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Cold War
A period of increased tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. -
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Cold War
A period of increased tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. -
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The 'Baby Boom'
A drastic increase in births in the United States especially among the middle class and suburban populace of the United States -
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Rise of the Suburbs
The gradual increase of the suburban populace of the United States from 37 million to 74 million. -
Dien Bien Phu
The defeat of French colonial forces in French Indochina by the anti-imperialist communist troops of the Viet Cong. -
Formation of Warsaw Pact
The formation of the Warsaw Pact, a series of communist states that had gathered together in response to the creation of NATO. -
Sarah Keys v. Carolina Coach Company
The legal battle between Sarah Keys and the Carolina Coach Company over her right to sit in what was generally considered to be a white person's seat. -
The Till Incident
The horrific murder of fourteen year-old Emmett Till for supposedly whistling at a white women. -
The Rosa Parks Incident
An incident in which an African American women by the name of Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus. -
The Launch of Sputnik
The launch of the Russian satellite Sputnik and the inception of the Space Race. -
Death of McCarthy
The death of the radical anti-communist McCarthy. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1957
A precursor to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
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Space Race
An escalation of incidents regarding space exploration during the Cold War. -
Founding of DARPA
The founding of the Advanced Research Project Agency, what would later become known as DARPA. -
Founding of NASA
The establishment of the space exploration, experimentation, and colonization division of the United States government. -
The Affluent Society
The publication of the book Affluent Society by author and Harvard professor John Kenneth Galbraith. -
Launch of Luna 2
The launch of the Soviet Luna 2 satellite, which was the first man-made object to touch the moon. -
Cuban Revolution
The victory of the communist revolutionaries against the Cuban government. -
Cuban Revolution
The victory of the communist revolutionaries against the Cuban government. -
The Greensboro Sit-in
The Greensboro Sit-in was the act of four African-American teenagers who chose to remain in seats typically reserved for white men. -
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Rise of the Black Panthers
The rise of a militant civil rights organization known as the Black Panthers, which at times operated in a moral standing and at other times like a terrorist organization. -
Freedom 7
The launch of the first American into space, named Alan Shepard. -
Kennedy's Election
Kennedy's victory over the incumbent Nixon. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The deployment of Soviet nuclear armaments to the allied Cuba and the United States response to said deployments. -
Yuri Gagarin
The successful launch of the first human being into space by the Soviets, this was an immense milestone in human history, perhaps the greatest of Cold War era. -
Enrollment of the First African-American Student in Mississippi University
The full enrollment of the first African-American student in the University of Mississippi, a young man by the name of James Meredith. -
Perhaps the Most Eventful Year in Civil Rights
A series of incredibly important events in the history of Civil Rights, including the jailing of Martin Luther King Jr. and a series of riots across the United States regarding Civil Rights. -
'I Have A Dream'
The speech made by Martin Luther King Jr. outlining his view of a future world in which his children would not live in fear. -
Assasination of Kennedy
The assassination of John F. Kennedy by Lee Harvey Oswald in the Texas city of Dallas. -
Civil Rights Act
The creation of the Civil Rights Act, which allowed for the enforcement of the Brown v. Education. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Essentially a declaration of war passed by the United States government after the most likely justified attack of Viet Cong naval forces on the USS Maddox. -
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The Great Society
A series of largely economic reforms that Lyndon B. Johnson enacted in order to reduce the poverty crisis. -
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The Vietnam War
A conflict between American troops and the NVA/Viet Cong enacted in an attempt to curb the rising tide of communism. -
Bloody Sunday
The persecution of African-American protesters by white police officers. -
Voting Rights Act
An act passed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to prevent further voting discrimination in Southern states specifically. -
Woodstock
The Woodstock musical concert. -
Creation of EPA
The formation of the Environmental Protection Agency.