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Polio Vaccine
A working vaccine for Polio is announced. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Martin luther King led a boycott of public busses following Rosa Parks' arrest. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Ensuring that all Americans could vote. -
Sputnik 1 Launched
Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1. -
Explorer 1 Launched
United States launches Explorer 1. -
Alaska and Hawaii
Alaska and Hawaii become US States. -
Moon Landing
America sends Apollo 11 to the moon.