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Forrest Gump living history
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Cold War
The old war was to dominate international affairs decades & many major crises occurred-the Cuban missile crisis, Vietnam, Hungary & the berlin wall being just some. For many the growth in weapons of mass destruction was the most worrying issue.
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I love Lucy
I love lucy was a American sitcom starrring Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance And William Frawley This show was the first scripted televison show to be shot for 35 minutes in front of a studio audience -
Mccarthy
The civil rights movement was worldwide political movements for equality before the law. In many situations it took the form of campaigns of civil resistance aimed at achieving change by nonviolent forms of resistance. In some situations it was followed, by civil unrest & armed rebellion. The process was long and tenuous in many countries, & many of these movements did not fully achieve their goals although, the efforts of these movements did lead to improvements in the legal rights of previousl -
Brown vs. Board of Education
-Separte but Equal , Segregation of the races . When they agreed that segregation in publice schools was unconstitutional. having separate schools was considered unequal. -Segregation of white & Negro children in the public schools of a State solely on the basis of race, pursuant to state laws permitting or requiring such segregation, denies to Negro children the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment even though the physical facilities & other "tangible" factors of -
Civil Rights Movement
The civil rights movement was worldwide political movements for equality before the law. In many situations it took the form of campaigns of civil resistance aimed at achieving change by nonviolent forms of resistance. In some situations it was followed, by civil unrest & armed rebellion. The process was long and tenuous in many countries, & many of these movements did not fully achieve their goals although, the efforts of these movements did lead to improvements in the legal rights of previousl -
Emmett Till
Emmett Till was 14 years old when he was kidnapped, two white men had beaten, shot and dumped in the Tallahatchie River. for whistling at a white women. The two white men J.W.Milam and roy Bryant were arrested for his murder -
Little Rock Nine
Little Rock, Ark was formally a all white high school learns that intergration was easier said then done. Nine black students were blocked from entering the school on the orders of Governor Orval Faubus. There was federal troops sent to intervene on the behalf of the students -
Hippies
The hippie subculture developed as a youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s & spread around the world. Its origins can be traced back to classical culture, & to European social movements. From around 1967, its fundamental ethos including harmony with nature, communal living, artistic experimentation particularly in music, & the widespread use of recreational drugs spread around the world. -
The Space Race
Yuri Gagarin became the first man on earth to enter the orbit. this launch to space was held secret from most americans.the Soviet had a secret launching ground and was mad sure that the shuttle wouldnt land in the water in case a U.S ship would see it.The space craft had oxygen tanks, radiators, batteries, and survival equipment. this spacecrast could only hold one person. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King was arrested and jailed during a anit-segregation protest in Birmngham. During this time King wrote "Letter from Birminghamjail" Talking about how people have the rite to disobey unjust laws. -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
john F. Kennedy was shotat 12:30 as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas bullets struck Kennedy neck and head John F. Kennedy was pronounced dead 30 mintues later. -
Malcolm X
Malcom x was preparing to adress the Organization of Afro-American Unity. When someone yelled out "Nigger! Get your hand outta my pocket!" Malcolm X and his bodygaurds attempted to quiet the disturbance, when a man in the front row ran forward and shot him once in the chest. Two other men charged at the stage and fired a semi-automatic, hitting Malcolm X. Malcolm had 21 gunshot wounds. He was pronuced dead at 3:30 pm -
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F.Kennedy was the brother of John F.Kennedy. After winnong the California and South Dakota elections Kennedy was shot as he walked through the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel and died twentysix hours later. -
Sesame Street
Sesame Street was first aired public on PBS.A combination of jim Henson's muppets, animation, cultural refrences -
Vietnam War
President Nixon announces that the U.S troops will attack enemy locations in Cambodia. This new sparked nationwide protests, especially the college campuses. -
War Protests
There were massive anit-Vietnam war marches, protests, sit-ins and student strikes. May 4th 1970 four students at Kent State University in ohio were murdered and nine other students were injured by being shot by Ohio National Gaurdsmen. -
George Wallace, Governor of Alabama
In 1972 a assassination attempt had left Wallace paralyzed, & he used a wheelchair for the remainder of his life. -
Jimmy Cartter/Iran Hostage
Militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran & took around seventy Americans captive. This terrorist act triggered the most profound crisis of the Carter presidency & began a personal ordeal for Jimmy Carter & the American people. 444 Days -
John Lennon's Murder
John lennon was a english musician who gained worldwide fame as one of the founders of"The Beatles".John lennon had returned from Record Plant Studio with his wife and he was shot at the entrance of the buliding of were he lived by a man named Mark David Chapman. -
Ronald Reagan/ Reaganomics
When Ronald Reagan took oath of the office the country was experiencing some of the bleakest time since the Great Depression. The taxes were high alot of unemployment, intrest rates were high and the national sprit was low. Bringing back america was Reagans new top priority. -
assassination attempt of Ronald Reagan
In the begining of Ronald Reagans presidency Ronald Reagand and three others was shot while he was leaving a speaking engagement at Washington Hilton Hotel. The president suffered a punctured lung and heavy internal bleeding, medical attention helped him recover quickly. -
Hiv/Aids
The history of HIV and AIDS in the USA began in 1981, There was a small number of men who had been diagnosed with rare forms of cancer and/or pneumonia, it was not until July that the acronym AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) was suggested The CDC used the term for the first time in September 1982, when it reported that an average of one to two cases of AIDS were being diagnosed in the USA every day.
