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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its ally, the United States. -
Plays for "Bear" Bryant
American college football coach who set a record for more games won than any other coach. -
University of Alabama Desegregated
Alabama Governor, George Wallace, ended his blockade of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and allowed two African American students to enroll. -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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. -
Protest Speech
Abbie Hoffman was an American political activist and the founder of Youth International Party (Yippies), and was also known for his successful media events. -
Medal of Honor
Sammy Lee Davis (IRL Forrest Gump) found three of his fellow GIs in a foxhole behind enemy lines in Vietnam. Saved them by air mattress and airlift. -
Ping-pong Diplomacy
Less than a year after the outbreak of so-called "ping pong diplomacy", Richard Nixon traveled to Beijing as the first US president to visit the People's Republic of China. -
Watergate Scandal
Several burglars were arrested in the office of the Democratic National Committee, located in the Watergate complex of buildings in Washington, D.C. (connected to Nixon) -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season -
Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans ever to land on the moon. About six-and-a-half hours later, Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. -
Apple Founded
Apple Computer Company was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. -
HIV/AIDS Epidemic
The first cases of what would later become known as AIDS were reported in the United States in June of 1981.
