1955-1975 important dates, battles, wars, events, inventions, and presidencies

By kenzielaird

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower reelected

    Dwight D. Eisenhower reelected
    Dwight Eisenhower is reelected as president.

  • Landrum-Griffin Act

    Landrum-Griffin Act
    Public opinion of organized labor began to decline as evidence surfaced of corruption and racketeering. The Landrum-Griffin Act responded by curbing the power of union officials.

  • John F. Kennedy elected

    John F. Kennedy elected
    John F. Kennedy was elected as president

  • Trade Expansion Act

    Trade Expansion Act
    In order to stimulate international trade, JFK lowered the American protective tariff.

  • John F. Kennedy was assassinated

    John F. Kennedy was assassinated
    JFK was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, Lyndon Johnson was immediately sworn into the presdidency.

  • the 24th Amendment

    the 24th Amendment
    The 24th Amendment to the Constitution abolished the use of a poll tax in national votes. From 1964 onward black communities wouldn't be subjected to poll taxes during elections.

  • Lyndon B. Johnson was reelected

    Lyndon B. Johnson was reelected
    Lyndon B. Johnson was reelected as President

  • The Fall of Saigon

    The Fall of Saigon
    By the end of 1975 the North Vietnamese had resumed their invasion and rapidly taken South Vietnam. Over 500,000 South Vietnamese fled Vietnam to escape the communists.