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The Cold War Begins
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Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson becomes the first black major league baseball player. -
Korean War Starts
The Korean War was started to assist South Korea in the containment of Communism. -
Mccarthyism
A term coined when Mccarthy spread the idea that our government was infested with communists. -
Korean War Ends
The Korean War ends with some 5 million casualties. A border is established at the 38th parallel. -
Brown V Board Of Education
The supreme court decision that declared segregation in the school system unconstitutional. -
The Vietnam War Begins
The Vietnam War was an effort to supress and contain communism. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine black children who wanted to attend a school in Little Rock, Arkansas. When the school wouldn't grant them entry, they were escorted into the school by the military. -
JFK Wins Election
President John F. Kennedy wins the 1960 election. -
Bay Of Pigs Invasion
The CIA attempt to infiltrate cubas communist government and assasinate communist Prime Minister Fidel Castro. It failed. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The US discovers nuclear missiles in Cuba. -
March On Washington
Hundreds of thousands of people gather in washiington to listen to MLKs "I Have A Dream" speech. this is the centennial anniversary of civil rights. -
Kennedy Is Assasinated
President Kennedy Is Assasinated. -
The Great Society
New President Lyndon B. Johnson creates The Great Society during his presidency to improve education and medical care as well as attempting to end poverty. -
The My Lai Massacre
US troops massacre a village of innocent vietnamese civilians. -
MLK Assasinated
Martin Luther King Jr. is assasinated. -
Nixon Visits China
President Richard Nixon travels to china to re-establish relations between The US and Communist China. -
The Watergate Scandal
Several burglers were arrested in an attempt to tap phone lines and steal secret documents in the Democratic National Comittee building. Nixon was believed to be behind it. -
Nixon Resigns
President Richard Nixon resigns from the presidency before he is impeached. -
The Vietnam War Ends
The US withdrew from the war and vietnam became communist. -
Americas Bicentennial
America has been around for 200 years now. -
Jimmy Carter Gets Elected
Jimmy Carter Is Elected President. -
Camp David Accords
A peace treaty was signed at Camp David to end conflicts between egypt and israel. -
Iranian Hostage Crisis
The United States Embassy was occupied and the employees taken hostage by a group of iranian students. -
USSR Invades Afghanistan
The USSR invades Afghanistan. -
Ronald Reagan Is Elected President
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John Lennon Is Shot
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The US Boycotts Olympics In Moscow
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Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra O'Conner For Supreme Court Judge
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Contra War Against Nicaraguas Gavernment
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Reagan Proposes "Star Wars" Strategic Defense Initiative
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US Invasion Of Grenada
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Reagan Wins Again
Reagan defeats Walter Mondale in Landslide. -
Military Aid To Contras
Congress gives Contras military aid. -
INF Treaty
Reagan signs INF treaty in Moscow. -
Berlin Wall Opened
Berlin Wall opened -
The Cold War Ends