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Korean War
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Eisenhower elected.
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Brown v. Board of Education
Decision that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, prhibiting state-sponsered segregation in public schools. Segregation violated the Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This Supreme Court decision paved the way for the Civil Rights Movement. -
Rock n' Roll music emerges.
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Civil Rights Act of 1957
Proposed by President Dwight Eisenhower regarding the voting rights of blacks. He believed that, "...the United States must make certain that every citizen who is entitled to vote under the Constitution is given actually that right." After Senator Thurmond led the longest filibuster in history (24 hours, 18 minutes) the bill was ratified by both the Senate and the House. -
Sputnik launched.
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Space Race
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NASA is formed.
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National Defense Education Act
Prompted by the launch of SPutnik, the United States felt a need to encourage students to attend college in order for America to help develop its future scientists. This was because the government felt Sputnik proved that Soviet scientists were a step ahead. -
Civil Rights Act of 1960
Introduced penalties for anyone who obstructed another persons attempt to register or to vote. -
President Kennedy takes Office.
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Peace Corps is established.
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Engel v. Vitale
The Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional for school to have a prayer, and to require students to recite that prayer. Violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
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President Kennedy is assassinated.
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British Invasion
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
Inititally addressed by President Kennedy in his civil rights speech in 1963, Johnson introduced the bill in order to honor Kennedy's memory, and, more importantly, address important social problems in America. The bill addressed discrimination against women and discrimination against blacks. The bill forbid "seperate but equal" types of settings (ie. schools, buses, restaurants, etc.) -
President Johnson's Great Society proposed.
Johnson's "baby" that was overshadowed, and eventually given up on, by the Vietnam War. Reforms addressed education, civil rights, transportation, environment, poverty, health, and art. Regarding education, a budget of $1 billion was assigned to help public schools develop better programs. Scholarships for low-income families also came into play. -
Higher Education Act of 1965
This bill, signed by President Johnson in 1965, gave more funding to American Universities in order to allow better resources and programs. The bill also allowed more aid to individual students on a scholarship basis. -
Superbowl I
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Summer of Love
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12th Street Riot
Five day riot that included police brutality against African Americans. -
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated
While in Memphis campaigning for civil rights, specifically suporting the black sanitary workers rights, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot while on his balcony outside his motel room. -
Rochard Nixon elected president
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Neil Armstrong take first steps on the moon
"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." -
Woodstock
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Seasme Street premiers on public broadcasting
Seasme Street premiered, bringing and educational programs in to the homes of many Americans. The show was geared toward inner-city children who might have not been getting the best quality education; Sesame Street intended to instill a desire to learn in these children. This is one of the first times technology has been used to make education more available to the public outside of school. -
First Earth Day observed
