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Polio Vaccine Released
A study was released showing that the most recent polio vaccine was effective. It was released, people were healed, and the sickness became much less of a threat. -
Space Race Begins
The Space Race begins when the Soviet Union responded to the United States saying they would launch satellites in the near future by saying they would also launch a satellite. -
Rosa Parks Arrested
Rosa Parks was arrested after refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus. The boycott that followed was led by Martin Luther King Jr. marking a turn and arguably the beginning of the civil rights movement that was prominent in the 60's -
Eisenhower Reelected
Eisenhower reelected into office, marking the beginning of his second term. -
Little Rock Desegregation
Troops are sent to Little Rock, Arkansas to enforce desegregation of the cities public schools. -
Bay of Pigs
US troops land in Cuba in an attempt to overthrow the Cuban Castro Regime. -
I Have a Dream Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his historic "I Have a Dream" speech at the Washington D.C. mall. -
New Secretary
Khrushchev is replaced as first secretary of the Communist Party by Leonid Brezhnev. -
Vietnam War
The United States sends forces to Vietnam.