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Geneva Summit
The first conference between the Soviet and American leaders along those of France and Great Britain. -
Rosa Parks Arrested
Rosa parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white an and is arrested. Would go on to be the turning point for the African American freedom struggle. -
Interstate Highway system
Eisenhower signs the federal- aid highway act of 1956 which will create the interstate. -
Eisenhower Re-elected
Eisenhower is elected to a second term -
Soviets test ICBM
Soviet Union announced that they have launched the first intercontinental ballistic missile. -
Little rock Desegregation
Eisenhower sends federal troops to Little Rock Arkansas to enforce the court ordered desegregation of the city's public schools. -
Sputnik
The soviets launch Sputnik, the first manmade satellite. -
U.S. Launches Satellite
The U.S. launches its first satellite, explorer I. Marking the U.S. entry to space. -
Transatlantic air travel begins
The British overseas airways corporation begins the first regular jet airline service across the Atlantic ocean. -
Counter Sit-ins
Sit-in demonstrations begin in Charlotte North Carolina as black students protested segregation at woolworths lunch counter. -
JFK defeats Nixon and becomes president
JFK becomes the youngest elected president. -
Bay of pigs
A force of 1,500 Cubans exile trained and financed by the U.S. lands at the bay of pigs in Cuba in an attempt to overthrow the Castro regime. -
JFK assassinated
President JFK is shot and killed riding in his car through town. -
Johnson landslide
Lyndon B Johnson wins the presidential election with tremendous numbers. -
March on the Pentagon
Thousands march to the Pentagon to demonstrate against the war in Vietnam -
Johnson seeks the end
President Johnson meets with his military advisors who urge him to find a way to end the war in Vietnam -
MLK Assassinated
MLK is assassinated at the Lorraine motel in Memphis. -
Nixon Elected President
Republican Richard Nixon is elected President of the U.S. -
Nixon promises withdrawal of troops
President Nixon promises to withdraw 35,000 additional troops from Vietnam. -
Congress votes to withdraw troops
The house and the Senate vote to withdraw all U.S. troops in Vietnam. -
26th Amendment ratified
The 26th Amendment is ratified, lowering the national voting age from 21 to 18 -
Watergate
Five men are caught burglarizing the headquarters for the Democratic National Committee. -
Nixon reelected
Nixon defeats Democratic candidate Senator George McGovern in the presidential election. -
Vietnam Ceasefire Signed
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the United States sign a peace agreement in which a ceasefire is declared. -
End of Vietnam
The Vietnam war is officially over for the U.S. -
Nixon Resigns
President Nixon resigns amidst the watergate scandal, Vice president Gerald Ford would fill in for Nixon -
Saigon falls
The North Vietnamese take Saigon, and the war in Vietnam ends.