Cold War to Present

By mcmabra
  • T.V. Age

    T.V. Age
    Children and adults where in this event. In the 1940s the T.V. came out. children loved it. This event took place in homes across america in 1940. This was important to history because Adds made millions off t.v.. T.V. Age impacted society. This is because You could see historical events happening all over america.
  • Medicare/Medicaid

    Medicare/Medicaid
    President Lyndon Johnson was involved with this event. Medicare helped pay hospital bills for citizens over the age of 65 and also covered half of any other hospital bill. Medicaid was set up by the SSA. This helped people low income people of all ages. Both of these events took place in the government and hospitals. Importance Largest founding for medical service. these two things impacted society because people in the lower class could get help paying for hospital bills.
  • Robert F. Kennedy Assassination

    Robert F. Kennedy Assassination
    RFK's And Sirhan Sirhan Where both involved with his tragic event. Robert Kennedy was walking out of a press conference the front door was crowded with press. So he thought it was a good idea to walk through the kitchen but he ended getting shot 3 times. This event took place in Los Angles in 1968. This was important because Kennedy supported Israels military policies. This event impacted politics. This is because now if your runing for prez you get secret service.
  • Kent State Massacre

    Kent State Massacre
    The national guard and college students where involved in this event. This happened because student where protesting. so the national guard steeped in a basically shot innocent students. this event took place at an Ohio school in 1970. This is important because a school protest lead to horrible things. Kent State Massacre impacted society. This is because the national guard was not charged for killing and wounding innocent kids.
  • Nixon Watergate

    Nixon Watergate
    Five men and Richard Nixon were involved in this event. Five men went into a democratic party headquarters. They were not smart and left the door open when they left so they were caught hours later. This took Place In Washington D.C in 1972.. Nixon had something to do and later after he was impeached and stepped down from office. Watergate impacted politics. This is because Richard Nixon had something to do with the burglar of the Watergate building in the capital city.
  • Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan
    Reagan was the United states president. Reagan did some good things during his presidency. He cut taxes and payed 100 billion for star wars( not the movie a space exploration). His presidency went from 1980-1992 in Washington D.C.. This is important because he was one of our nations presidents. Ronald Reagan impacted society and economy. this is because he lowered taxes and spent 100 billion on space.
  • Persian Gulf War

    Persian Gulf War
    United States, The United Nations, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait were all involved in this huge war. Saddam Hussein sent 100,000 troops into Kuwait. The U.U. did not like that because we are big trade partners with Kuwait because of oil This event took place in Kuwait in 1991 .The Importance of this event was because Iraq messed with the wrong people. The Persian Gulf War impacted economy. This is because because It costed us billions of $ to rebuild including 700 mil to fix oil spills.
  • social network revolution

    social network revolution
    All social networks that are a thing where a part of this. These social net work apps did a lot for america. People could use these for communications.This took place originally started at the Geocities in 1994. This is important because it was easy to communicate with friends an family to share news and updates. This impacted society. This is because social media has changed the way to interact with each other.
  • Finacial Cricis of 2008

    Finacial Cricis of 2008
    U.S. financial sector. This event was the closest to a second great depression. People lost their jobs homes and my more due to this event. This event took place in Wall Street, NYC. This event in important because because Insurance companies traded for credit swaps making trillions. Financial crisis of 2008 impacted economy. This is because two million jobs were lost and unemployment rate shot up to 7.2%.