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Joe McCarthy
In 1953, Joe McCarthy was a senator from Wisconsin. In 1953, Joe McCarthy said he has a list of 57 state department employees who were communist, but he couldn't prove it. Again in 1954, he said he has a list communist in the army. This was important because it spread the fear of communism in the United States. This impacted society. This impacted society because it made the people scared of communist. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa park was born in 1913 in Alabama. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was tired after work and sat at the front of the bus. Then, white passenger comes on and asks her to move and she refuses. Because of this, she was sentenced to jail time. This was important because it started the Montgomery bus boycott, which caused the business to lose a lot of money and let African Americans sit anywhere. This affected society. This affected society by taking away some segregation rules. -
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley was born in Memphis Tennessee but lived in Graceland, his mansion, in Memphis Tennessee. Elvis was a famous singer from 1956 to 1973. He became popular because he went on TV on the Sullivan Show. Some songs he made were Hound Dog, If I Can Dream, and I Can't Help Falling In Love With You. Elvis impacted America by being the biggest influence on pop culture and rock and roll. -
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Watergate
The people who were involved were 5 men and President Nixion. At night, 5 men broke into the Democratic party headquarters, and Nixion was found to be connected with them. After he was accused he said he wasn't connected with them, but he was lying.
this was important to history because Nixion was the first and only president to resign from office. This affected politics. This affected politics because it was Democratic vs Republican. -
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter and the people of the U.S. were involved. The previous political experience that he had was being the governor of Georgia. The two big events he was involved in was the Helsinki agreement and the Olympic boycott. Jimmy Carter was inaugurated in Washington D.C. in 1979. This was important to history because he was a new president of the U.S. This impacted politics. This impacted politics because he was a new president -
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Robert F Kennedy Assanation
Robert F Kennedy, John F Kennedy's brother, was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan. When RFK was giving a speech in Los Angles, he had to leave through the kitchen. Then out of nowhere Sirhan Sirhan came out from behind a freezer and shot RFK. This was important because it gave anyone running for president secret service. It impacted society. It impacted society because people were devastated that another Kennedy got assassinated. -
George H.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush and the people of the U.S. were involved. The previous political experience that he had was being Ronald Reagan's vice president. The main event he was involved in was the Persian Gulf War. George H.W. Bush was inaugurated in Washington D.C. in 1989. This was important to history because he was a new president of the U.S. This impacted politics. This impacted politics because he was a new president. -
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Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina affected the people of New Orleans. A massive 400-mile wide hurricane hit the city of New Orleans. The hurricane ended up breaking a wall blocking the water causing the city to flood. The hurricane hit New Orleans. This affected the economy. This affected the economy because it was the costliest hurricane on record.
