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events over the decades
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4 min mile
The four minute mile was set by Roger Bannister. He is best known for running a mile in four minutes. Roger achieved his 4 minute mile goal on May 6, 1954. He achieved his goal at Road Track in Oxford. Roger only held his record for 46 days until someone beat his time of 3:59. -
GI Bill
The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides financial support for education and housing to individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate service after September 10, 2001, or individuals discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days. You must have received an honorable discharge to be eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill -
Polio vaccine
Polio Is caused by warm summer months. It can be spread through nasal passages and human contact. Polio will go into your digestive tract and then move throughout your bloodstream. -
disney land
Walt Disney had a dream one day. His dream was a place where parents and children could have fun together. He dreamed up a magical park and built it. He wanted to build an 8 acre park. He had Stanford research and conducted a survey for a 100 acre site to build on. The construction of Disney Land finally started on July 24th, 1954 -
Federal Highway act
The federal highway act was the act of building a highway clear across America for the transportation of military vehicles for ww2. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis was between the US, Cuba, and the USSR in October of 1962. The crisis was the biggest point in the Cold war because that moment was the closest to nuclear war ever it was also the first time nuclear weapons were aimed at the US from a very threatening distance. As a result of the crisis the mission known as the Bay of Pigs was launched to over throw the Cuban regime. -
Malcom X
Malcolm X was a Black Nationalist leader who spoke for Islam during the 60s. Malcolm converted over 40,000 people. Malcolm encouraged blacks to fight racism violently and nonviolently. Malcolm was assassinated in 1965 while giving a speech about racism and Islam. -
Black Panthers
Lead by Huey P. Newton the revolutionary socialist group called the Black panthers began in 1966 that stood for the black power movement in Oakland California. The panthers protected black neighborhoods from police brutality. The panthers were known for violence. One of the most known protests was their march through Sacramento because of the bans on guns that they frequently used. In the 1970s the panthers were being prosecuted by federal law and by the 80s they were basically over with only 27 -
Robert Kennedy
Robert was the president JFK’s brother and during the election John appointed Robert to be his attorney general. While Robert was AG he worked against crime during the civil rights movement. After JFK’s death Robert was elected to be a member of the senate representing the state of New York. But tragically like his brother he was assassinated in 1968 the same year as Martin Luther King Jr. -
Woodstock
Woodstock was a 4 days rock and roll concert in 1969 that featured Jimmy Hendrix, the Beatles, and many more. Woodstock was a huge part of the hippie movement. Woodstock was held on a hillside in a pasture in Bethel, New York. The men that had the idea for Woodstock and put it together were John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfeld, and Mike Lang. the oldest on out of them was 27. -
Water gate
The story of Watergate has an intriguing historical and political background, arising out of political events of the 1960s such as Vietnam, and the publication of the Pentagon Papers in 1970. But the chronology of the scandal really begins during 1972, when the burglars were arrested. By 1973, Nixon had been re-elected, but the storm clouds were building. -
Gas shortage
The gas shortage in the northeast in the 1970’s was because of super storm Sandy. During the 2 separate oil crises Americans from coast to coast faced persistent gas shortage. In 1973 and then again in 1979 drivers faced around the block lines when they wanted to fill up. Back In the 70’s the gas stations had gas flags. Green if they had gas, yellow if rationing was in effect and red if they were out of gas. -
Jonestown Massacre
The Jonestown Massacre, which had a death toll of 918 people, was the most deadly single non-natural disaster in U.S. history until September 11, 2001. The Jonestown Massacre also remains the only time in history in which a U.S. congressman was killed in the line of duty. -
3mile island
The 3 Mile Island was a nuclear reactor plant. The plant started experiencing problems. The pressure in the tanks at the plant rapidly began building up pressure. Soon after the plant exploded. It completely leveled the nuclear plant. -
Iran Hostage
The 3 Mile Island was a nuclear reactor plant. The plant started experiencing problems. The pressure in the tanks at the plant rapidly began building up pressure. Soon after the plant exploded. It completely leveled the nuclear plant. -
Crack Cocaine
Crack was developed in the mid-70s but it took off in popularity during the 80s. The reason crack took off in the 80s is because dealers in LA figured out how to make in a “rock” form that could be smoked. This made profits higher highs higher and more easy to use. Crack is also highly illegal and has been since its introduction. -
Sally ride
Sally ride joined NASA in 1978 and later became the first woman to ever go into space. Later in 1987 she began working for Stanford University investigating space shuttle disasters and malfunctions. This lead her to found her own company called Sally Ride Science in 2001. Sadly in July of 2012 sally passed away. -
Challenger
The challenger was NASA’s second space shuttle to orbit earth. The shuttle was built by Rockwell International's Space Transportation Systems Division in Downey, California. Its maiden flight was on April 4, 1983. It was the first of two shuttles (the other being Columbia) to be destroyed. The accident led to a two-and-a-half year grounding of the shuttle fleet. The shuttle’s last flight was in 1986. -
Chyernoble
The Chernobyl crisis was a catastrophic nuclear reactor meltdown in the Ukraine in 1986. An explosion blew a massive hole in the plant releasing tons of radioactive debris into the air which spread all across the Ukraine. This melt down is considered to be the worst nuclear incident in history. -
Exxon Valdez oil spill
Exxon is a gas and oil company and they spilled 750,000 barrels of oil of the coast of Alaska. The oil spread out and covered 1,300 square miles of the ocean. The spill happened because a fully loaded tanker, the second newest one in Exxon’s 22 ship fleet, caring 10.8 million gallons of crude oil struck a reef ripping a massive hole in the side of the ship slashing open 8 of the ships 11 tanks. This spill is the worst spill in history for the environment but it is second in size to the BP spill. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
On April 19, 1995, a truck bomb explosion outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. It left 168 people dead and hundreds more injured. The bomb was set off by antigovernment militant Timothy McVeigh. In 2001 he was exited for his crimes. His co-conspirator received a life in prison for helping. Until 9/11 the Oklahoma city bombing was the worst terrorist attack. -
OJ Simpson
O.J. Simpson was an all American football player and actor. He was the first professional football player to rush 2,000 yards in one season. He set this goal in 1973. He holds the record for single seasons yards per game at 143.1 yards. He was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 1985. OJ Simpson then mureded his ex-wife and her friend in 1994. -
Shoe Bomber
In 2001 a man named Richard Reid, a Muslim from England, attempted to board a flight with shoes packed with explosives. Reid pled guilty to eight acts of terrorism in federal court. He is currently being held on a life sentence in a super maximum security prison. Reid grew up in a life with a criminal father and Richard himself participated in. during a small time in prison for a petty crime Reid became a Muslim extremist. When he got out he moved to Afghanistan to train as a member of al-Qaeda. -
Enron Scandal
Enron is an energy company in Huston, Texas that is now bankrupt. Enron went bankrupt because they were stealing money from their investors and not returning it. They got caught and had to return every last penny. This resulted in the company’s closing. -
DC sniper
The DC sniper was actually two men Lee Boyd Malvo and John Muhammad. John was an ex-military expert marksman and Lee was a friend. The shootings didn’t actually take place in DC they were just 10 areas around DC. The two had connection to who they killed the just did it to be terrorists and to get 10 million dollars. They killed people filling up with gas, mowing, walking into school, driving busses, and putting groceries in their cars. -
Abu Ghraib
Abu Ghraib was a prisoner torture case in which US soldiers were “entreating” prisoners. The soldiers stripped them of their clothes, piled them on top of each other, beat them, and raped them. All of these acts were photographed with soldiers posing. All the soldiers were discharged and some were imprisoned.
