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The demographic group born during the post–World War II. The period of mass population in America. This includes people who are between 53 and 71 years old in 2017.
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Jonas Salk invented a successfully tested vaccine against poliomyelitis. virus that causes the crippling disease of polio. This was announces on the radio on a National radio show .
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law. This act lead to historic Lincoln Highway, which was the first road across America.
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Group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Was a big news because its a desegregation act that lead to a big mob of white Americans. It was so big the U.S Army was there during this time.
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John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon in one of the closest presidential elections in U.S. Kennedy became the youngest person ever elected to the presidency. He was also the first catholic president in U.S. History.
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Is a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey with consequent Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba.
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Martin Luther was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. This made a lot of Americans angry. He was killed by James Earl Ray who went to jail.
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Is one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history. It demanded civil and economic rights for African Americans. Its an event where Martin Luther King Jr's famous speech " I have a Dream"
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John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Daley Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. He was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald who was killed right after police caught him.It was concluded that Oswald acted alone in shooting Kennedy.
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Was conducted by African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their medal ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established by Richard Nixon. It is meant to protect humans and environments health.The EPA regulates the manufacturing, processing, distribution and use of chemicals and other pollutants
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Was the most serious accident in U.S. Commercial nuclear power plant operating history. Caused a serious injury.
