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Dwight D. Eisenhower Is President of the United States
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The Vietnam War
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"Separate but equal" Declared Unconstitutional
In Brown v. Board of Education racial segregation was declared unconstitutional. -
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott
African Americans challenged and tested the racial segregation laws by boycotting buses in Montgomery. -
The Soviets Launch Sputnik 1 Into Space
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John F. Kennedy Is President of the United States
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The Soviets Launch Yuri Gagarin Into Orbit
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The Bay of Pigs
An invasion source made up of Cuban immigrants landed in the Bay of Pigs but were quickly overwhelmed by the local Cubans. -
American Alan Shephard Completes a Suborbital Flight
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
The United States discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba. -
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Lyndon B. Johnson Is President of the United States
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The Tet Offensive
Communists attacked American and South Vietnamese locations. -
The Moon Landing
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Richard M. Nixon Is President of the United States
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The Watergate Scandal
Five men were caught putting illegal tapes in the Watergate Complex. The event was traced back to Nixon who was president at the time, but there was no direct evidence against him. -
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Gerald R. Ford Is President of the United States