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Dwight D. Eisenhower inaugurated as President
Dwight D. Eisenhower inaugurated as the 34th President of the United States for his second term -
Under god added
The phrase “under God” is added into the pledge of allegiance -
Rosa Parks arrested
Rosa parks refuses to move to the back of the bus when prompted to and is subsequently arrested. This event kicks off the Montgomery bus boycott -
Operation Rolling Thunder
3 year sustained bombing campaign conducted by the United States against North Vietnam. More bombs were dropped during this bombing campaign than all of the bombs dropped by the allies and axis in World War 2 combined. -
Browder v Gayle
The District Court ruled 2-1, with Lynne dissenting, that bus segregation is unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment -
Federal Highway Act
Authorized 25 billion for the construction of 41,000 miles of interstate highways -
Eisenhower doctrine
Under the Eisenhower Doctrine, a Middle Eastern country could request American economic assistance or aid from U.S. military forces if it was being threatened by armed aggression. This doctrine is very much an extension of Truman’s doctrine -
one inc v olesen
First U.S. Supreme Court ruling to deal with homosexuality and the first to address free speech rights with respect to homosexuality. -
Explorer 1
First American satellite launched into orbit -
Nasa founded
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is formed -
Alaska statehood
Alaska admitted as the 49th state -
Hawaii statehood
Hawaii admitted as 50th state -
John F. Kennedy inaugurated as President
John F. Kennedy inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States -
Cuban missile crisis
A month long confrontation between the US and Soviet Union which escalated into an international crisis when the US had put missiles in Turkey so the Soviets had tried to put missiles in Cuba -
John F. Kennedy assassinated
While traveling in a presidential motorcade, John F. Kennedy is shot and killed -
Lyndon B. Johnson assumes the Presidency
Lyndon B. Johnson assumes the office as the 36th President of the United States -
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Incident in where North Vietnamese allegedly torpedoed US warships. This incident kicked off us involvement in Vietnam -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil rights leader Marin Luther King Jr. is shot and killed -
Richard Nixon inaugurated as Presidency
Richard Nixon inaugurated as the 37th President of the United States -
Neil Armstrong walks on moon
Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon -
Richard Nixon resigns
Richard Nixon resigns over the Watergate scandal