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Malcolm X killed
Malcolm X, who took an alternative approach to ending segregation, was killed. He believed that violence was the only viable way to bring an immediate stop to racism. -
Roosevelt's Corollary
President Roosevelt's corollary was the foreign policy of America during his term, which was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine. It threatened a war with any European nation who entangled with the Western Hemisphere. -
Scopes-Monkey Trial
The Scopes-Monkey Trial brought the fundamental Christian belief under scrutiny, where a group of anti-Creationists challenged the education system by pointing out that evolution should be taught in school alongside with Creationism. After the trial, many schools began to teach the theory of evolution. -
Herbert Hoover elected
President Hoover was elected just before the Stock Market Crash of 1929, just as the Great Depression began to hit America. Because of his incompetent response, he was not popular among the citizens, and people named the Hoovervilles after him. -
Stock Market Crashes to start the Great Depression
The Stock Market Crash started when one person asked to check in his stock, leading to a massive panic in banks all around America. Many banks went bankrupt, people stopped investing in stock, the stock value decreased, and a lot of people went into poverty during this era. -
FDR elected
Franklin Roosevelt was elected after Hoover to pick America back up from the Depression. To alleviate the damage, he started a program of Relief, Recovery, and Reform, where he initiated fireside chats, provide bread lines for food, provide jobs, and create stricter credit laws. -
FDR begins fireside chats
FDR's fireside chats were a part of his Relief, Recovery and Reform program to help America revive from the Great Depression. He started a radio broadcast every evening where he discussed the happenings inside the Congress and White House and communicate what the government is doing to help the people. -
Eleanor Roosevelt becomes First Lady
As the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt redefined the conventional role of the First Lady. She was an active reformist involved in humanitarian movements. She advocated for women’s rights, civil rights for the minority. Her active participation for social reform set many Firsts as the First Lady -
Rosie the Riveter image was first used
Rosie the Riveter is a fictional character who symbolized the working women in factories and plants fixing machines, doing office work, replacing many jobs men left when they enlisted. -
Cold War
The Cold War was "fought" between Soviet Russia and the United States where both countries were hostile, but did not openly fire into each other. Instead, they raced each other to develop technology, such as making nuclear weapons and going up to the Moon. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was a Supreme Court case where segregation in public facilities were deemed unconstitutional. It challenged the previous Plessy v. Ferguson’s decision, and made an active action in ending segregation -
Montgomery Bus Boycott ends
Martin Luther King Jr. led a protest against segregatory buses. This was the first large-scale demonstration against segregation in the US. -
JFK elected
John F. Kennedy was the President of U.S. after Dwight Eisenhower. Charismatic, and young, he invigorated the politics and started a program called New Frontier where they tried new things (peace crops, NASA, welfare state, education, civil rights, etc.) -
JFK assassinated
JFK was assassinated by Oswald, when he was campaigning in the car with his wife. He was shot through the neck. Many theories and conspiracies were drawn up, because of the lack of answers and the fact that he was an icon. -
The Feminine Mystique is published
The Feminine Mystique, written by Betty Friedan, exposed every housewife’s despair in the “comfortable concentration camp” of her household. She described the role of an American wife subjected under her husband and questioned the widely conceived notion that “fulfillment as a women had only one definition for American women after 1949–the housewife mother.” -
Bull Conner uses firehoses
In the protest, Bull Conner, the city’s major police force, used nightsticks, firehoses, and German shepherds against the nonviolent protestors. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which legally brought an end to segregation and “separate but equal” facilities. -
Griswold vs. CT
The case of Griswold vs. Connecticut stuck down a state law prohibiting birth control pills and legitimized the use of contraceptives. The “individual’s right to privacy” was recognized in deciding when and whether to have a baby. -
NOW formed
National Organization for Women was a group of feminists dedicated to fight sex discrimination in America. They sought to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, which stated that no right in the law shall be denied on the basis of sex. -
Richard Nixon elected
Richard Nixon of the GOP was elected when President LBJ abdicates and candidate Kennedy is assassinated. Unlike Kennedy, he is old and unappealing. -
MLK killed
A prominent leader of the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Whilst alive, he led major nonviolent protests which succeeded in ending the segregatory facilities -
Woodstock
Woodstock is a music festival started during Generation X, where youths were rebelling against conformity and traditions. This was a place where people could just show up and listen to music. A lot of people attend, and many famous musicians participate. -
Vietnam draft begins
During the Vietnam War, America started a draft to send more soldiers to Vietnam to fight. The draft lottery determined the order of call to military for young men of 18. This also started a debate of lowering the voting age to 18. -
Nixon’s revised Philadelphia plan implemented
Nixon’s Philadelphia plan states that employees and colleges had to meet a hiring quota or establish set-asides for the minority. This escalated the affirmative action into a program that granted privileges on certain group, rather than applying to each individual. This opened a big employment and educational opportunities for women. -
Kent State Shooting
In the University of Kent State, a student protest went horribly wrong when the guards and students provoked each other and started a violent fight. A photography of the Shooting was publicized, and it gave a bad image to the public. -
Title IX passed
Title IX is a federal law under the Education Amendment sndnprohibits “sex discrimination in any federally assisted educational program or activity.” This creates more opportunities for girls and women to participate in school activities, especially in regards to athletics. -
Roe v. Wade
In the case of Roe v. Wade, the controversy of abortion was settled when the Supreme Court legalized abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. This case was also based on the constitutional right of privacy. -
Nixon resignes
When the Watergate scandal was exposed, Nixon was forced to impeach. Just before his impeachment, he resigned. -
Ronald Reagan elected
Ronald Reagan of GOP runs against Carter and wins. He rides a new political movement called the New Right, which focused on conservative ideas with morality (pro-life, anti-homosexuality, lower taxes, less government, anti-New deal). -
Sandra Day O’Connor becomes first women Supreme Court justice
Sandra Day O’Connor is the first women to serve as an associate judge of Supreme Court. -
ERA sent to the states for ratification
The Equal Rights Admendment stared that no right in the law shall be denied on the basis of sex. Although the ERA fell short of just three states, it indicated a growing change towards equality of men and women. -
Geraldine Ferraro runs for VP
Geraldine Ferraro was the first women to run for Vice President, partnering with Walter Mondale. She lost in a landslide to Ronald Reagan. -
Cold War ends
The Cold War thaws in 1991 with the fall of Soviet Russia. The leader of the Soviet Union, Gorbachev, changed his policies as glasnost and perestroika, meaning openness and restructuring. He and Reagan meet at a summit and start friendly relations. -
Bill Clinton elected
Bill Clinton of the Democratic party is elected because of his youthful appearance. He is much like Jefferson and Kennedy. He takes advantage of the TV and press coverage to gain influence. -
Clinton impeached
President Clinton is impeached due to exposure of the affairs with several women, including Monica Lewinsky, the intern at the White House. He initially denies any relations, but later admits when evidence is given. He is put in trial for lying. -
World Trade Center Towers collapse
In 2001, two planes crashed into the Twin Towers. It was an act of terrorism, where U.S. relations with the Taliban worsened. -
Barack Obama elected
Barack Obama was the first African-American President. He created Obama Care. -
Hillary Clinton runs for President
Hillary Clinton is the first women to run for President of the United States. As the first female candidate of the majority party, she is a groundbreaker of women’s role in the government.
