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Bessie Coleman
Becomes first female African-American Pilot -
Tomb of King Tut Discovered
it was an four-room tomb -
The scopes trial
Tennessee passes a law against teaching of evolution in public schools. -
The national anthem
Also known as the star spangled banner -
Lame Duck
Moving the presidents inauguration date. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base -
D-day
the day the allied powers crossed the English Channel -
The NATO
Known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is discovered -
Korean war
Also known as The Forgotten War -
Rosa Parks
she refused to give up her seat to the Caucasian and got arrested. -
JFK Wins Presidency
Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy is elected president of the United States. His margin of victory over Republican candidate Richard M. Nixon is just over 100,000 votes. Kennedy wins 300 Electoral College votes to Nixon’s 219. -
Berlin Wall
Build to close off access to the west for good -
Kennedy Assassination
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson is sworn in as president the same day. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The act outlaws discrimination in public facilities, such as parks, and in public accommodations, such as hotels and restaurants, and it prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, or gender. -
Kent State Shootings
Occurred at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio -
Watergate Scandal Begins
interlocked political standards of the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon -
Iran Contra Scandal Erupts
The firestorm caused it to erupt. -
Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes
Launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. -
USS cole bombed
terrorist attack against the United States -
Election of Barack Obama
He was the first African American president.
