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McCarthyism
McCarthyism, also known as the Second Red Scare, was the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear of alleged communist and Soviet influence on American institutions and of Soviet espionage in the United States during the late 1940s through the 1950s -
Truman Doctrine
With the Truman Doctrine, President Harry S Truman established that the United States would provide political, economical, and military assistance to all democratic nations under threat from authoritarian forces. -
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Korean War
The Korean War began June 25, 1950 when the Northern Korean people’s army invaded Southern Korea in coordination general attack at several strategic points. North Korea aimed to militarily conquer South Korea and therefore unify Korea under the communist North Korean regime -
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Brown V. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality. -
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Montgomery bus boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. It was a foundational event in the civil rights movement in the United States. -
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Vietnam war
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was a major conflict of the Cold War. -
Sputnik
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program. It sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks before its three silver-zinc batteries became depleted. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis in Cuba, or the Caribbean Crisis, was a 13-day confrontation between the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union, when American deployments of nuclear missiles in Italy and Turkey were matched by Soviet deployments of nuclear missiles in Cuba. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or the Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans -
John F Kennedy assassinated
John F Kennedy, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in Dallas, Tx, November of 1963. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas. He was the youngest person elected president. -
Civil rights act
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. -
Robert F Kennedy killed
Robert Francis Kennedy, was an American politician and lawyer. He served as the 64th United States attorney general from January 1961 to September 1964. He then was assassinated on June 6th, 1968 in Los Angeles at an hospital. -
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Tet offensive
The Tet Offensive was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. -
Martin Luther king jr killed
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Christian minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movements. He was assassinated April 4, 1968 at Lorraine motel in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969. -
Water gate break-in
Aerial view of the Watergate complex, site of June 17, 1972 burglary of Democratic National Committee Headquarters that became synonymous with the President Nixon cover up and eventual resignation. The break-ins occurred in the office building in the center. -
Roe V. Wade
Roe v. Wade, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States generally protected a right to have an abortion. -
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Iran hostage crisis
The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States. Fifty-three American diplomats and citizens were held hostage after a group of militarized Iranian college students took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took them as hostages. The hostages were held for 444 days, from November 4, 1979 to their release on January 20, 1981.