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First African American to play a Major League sport
Jackie Robinson joins the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first African American to play major league baseball. -
Army is desegregated
President Truman orders the Army to be desegregated -
SEATO is organized
The United States and seven other countries form the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). The goal of SEATO was to obtain the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. -
The French surrender
The French surrender to Viet Minh troops, after suffering 15,000 casualties. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white passenger, causing the city of Montgomery, Alabama to organize a year-long bus boycott. -
The Southern Manifesto
100 southern members of congress endorsed ¨The Southern Manifesto,¨ to oppose the Brown ruling by ¨lawful means.¨ -
Little Rock Nine
Nine African American students are refused entry into Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent troops to escort the students while being harassed. -
Vietcongs are launched
NLF guerilla fighters, or Vietcongs, were launched to assassinate government officials, and destroy roads & bridges. -
SCLC is formed
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is a civil rights organization, with Martin Luther King Jr. as president. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1957, which established the United States Civil Rights Commision permission to investigate civil rights. -
NASA is created
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is formed for research of aerospace research -
Fidel Castro becomes communist leader of Vietnam
Fidel Castro is determined to nationalize land held by the US citizens, enforce radical reform measures, and accept Soviet economic and military aid. -
Sit ins start
White waitress refuses to serve African American students at a restaurant. As a way of protest, the students sat at the lunch counter until closing time, known as a “sit in.” -
CORE stages ¨Freedom Rides.¨
CORE stages a “free ride” for African Americans to ride in buses from Washington, DC to New Orleans. However, the trip ended in tragedy in Alabama when one of the buses were firebombed by segregationists. -
The Peace Corps is established
The Peace Corps was created to assist developing countries in need. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
A CIA-led force of Cuban exiles attacked Cuba in the ¨Bay of Pigs¨ invasion, but it was very mismanaged. -
Berlin Wall is built
The Berlin Wall is built, dividing Germany as West Germany and East Germany -
James Meredith enrolls at Ole Miss
James Meredith is the first African American to enroll at the University of Mississippi -
Cuban Missile Crisis
US Intelligence discovers that the Soviets were building nuclear missile sites in Cuba, known as the ¨Cuban Missile Crisis. -
John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit Earth
John Glenn is the first American astronaut to orbit Earth -
Special Olympics are founded
The Special Olympics are the largest sports for children with intellectual and physical disabilites -
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
The United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union sign the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which ends above ground nuclear tests. -
March on Washington ¨I Have a Dream.¨
Martin Luther King gives his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, during the March on Washington. -
SNCC establishes ¨Freedom Summer.¨
The Freedom Summer campaign takes place, where 1,000 volunteers of black & white students go to Mississippi to register African Americans to vote. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution is passed. It authorized the President ¨to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggresion.¨ -
Beatlemania hits America
Beatlemania hits America, after The Bealtes official US debut on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9th, 1964. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Heavily armed state troopers attack a line of marching protesters trying to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. This day would later be remembered as ¨Bloody Sunday.¨ -
Selma March- ¨Bloody Sunday.¨
Heavily armed state troopers attack a line of marching protesters trying to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. This day would later be remembered as ¨Bloody Sunday.¨ -
¨Black Panthers¨ are formed
The Black Panthers organize armed armed patrols in urban neighborhoods and protect people from police abuse. The Black Panthers wore their hair in ¨afros¨ to be referred other than ¨black¨ or ¨negro.¨ -
Nixon is elected as President
Richard Nixon is elected as the 37th President of the United States -
Martin Luther King is assassinated
Martin Luther King is fatally shot while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee -
1st Person to walk on the Moon
Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon -
Tinker vs. Des Moines
Tinker vs. Des Moines had students protesting rights for symbolic speech in schools. -
Wood Stock Music Festival
The first Wood Stock Music Festival ran on August 15th-18th, where they played music for peace -
EPA is formed
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is formed to protect the environment signed by President Nixon on July 9, 1970. -
The 26th Amendment is approved
The 26th Amendment was signed, giving people 18+ the right to vote -
Title IX is passed
Title IX is passed as a civil rights law stating: ¨No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.¨ -
The Clean Water Act is signed
The Clean Water Act is signed. The goal of the Clean Water Act is to restore the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation´s waters. -
Endangered Species Act is signed
The Endangered Species Act was signed to provide protection for threatened and endangered wildlife. -
Roe vs Wade
Roe vs Wade was a ruling that ruled a fundamental ¨right to privacy.¨
