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IMPORTANT FACTS FROM 1950s-1990Ss
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Joseph McCarthy-McCarthyism
McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence. It also means "the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism. The term has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting roughly from 1950 to 1956 and characterized by heightened political repression against communists, as well as -
The Korean War
Was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union. -
Ku Klux Klan
Christmas Eve bombing of the home of NAACP -
Malcolm X
After his parole he became a leader of The Nation of Islam. -
Brown v. Board of Education, 1954
Was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. -
space race
The Space Race was a 20th-century (1955–1972) competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US), for supremacy in spaceflight capability. The technological superiority required for such supremacy was seen as necessary for national security, and symbolic of ideological superiority. The Space Race spawned pioneering efforts to launch artificial satellites, unmanned probes of the Moon, Venus and Mars, and human spaceflight in low Earth orbit and to the Moon -
The Muder of Emmett Till
was an African-American boy who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman.Till was from Chicago, Illinois, visiting his relatives in Money, Mississippi.hey took the boy away to a barn, where they beat him and gouged out one of his eyes, before shooting him through the head and disposing of his body in the Tallahatchie River,cotton gin fan tied around his neck with barbed wire. Three days later, Till's body was -
Suez Crisis
Was a diplomatic and military confrontation between Egypt on one side, and Britain, France and Israel on the other, with the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations playing major roles in forcing Britain, France and Israel to withdraw. -
The Space Race
It was a competition between the Soviet Union and the U.S. to be the first to get to Space. -
chevy impala
The Chevrolet Impala is a full-size sedan built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced for the 1958 model year. Deriving its name from the South African antelope, Chevrolet's most expensive passenger model through 1965 had become the best-selling automobile in the United States, competing against the Ford Galaxie 500 and the Plymouth Fury when full-size models dominated the market. -
Elvis Presley
Elvis was drafted into the Army. -
greatest game ever played
the baltimore colt defeat the New York gaints 23-17 in overtime to win NFL championship in the so called "greatest game ever played' -
dodge challenger
The Dodge Challenger is the name of three different generations of automobiles marketed by the Dodge division of Chrysler. The Dodge Silver Challenger was produced in 1959. From 1970 to 1974, the first generation Dodge Challenger pony car was built using the Chrysler E platform, sharing major components with the Plymouth Barracuda. -
Jimi Hendrix
After law enforcement authorities had twice caught Hendrix riding in stolen cars, he was given a choice between spending time in prison or serving in the US military: he chose the latter and enlisted in the Army. -
The Berlin Wall
Was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) that completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Was a 13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other, -
George Wallace
He took the oath of office to be Governor of Alabama on this day. -
George Wallace
He took the oath of office to be Governor of Alabama on this day. -
Integration in University of Alabama
A federal district court in Alabama ordered the University of Alabama to admit African American students Vivien Malone and James Hood during its summer session. -
Integration in University of Alabama
A federal district court in Alabama ordered the University of Alabama to admit African American students Vivien Malone and James Hood during its summer session. -
assassination of JFK
Kennedy was fatally shot by a sniper while traveling with his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally's wife Nellie, in a presidential motorcade. A ten-month investigation from November 1963 to September 1964 by the Warren Commission concluded that Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, and that Jack Ruby also acted alone when he killed Oswald before he could stand trial -
Hippie Culture
They made their way to Northern California this year. The Human Be-In in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco popularized hippie culture, leading to the legendary Summer of Love on the West Coast of the United States. -
Nike25 Jan 1964
The company was founded as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. -
Nike
The company was founded as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. -
Malcolm X
After leaving the Nation of Islam, he was assasinated by three of the group. -
Civil Rights Movement
The first March from Selma to Montgomery was held on this day. Also known as "Bloody Sunday" — when 600 marchers, protesting the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson and ongoing exclusion from the electoral process, were attacked by state and local police with billy clubs and tear gas. -
Civil Rights Movement
The first March from Selma to Montgomery was held on this day. Also known as "Bloody Sunday" — when 600 marchers, protesting the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson and ongoing exclusion from the electoral process, were attacked by state and local police with billy clubs and tear gas. -
Hippie Culture
They made their way to Northern California this year. The Human Be-In in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco popularized hippie culture, leading to the legendary Summer of Love on the West Coast of the United States. -
Assasination of Robert F. Kennedy
Was killed at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. -
Woodstock, 1969
Was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music". -
Ping-Pong Diplomacy
The U.S. got an invitation to play China at China and these were the first Americans to set foot in China since 1949. -
Richard Nixon/ Watergate Scandal
Break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. -
hello kitty
produced by the Japanese company Sanrio, first designed by Yuko Shimizu. She is portrayed as a female white Japanese bobtail cat with a red bow. The character's first appearance on an item, a vinyl coin purse, was introduced in Japan in 1974 and brought to the United States in 1976 -
Vietnam War
The end of the war. The U.S. pulls out. -
Jimmy Cater
In the third mile of a tough 6.2-mile race through the Catoctin Mountains in Maryland, Jimmy Carter suffered from heat exhaustion. -
Ronald Reagan/ Reaganomics
Economic policies promoted by U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s. These policies are commonly associated with supply-side economics, referred to as trickle-down economics by political opponents -
HIV/ AIDS
First case of AIDS was found in San Francisco. Started because of the Hippie Movement. -
John Lennon's Murder
He was shot by Mark David Chapman at the entrance of the building where he lived, The Dakota, in New York City. -
HIV/ AIDS
First person to die because of AIDS was in New York. -
Assassination Attempt of Ronald Reagan
It happened 69 days into the presidency of Ronald Reagan. While leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., President Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley, Jr. -
Cold War
Reagan's anti-communist position had developed into a stance known as the new Reagan Doctrine which, in addition to containment, formulated an additional right to subvert existing communist governments. -
Technoligical Advances
The World Wide Web or internet is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. Whch was made on this day.
