Cold War to Present

By Savana55

  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks
    Rosa parks was born in 1913 in Alabama. She refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. So, she got arrested because of that. This event was important to history because, she integrated buses after a year of boycotting. Rosa impacted society because the Montgomery bus boycott introduced non-violent protest as a method for social equality.

  • United Nations

    United Nations
    United nations is a peace keeping organization. The five permanent members in the united nations are the united states, England, France, Russia, and China. The reason for the united Nations is to solve disputes, solve disease and hunger problems, improve education, and provide vaccines. This event took place in New York City. https://docs.google.com/document/d/17IKRdvp_btI6gcVP9ar1RUsDFh_2U1tx0fmOOxuVhZU/edit

  • NATO/Warsaw Pact

    NATO/Warsaw Pact
    The political and military alliance were in the the NATO. The NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In April 1949, the members of the NATO agreed to help one another if they were under attack. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TIX17E5tbYEQ2GM0BkZcfAy7VGCTMnFyYgfKsgL9CdQ/edit

  • Elvis Presley

    Elvis Presley
    In 1956-1973, Elvis Presley was known as the king of Rock n Roll. Elvis was born on 1935 in Mississippi and died on August 16, 1977 in Memphis TN from heart failure and drug overdose. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SBr_jM6Tgm7QR_0pfFD04CWbdJh6rfz5-BpCkMUy26Y/edit

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    The Soviet Union, Cuba, and the U.S were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cuban Missile Crisis is when the Soviet ships were heading to Cuba the U.S blockade. https://docs.google.com/document/d/11czZK75wtuYxOS5j7dFNMwyg2PtKZzUv7OqY3Nqdcyk/edit

  • Medicare/Medicaid

    Medicare/Medicaid
    Medicare was started by president Lyndon Johnson in 1966. Medicare is when the government helps pay he hospital bills of citizens over the age of https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RSj-HTKqiJWrJfRGF5xU_jMqGfrWkPchvkS7PJM5r_A/edit

  • MLK Assassination

    MLK Assassination
    On April 4, 1968. Martin Luther King vised Memphis TN to support black sanitation workers. MLK was standing in front of room 306 before getting shot by James Earl Ray. James shot MLK with a "Remington game master" rifle. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mYrfo4VyluLpjXSMUTnFl2RuVNRnFFwoanmHwxLru8M/edit

  • Nixon/Watergate

    Nixon/Watergate
    There was a scandal during Nixon's second term in office. There was a burglary one June 17, 1972 in Washington DC. The police caught five men breaking into the democratic party head quarters. However, they were caught because they left the door slightly open. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RDVA69iM8IJlmFOBk3ZlhGz2mjsVE60HKfwS7Hfmy5g/edit

  • Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan was the president for 2 terms from 1980-1988. Ronald was running for the Republican party. Reagan was the vice president from Texas. one reason why he was important to history's because he passed the "American with Disabilities Act." Ronald Reagan impacted the economy because he spent $100 billion on defense of the military.

  • George H.W. Bush

    George H.W. Bush
    George H.W. Bush is in the republican party. He was the vice president from Texas. This event took place from 1988-1992. He was important to history because, he passed the "American with disabilities" Act. George H.W. Bush impacted society because he was the president during the Persian Gulf War.

  • Hurricane Katrina/Harvey

    Hurricane Katrina/Harvey
    Hurricane Katrina happened on August 29, 2005 in New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina was the costliest hurricane on record. Te hurricane was a category 4 and it ran 400 miles wide. This event was important to history because,

  • Barack Obama Inauguration

    Barack Obama Inauguration
    In Washington D.C on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 Barack Obama because president of the United States.This was one of the most observed global events in history. This event was important to history because over one million attendees with millions of others watching on television or the internet. Barack Obama's Inauguration impacted the politics because he was the first African american to become president of the United States.