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Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Key Concepts 8.2 II B
A civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he died a hour later. He was a prominent leader in the Civil Rights Movement and was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience. The African American community and the world all together were devastated and shocked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RObka2EcIgg -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
Key Concept 8.2 B
The supreme court case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas was a ruling of integration of African Americans in white schools. They overturned the supreme court case, Plessy v Ferguson which ruled separate but equal because African ameriacns weren't equally treated as whites so Brown v. Board of Education ruled separate but not equal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTGHLdr-iak -
Vietnam War Begins
Key Concepts 8.1 D
The Vietnam war was a long, and costly war between the communist government North Vietnam and South Vietnam with its ally the United States. The war was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Communist forces ended the war by seizing control of South Vietnam in 1975, and the country was unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the following year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exVKd-x5QVc -
The March On Washington
Key Concepts 8.2 A
The March on Washington was a massive protest march that occurred in August 1963, when approximately 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. This protest was to draw attention to the rights of African Americans and raise awareness of the equality that African Americans wanted in jobs and opportunity. It was also the occasion of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s now-iconic “I Have A Dream” speech. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wDU-oYQN04 -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Key Concepts 8.1 II B
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 at 12:30 p.m. while riding in a motorcade in Dallas during a campaign visit. Kennedy’s motorcade was turning past the Texas School Book Depository at Dealey Plaza when shots were fired. The driver raced to the nearby Parkland Memorial Hospital, but after being shot in the neck and head, Kennedy was pronounced dead at 1 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEVfKKjODBg -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Key Concepts 8.2 B
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed by President Lyndon B Johnson that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It prohibited unequal application of voter registration requirements, and racial segregation in schools, employment, and public accommodations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVMH5u6bPGA -
The Black Panther Party
Key Concepts 8.2 C
The Black Panther Party was a political organization founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale to challenge police brutality against the African American community. In 1968, the party had approximately 2,000 members. The organization later decreased due to internal tensions, deadly shootouts and FBI counterintelligence activities aimed at weakening the organization. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6qb27VJzDY -
The Hippie Movement
Key Concepts 8.1 II B
The Hippie Movement was a movement started to lift up the society and bring happiness. The goal if this movement was to turn away from materialism and war and gain peace and love. A famous saying was, "Make love, not war." These Hippies were against the greediness in society and lived a lifestyle that changed peoples lives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ucpG1RG56Y -
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
Key Concepts 8.2 II B
On June 5, 1968, Senator Robert Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California presidential primary. Immediately after he announced his celebration to the supporters that the country was ready to end its divisions, Kennedy was shot several times by the 22-year-old Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan. The killer died a day later. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsYLelmN6BA -
The First Man On The Moon
Key Concepts 8.1 C
Apollo 11 blasted off on July 16, 1969 with Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon. Collins stayed in orbit around the moon. He did experiments and took pictures. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon. He and Aldrin walked around for three hours. They did experiments and picked up bits of moon dirt and rocks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raN5VLEro1w -
The Watergate Scandal
Key Concepts 8.2 III E
The Watergate scandal began on June 17, 1972, when several burglars were arrested in the office of the Democratic National Committee. These people were connected to President Richard Nixon’s reelection campaign, and they were caught wiretapping phones and stealing documents. Nixon took aggressive steps to cover up the crime afterwards, and in August 1974, Nixon resigned. This changed peoples opinion on politics and presidency. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHnmriyXYeg -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. A destructive storm with widespread impacts, Carmen originated as a tropical disturbance that emerged from Africa toward the end of August. The hurricane costed 162 million and 8 people died.Carmen raged in Puerto Rico, Yucatan Peninsula, and other U.S states.
