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The Legendary Coaching career of Bear Bryant
Paul William Bryant was the longtime head coach of the University of Alabama football team. During his 25-year tenure as Alabama's head coach, he amassed six national championships and thirteen conference championships. -
Desegregation of University of Alabama
Governor Wallace made an unsuccessful stand to try and prevent the desegregation of the University of Alabama. This did however attract national media and a huge crowd. -
President Kennedy is Assassinated
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. on a Friday in Dallas Texas while in the car with his wife. Lee Harvey Oswald would later be convicted and executed. -
Vietnam War
This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam who was supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies—and the government of South Vietnam who was supported by the United States, Philippines and other anti-communist allies. This war was notorious for the mass controversy that surrounded it. For the first time American soldiers were largely ignored and ridiculed rather than venerated. -
The Hippie Counter Culture Movement
The counterculture that developed in the 60's that promoted peace and love. They held mass protests against the Vietnam war and did all they could to promote peace. Often associated with their use of drugs such as marijuana and hallucinogens. The peace symbol became the hippie official logo. There primary belief was that everyone should be happy all the time. -
U.S. Moon Landing Shown on T.V.
The United States' Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969. This was an Iconic moment especially since President John F. Kennedy vowed that America would be first to put a man on the moon, saying “To be sure, we are behind, and will be behind for some time in manned flight. -
Ping Pong Diplomacy
Ping-pong diplomacy refers to the exchange of table tennis players between the United States and People's Republic of China in the early 1970s. The event marked a thaw in Sino-American relations that paved the way to a visit to Beijing by President Richard Nixon -
The Water Gate Scandal
Watergate was a major political scandal that occurred in the 1970s, following a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters and the attempted cover up by President Nixon's administration. It was labeled a "National Nightmare" because of all the trust that was lost toward the nations elected officials. -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen was a major Atlantic hurricane that made landfall on the US coast of the Gulf of Mexico in early September 1974. Carmen moved ashore on the Yucatán Peninsula and a lot of Louisiana , where, despite striking a sparsely populated region, it caused significant crop damage and killed several people. -
Assassination Attempt Upon President Reagan
While leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., President Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. Reagan spent 12 days in the hospital but was eventually sent home to his family. Hinckley interestingly was ruled not guilty on the basis of insanity. He was however sentenced to a life in a mental hospital.
