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Eisenhower's Presidency
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Cuban Revolution
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Rosa Parks Refuses to Move
On the bus, Rosa Parks is asked to move from her seat. When she refuses, she is arrested; her refusal of moving started the Montgomery Bus Boycott. -
National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956
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Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine black students who enrolled at an old all white school. On the first day, Arkansas Governor attempted to block their entrance. When Eisenhower decided to send federal troops to block the governors poor choice. -
Sit-In Protests
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Kennedy's Presidency
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
The CIA launched a full driven invasion of Cuba. -
Construction of the Berlin Wall
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Lyndon Johnson's Presidency
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March on Washington
More than 200,000 civil rights supporters march to end segregation. -
"I Have a Dream" by MLK
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Kennedy is assasinated
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964
This ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. -
Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gave the President power to sort of take control of the war. So we never formally declared war. -
Voting Rights Act passed
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Black Panthers are Formed
Founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale to desegregate peacefully. -
MLK Assassinated
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Richard Nixon's Presidency
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America goes to Moon
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26th Amendment
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Equal Rights Amendment Approved
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Stock Market crashes and recession begins
OPEC oil embargo and the Watergate scandal that caused this crash and led to Nixon's resignation. -
Gerald Ford's Presidency
Ford continued till 1977, but the timeline ends before that.