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Nuclear bomb
America drop a two atomic bombs on Japan and japan surrenders to end world war 2 -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the 20th century, he has an amazing career. -
Vietnam
Harriet Truman sends troops to Vietnam to assist the French in fighting, Vietnamese war. -
Brown vs the board of education
The Supreme Court rules that segregation in school is illegal -
Polio vaccine
Jonas Salks polio vaccine is introduced to the American public -
MLK
Martin Luther king jr organizes the March on Washington DC and delivers the famous I have a dream speech. -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood becomes the first African American US Supreme Court Justice. -
The moon
Neil Armstrong becomes the first man on the moon, now anything seems possible.