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Dien Bien Phu
Last battle of Vietnam for French. Prompted U.S. involvement in Vietnam. -
Brown V. Board of Education
Supreme Court declares segregated schools unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks Arrested
Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus, kicks off Montgomery Bus Boycott. -
Seperate-But-Equal Doctrine Discredited
The Supreme Court declares seperate-but-equal laws unconstitutional. -
Little Rock High
Arkansas governor Faubus blocks desegregation of Little Rock High School, Eisenhower forced to send troops. -
Sit-In Lunches in Greensboro, SNCC
Students in North Carolina organize sit-in lunches, SNCC formed. -
James Meredith Applies to College
An African-American man named James Meredith tries to register at the University of Mississippi; riots begin and force Kennedy to send troops. -
Martin Luther King, Jr. Arrested in Birmingham
After leading protests in Birmingham, MLK is arrested and jailed, where he writes his famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail". -
The King's Speech
Martin Luther King delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington. -
Attack on Pleiku
A Vietnamese attack on a base at Pleiku leaves 8 dead and more than 100 wounded. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
President Johnson announces North Vietnamese fired on two American destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. -
King's Selma Protest Attacked
Police attack marchers at a voting rights march led by King in Selma, called "Bloody Sunday". -
Operation Rolling Thunder
President Johnson begins a sustained bomging campaign against North Vietnam. -
Anti-War Citizens Join Together
At the University of Michigan students and faculty joined together in a teach-in to discuss issues surrounding the war and their reasons for opposing it. -
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Massive Vietnamese Casualties
American bombings kill as many as 220,000 Vietnamese. -
Civil Rights Act
Prohibited discrimination against blacks and women, ended racial descrimination in schools. -
Congress Passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Outlawed discriminatory voting practices. -
Tet Offensive
Vietcong launch a massive surprise attack aginst American airbases in South Vietnam. -
Hawks and Doves
In a 1968 poll, 53% of participants favored stronger military action in Vietnam, 24% wanted to end the war. -
Withdrawal of Soldiers
Nixon announces the withdrawal of 25,000 soldiers. -
Peace Talks
Henry Kissinger enters into secret negotiations with North Vietnam's negotiatior, Le Duc Tho. -
U.S. Involvement in Vietnam Ends
American officials leave Vietnam.
