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Polio Vaccine
On February 23, 1954, a group of children from Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh -
First nuclear generated electricity
The AEC authorized the construction of Experimental Breeder Reactor I at a site in Idaho. -
1957 Civil Rights Act
On September 9, 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1957 -
New States Created
August 21, 1959, Hawaii and Alaska becomes states. -
Pioneer 5 space probe
March 11, 1960, 5:00 AM GMT-8 NASA launches the Pioneer 5 space probe. -
United States U-2 spy plane
On 1 May 1960, a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Air Defence Forces while performing photographic aerial reconnaissance -
Boynton v. Virginia court case
The case revolved around Bruce Boynton, an African-American law student, who was arrested for trying to order at a “whites only” restaurant in a bus terminal. -
John F Kennedy assassination
John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. CST in Dallas, Texas. -
March on Washington
August 28, 1963, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, was a historic gathering. -
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes President
On November 22, 1963, when Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson was sworn in as the 36th United States President -
John F. Kennedy
On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was elected as the 35Th president. -
First US Troop sent to Vietnam
On March 8, 1965, 3,500 U.S. Marines landed near Da Nang in South Vietnam -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassination
Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis -
Richard M. Nixon
Richard Nixon's tenure as the 37th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1969 -
Gerald R. Ford becomes thirty-eighth president
Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974 as our 38th President