Landrum-Griffin Act
This act regulated the internal machinations of labor unions within the United States. -
Alaska is granted statehood
Alaska and Hawaii were the last two states to attain the status of statehood. -
Hawaii is granted statehood
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy defeats Vice President Nixon in a bid for Presidency.
It is speculated that JFK won the Presidency because of his appearance on-stage during the televised presidential debates. -
A CIA U-2 reconnaissance plane was shot down while flowing over Soviet airspace
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Civil Rights Act of 1960
This act established federal inspection of local voter registration polls in an attempt to minimize discrimination against minority groups in voter registration. -
Greensboro sit-ins
The sit-ins began when four African-American college students refused to leave a segregated lunch counter. The sit-ins escalated into hundreds of students who refused to leave segregated businesses in protest of their racist policies. -
American Peace Corps Established
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Alliance for Progress put in place
This was a program created by Kennedy in an attempt to establish cooperation between Latin American and the United States. -
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Bay of Pigs invasion
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed military undertaking by the CIA that attempted to overthrow Castro's regime. -
Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space
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Engel V. Vitale
This court case states that it is unconstitutional for state officials to require the recitation of school prayers in public, government-funded schools. -
Trade Expansion Act
This Act authorized international tariff reductions. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a standoff between American and Soviet Union forces that occurred when American pilots discovered the presence of ballistic missiles in Cuba (a satellite of the Soviet Union). -
Martin Luther King Jr. Marches on Washington
This is where his famous "I have a dream" speech took place. -
Atomic Test Ban Treaty
This treaty prohibited the testing of atomic weapons in space, underwater, or in the atmosphere. -
Community Mental Health Act signed up Kennedy
This act provided federal funding for community mental health centers and research facilities. -
President Kennedy is Assassinated
He was shot in Dallas, Texas. -
Economic Opportunity Act
This act authorized the formation of Community Action Agencies in order to better fight poverty. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed
This act illegalized racial segregation in the United States. -
President Johnson is elected for a full Presidential term
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24th Amendment Passed
This act prevented Congress and State governments from withholding the right to vote from citizens to were unable to pay taxes. -
Tonkin Gulf Incident
Controversial conflicts in the Gulf of Tonkin that led the United States' greater participation in the Vietnam war. -
Medicare and Medicaid Established
These programs were put in place to help pay for medical expenses for disadvantaged demographics in the United States. -
Immigration Act of 1965
The act abolished the National Origins Formula which was the immigration policy of the United States preceding the act. -
Malcolm X assassinated
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25 Amendment passed
This Amendment provided details on the procedure on the takeover of office by the Vice President should the President die. -
Department of Housing and Urban Development established
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Miranda v. Arizona case established Miranda Rights
These rights ensure that suspects are fully informed of their right to remain silent when they are arrested. -
Department of Transportation established
It was put in place to manage and develop America's transportation infrastructure. -
The First Super Bowl takes place in Las Angeles
The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs -
Detroit Race riots begin
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Fair Housing Act
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Martin LUther King Jr. is assassinated.
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Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated in Las Angeles
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Nixon elected the 37th President of the United States
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Stonewall riots in New York Mark the beginning of the modern gay rights movement
The riots began in response to a police raid on the Stonewall Inn. -
Senator Edward M. Kennedy drives off a bridge.
He was on his way home from a party on Chappaquiddick Island. His passenger died.