1955-1975

  • Civil Rights Act of 1957

    Civil Rights Act of 1957
    All Americans were granted the right to vote.
  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1
    Russia launches first satellite in space
  • Explorer 1

    Explorer 1
    United States launches their first satellite in space.
  • Alaska and Hawaii

    Alaska and Hawaii
    Become 49th and 50th states in United States
  • JFK assassination

    JFK assassination
    John F. Kennedy is assassinated
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    The United States enters the Vietnam War
  • MLK assassination

    MLK assassination
    Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Montgomery, Alabama
  • Man on the Moon

    Man on the Moon
    Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon
  • 26th Amendment

    26th Amendment
    Voting age become 18