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Brown vs. Board of Education
Segregation of students in public schools violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment -
Sputnik
The first artificial satellite to be put into Earth's orbit by the Soviet Union. -
Equal Pay Act signed into law
Outlaw paying men more than women for the same job -
"I have a Dream" speech
I Have a Dream Speech
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Address at March on Washington
August 28, 1963. Washington, D.C. -
JFK’s assassination
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. -
Teach-ins begin
A teach-in is similar to a general educational forum on any complicated issue, usually an issue involving current political affairs. -
War Powers Act
The War Powers Resolution of 1973 is a federal law intended to check the President's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of Congress. -
Roe v. Wade decision made
State governments could not regulate abortion curing the 1st three months ot the pregnacy -
Lyndon B. Johnson
often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States (1963–1969), a position he assumed after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States (1961–1963). -
Ronald Reagan
Was the 40th President of the United States, serving from 1981 to 1989. Prior to that, he was the 33rd Governor of California from 1967 to 1975 and a radio, film and television actor.