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Joseph McCarthy- McCarthyism
Senator Joseph McCarthy gains power, and McCarthyism begins -
Korean War begins
was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by China and the Soviet Union -
22nd Amendment
establishing term limits for President. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice -
cold war
tensions between the two nations, the Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted for much of the second half of the 20th century resulted in mutual disaster. -
Civil Rights Movement
The Supreme Court rules on the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., unanimously agreeing that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional -
The Space Race
was a 20th-century competition between the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States. -
Emmit Till's Murder
bout 2:30 a.m., Roy Bryant, Carolyn's husband, and his half brother J. W. Milam, kidnap Emmett Till from Moses Wright's home. They will later describe brutally beating him, taking him to the edge of the Tallahatchie River, shooting him in the head, fastening a large metal fan used for ginning cotton to his neck with barbed wire, and pushing the body into the river. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat on a Bus
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man. Rosa Parks' refusal to leave her seat sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and is considered the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Movement. -
Technological Advances
the first video tape recorder was invented. -
The Little Rock Nine
The rock nine were nine african americans who sought to desgregate LittleRock Central High School. This led to the blossom plan. -
Elvis Presley
Elvis was drafted into the army -
Contraceptives
Oral contraceptives ("the pill") introduced -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Was a 13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other, -
Integration in University of Alabama
A federal district court in Alabama ordered the University of Alabama to admit African American students Vivien Malone and James Hood during its summer session. -
The Beatles
The Beatles perform first concert in America (last in 1966) -
vietnam torpedo attack
North Vietnamese torpedo boats allegedly attack U.S. destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of North Vietnam -
George Wallace
stand in the school house door, -
Voting Rights
Voting Rights Act enacted. which allowed minorities to vote. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
The Great Society program became Johnson's agenda for aid to education, attack on disease, Medicare, urban renewal, beautification, conservation, development of depressed regions, a wide-scale fight against poverty, control and prevention of crime and delinquency, removal of obstacles to the right to vote. -
Malcom X
Malcolm X advocated for both the establishment of a separate black community and the use of violence in self defense (rather than non-violence). -
Hippie Culture
Hippies primary belief was that life was about being happy. and only subsided in eco friendly enviroments. Hippies listened to folk music and psychedelic rock as part of their anti-establishment lifestyle and wore what they believed was part of the statement of who you were, included brightly colored, ragged clothes, tie-dyed t-shirts, beads, sandals (or barefoot), and jewelry -
Martin Luther King jr.
n 1962, and organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
As Kennedy travelled down this pantry corridor, 24-year-old, Palestinian-born Sirhan Sirhan stepped up to Robert Kennedy and opened fire with his .22 pistol. -
Walk On The Moon
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. -
Woodstock
woodstock festival was a three day event that included, drugs, sex, and weird music that hippies pertained to. -
Watergate Scandal
watergate is a term used to describe scandals. Nixon made three major speeches on the Watergate scandal during 1973 and 1974. The first was on April 30, 1973, in which he announced the departure of Dean, Haldeman and Ehrlichman. -
Court Dedcisions
Supreme Court decides Roe v. Wade. also legalized abortions -
Energy Crisis
"Energy crisis" results from rise in oil prices brought on by OPEC cartel. it signals end of long post-war economic boom for US -
Vietnam War
struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify the country of Vietnam under a communist government and the United States (with the aid of the South Vietnamese) attempting to prevent the spread of communism. -
Apple
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs invented the first apple computers. The first home computer was the Apple Lisa. -
Disco Music/ Culture
Disco is a genre of dance-oriented pop music that was popularized in dance clubs in the mid-1970s,id-1970s mainstream disco performers included Donna Summer, The Bee Gees, and ABBA -
Afghanistan Invasion
USSR invades Afghanistan; Carter announces doctrine of militarily protecting Persian Gulf, withdraws arms control treaty from Senate consideration, warms up Cold War -
Jimmy Carter/ Iran Hostage Crisis
Islamic revolutionaries overran the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking more than 60 Americans hostage. -
Hiroshima
The U.S bombed a city in japan named Hiroshima in order for japan to surrender. Japan did not surrender until the second bombing to Nagasaki. -
John Lennons Murder
he left behind a legacy of music -
Assassination Attempt of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan. While leaving a speaking engagement, him and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley, Jr. -
Ronald Reagan/ Reaganomics
Ronald Reagan announced a recipe to fix the nation's economic mess. He claimed an undue tax burden, excessive government regulation, and massive social spending programs hampered growth. Reagan proposed a phased 30% tax cut for the first three years of his Presidency. -
HIV/ AIDS
The CDC initially refers to the disease as GRID, Gay Related Immune Deficiency Disorder.When the symptoms are found outside the gay community, Bruce Voeller, biologist and founder of the National Gay Task Force, successfully lobbies to change the name of the disease to AIDS. -
Iran-Contra scandal erupts
US had been illegally selling weapons to Iran in exchange for Iranian aid in recovering US hostages in Middle East, then using proceeds to finance rebel insurgents ("Contras") against government in Nicaragua -
The Falling of Berlin Wall
Crowds of East Germans crossed and climbed onto the wall, joined by West Germans on the other side in a celebratory atmosphere. Over the next few weeks, a euphoric public and souvenir hunters chipped away parts of the wall; the governments later used industrial equipment to remove most of the rest.
