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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat on a bus to a white man she was arrested. -
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Vietnam War
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
After Rosa Parks was arrested African Americans refused to ride the bus as a part of the Civil Rights movement. -
Sputnik
Sputnik 1 the first Soviet Union satellite was launched as a part of the Space Race. -
US Satellite
The first US Satellite was sent to space as a part of the space race -
Alaska and Hawaii became the 59th and 50th states
Alaska and Hawaii became the 59th and 50th states -
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John F Kennedy was elected
John F Kennedy was elected as the 35th president -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba -
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Berlin Crisis
The Soviet Union sparked a crisis in the city by cutting off land access between West Germany and West Berlin -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union after the Soviet Union had sent mistles to Cuba -
John F Kennedy assassinated
John F Kennedy assassinated -
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Richard Nixon is president
Richard Nixon is the 37th president he resigns after a scandal. -
First Man on the Moon
America sends the first man to land on the moon. -
Watergate scandal