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French Forces in Dien Bien Phu surrender
French Forces in Dien Bien Phu surrender to the Vietminh, giving a practical end to revolution in Vietnam, giving the country it's freedom again. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court rules against "Seperate but Free" laws pertaining to primary and secondary education. -
Geneva Conference Begins
A meeting of representatives from Vietnam, Cambodia, Great Britain, USA, USSR, Laos, China, and France to work out peace and arrange the future of Indochina. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
A year long campaign in Montgomery in which the majority of African Americans refused to utilize Montgomery busses after the arrest of Rosa Parks. -
Little Rock 9 Escorted into LRCH
Nine students are escorted by the 101st Airborn Division into Little Rock's Little Rock Central High. -
Greensboro Sit-In
Civil Rights Activists "sit in" at a store counter in Greensboro, NC, in protest of Segregation and Discrimination against blacks at such venues. -
Election 1960
President elect John F. Kennedy is given a narrow win for president, making him the youngest president elect in US history. -
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Bay of Pigs
An attempt by the US government to spark revolution in Cuba by using Cuban exiles. -
"Man on the Moon" Address
President Kennedy gives a renoun speech proclaiming the US's goal to reach to moon by the end of the 1960s. -
SDS is founded
SDS, students for a Democratic Society, is formed n opposition against the Vietnam War -
First American In Space
John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the globe kicking the Space race against the USSR into high gear. -
Integration of U of Mississippi
James Meredith, an African American, attempted to enroll in UofM, but was not accepted. A federal court ruled that the university had rejected Meredith's application due to his ethnicity, and ordered admittence. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
A thirteen day conflict where a US U2 plane spotted missile buildup by the USSR in Cuba. Possibly the most tense moment of the Cold War. -
Kennedy's Assassination
Pressident Kennedy is assassinated in Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald, who had connections to the USSR and Cuba. -
Civil Rights Acts of 1964
LBJ signs the Civil RIghts Acts of 1964, officialy ending segregation, but not removing it from society, and gave a huge boost to the Civil Rights Movement. -
Freedom Summer Crisis in Mississippi, First Wave
200 Volunteers dissapear after arriving in Mississippi to train and educate African American communities. -
24th Amendment Ratified
Abolishes poll taxes, which harshly inhibited the African American community from equal representation in government. -
USS Maddox is destroyed
The destruction of the USS Maddox gives Johnson enough reason to declair war on the North Vietnamese. -
Economic Opportunity Act
LBJ signs the Economic Opportunity Act which enacted several social programs to promote helth, education, etc. to those in poverty. -
Jack Weinberg Arrested
Jack Weinberg is arrested for setting up a donation table for CORE in a banned area. This lead to a huge protest against the selected police -
Operation Rolling Thunder is initiated
A bombing Campaign by the 2nd Air division, US Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force against North Vietnam. -
Selma March
Approximately 600 African Americans march 54 miles across Edmund Petus Bridge to get to Selma on protest. MLK was absent. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
An act put forth by LBJ to enforce the fifteenth amendment and outlaw discriminatory voting practices and laws. -
Higher Education Act of 1965
An act put forth by LBJ which provided aid to those going into postsecondary schooling. Such aid includes financial aid in forms of scholarships and low interest loans. -
Crusade for Justice Founded
Crusade for Justice is founded by former boxer Rodolfo Gonzales, as he felt as though mainstream politics did little for latin america. -
Black Panther Party Founded
Black Panther Party is founded in Oakland, CA, by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. -
NOW (national organization for woman) is founded
NOW is founded to figurehead the feminist movement to build woman's rights. -
MAYO (Mexican American Youth Orginization) is Founded
MAYO is founded in San Antonio due to the feeling of powerlessness and the state of impoverishness in the Latino compunity. -
FBI infiltrates SNCC
H. Rp Brown replaces Stokely Carmichael as SNCC head and urged by FBI informants to take radical, violent, moves. This, among other things, caused SNCC to fall. -
Hippie Movement reaches It's Height
The summer of 1967 became known as the "Summer of Love" as protests continuously go on over the war in Vietnam. -
Kerner Commission Appointed
Lyndon B. Johnson appoints the Kerner Commission in response to rioting in Detroit. -
AIM (American Indean Movement) founded
AIM is founded in Minneapolis with a focus on spirituality, leadership, and sovereignty of Native cultures. -
Tet Offensive: Phase 1 starts
US and South Vietnam start a major offensive against the northern Vietnam. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968 Put into Affect
Also known as the "Fair Housing Act", this act provided equal housing opportunities for all races and people. This act was signed by LBJ during the riots over MLK's assassination -
African American's Attend the Poor People's Campaign
African American's Attend the Poor People's Campaign un Washington DC. Poor weather caused the campaign to be a disaster. -
Tet Offensive: Phase 2 starts
US and South Vietnam continue their campaign against North Vietnam, including the Battle of Dai Do. Later, Vietcong atempt to invaid Siagon, but fail due to allied intel. -
MLK Assassination
Civil Rights Movement leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is Assassinated by James Earl Ray. Riots ensue. -
Tet Offensive: Phase 3 Starts
After Phase 2, Phase three of the Tet Offensive incluyded a major push into North Vietnam, leading to horrendous casualties by communist units by multiple missions. -
Nixon Elected
Nixon is elected over his ideals over Vietnimization and the "silent majority". -
Public Opinion Shifts Against the War in Vietnam
Due to high influence by the media, the public starts to condemn the war in Vietnam. -
First Woodstock Held
The first woodstock is held in Bethel, NY. Nearly 190,000 attend. -
Nixon Announces an increase in troops in Cambodia
Nixon loses widespread support when he decides to move troops into Cambodia. -
La Raza Unida Party Founded
La Raza Unida Party founded to bring up the issue of Latino discrimination, and bring fourth the ideas of groups like MAYO to politics. -
Pentagon Papers leaked to New York Times
Danial Ellsberg leaked papers from the pentagon to the press over the reason the US was in Vietnam, causing nearly all support for the war to be lost. NYT wins supreme court battle against US over legality. -
Row v. Wade Decided
Supreme court votes in favor of a womans right to have an abortion, but must follow state laws pertaining to the regulation of abortion.
