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Dien Bien Phu
The defeat of French troops which led to the withdraw of France from Vietnam. -
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
On this day the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to segregate public school.s -
Rosa Parks
While on her way out from her job she caught a bus home. Rosa was told to move so a white man could sit down, but she would not get up. -
Pastor King
Dr. King gives a powerful speech in a meeting held between him and Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. -
Meredith Accepted
James Meredith was an air force veteran, he wanted to apply to the University of Mississippe but was denied because of his race. Finally on October first he was accepted. -
Wallace's Segregation Line
While at the University of Alabama he blocked two african americans from enrolling at the school until officials took him away. -
"I have a dream"
On this day Martin Luther King gave his famous "I have a dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial. -
Diem Executed
He was executed through military operations after the American ambassador sided with the Vietnamese. -
Kennedy Dead
President John F. Kennedy is assasinated in Dallas, Texas. -
Civil Rights Act
This bill was passed easily with the help of President Johnson's office. This bill gave the government a lot of authority to end racism. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution PASSED
Allowed the president to defend the United States from enemies and prevent further war. -
Voting Acts
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is passed by both the senate and House of Representatives making segregation to not allow blacks to vote illegal. -
Vietnamese New Year
The Vietcong and North Vietnamese launched the Tet Offensive attacking American bases in South Vietnam. -
Johnson Adresses the Public
While the country is divided politically the president announces he will not accept a second term nomination. -
Dr. King Killed
On this day as Martin Luther King was in a hotel in Memphis he was shot by a sniper and killed shocking the nation. -
Robert Kennedy Assasinated
The front runner for the democratic nomination, he was shot by Sirhan Sirhan, who was an Arab nationalist. -
Vietnamization
Nixon tells the public that 25,000 soldiers will be withdrawn form Vietnam, but increased air strikes. -
Kent State University Demonstration
After President Nixon had just announced the invasion of American troops into Cambodia, citizens saw this as a spread of the war. At Kent State demonstrators were subdued by Ohio National Guard with tear gas and rifles without orders to do so. -
"Peace in Vietnam"
South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu gives into the Americans and signs a peace agreement with North Vietnam allowing them to keep troops stationed in South Vietnam. -
Peace Agreement Falls Along With Saigon
After the American troops were pulled out of Vietnam the peace agreement collapsed in two years. North Vietnam invaded and captured the southern Vietnam capital of Saigon.
