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Joseph McCarthy - McCarthyism
McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence. The term has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting roughly from 1950 to 1954 and characterized by heightened fears of communist influence on American institutions and espionage by Soviet agents. -
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Living History FORREST GUMP
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Joeseph McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy had a huge peak of fame starting in the 1940's. He was first the Senator of Wisconsin. Soon after, he began accusing innocent people of being communists. Back then many people were paranoid and would believe him and were happy to get the communists out. Joseph also made McCarthyism which is the damaging of reputations with vague and unfounded charges. McCarthy accused many of being communists but in 1954 people realized he had no proof to his accusations and stopped believing. -
Dwight David Eisenhower
was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He had previously been a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe; he had responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–43 and the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944–45 from the Western Front. In 1951, he became the first supreme commander of NATO.[2] -
The Korean War
The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea The Korean War was primarily the result of the political division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II. -
Martin tends his flock
Martin became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He considered going into medicine and law, but he decided to go into the same occupation as his father and grandfather. -
Brown V. Board of Education
- The story of Brown v. Board of Education, which ended legal segregation in public schools, is one of hope and courage. When the people agreed to be plaintiffs in the case, they never knew they would change history. The people who make up this story were ordinary people. They were teachers, secretaries, welders, ministers and students who simply wanted to be treated equally.
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Brown V. Board of Ed
This landmark court case opend up the door for the nine students to actually get to try to desgregate themselves. The unanimous result made it legal for the students to enter the building, and made it required for the people of the school to allow them in. -
Civil Rights Movement
The Supreme Court rules on the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., unanimously agreeing that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. The ruling paves the way for large-scale desegregation. -
Rosa Park's Bravery
Rosa Parks Bus - The Story Behind the BusRosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus, thus igniting the year-long bus boycott. -
The Vietnam Conflict
In the Vietnam War — which lasted from the mid-1950s until 1975 — the United States and the southern-based Republic of Vietnam (RVN) opposed the southern-based revolutionary movement known as the Viet Cong and its sponsor, the Communist Democratic Republic of Vietnam (the DRV, or North Vietnam). The war was the second of two major conflicts that spread throughout Indochina, with Vietnam as its focal point (see Vietnam). The First Indochina War was a struggle between Vietnamese nationalists and t -
Rise to Prominence
Bus BoycottMartin became a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement. He lead the bus boycott for 382 days until the Supreme Court ruled that segregated buses were unconstitutional. During the boycott, King was arrested and assaulted many times. -
First Attempt
The Little Rock Nine try for the first time to enter Little Rock Central High School, but are turned away by Governer Faubus and a large crowd of rioters. -
Meeting between Eisenhower and Faubus
Upset with Faubus' actions, Eisenhower orders him to "change-his-ways" -
Action against Faubus
Judge davies orders that Governer Faubus withdraws the National Guard units he is using to bar the students out of the school -
Help for the Nine
Eisenhower sends in the 101st airborne devision in to keep the protesters from layinng harm on the children, they prepare for the week. -
The Little Rock Nine enter the school
At this time, the students assisted by the 101st airborne soldiers finally made it into the school. They successfully trudged through the crowd, getting spit on and almost killed and tried their best to have a normal day inside the school. -
Sputnik
Sputnik is one of the Soviet Union's artificial satellites. It was launched on October 4th 1957 setting the United States back in the space race. This meant that the U.S was falling behind in missile technology. They didn't want people thinking that the Soviet's were better and then turning to them and also communism so Congress passed the National Defense Education Act (NDEA). This later made NASA. -
The Space Race
The Space Race was a mid-to-late 20th century competition between the Soviet Union and the United States for supremacy in space exploration. Between 1957 and 1975, the Cold War rivalry between the two nations focused on attaining firsts in space exploration, which were seen as necessary for national security and symbolic of technological and ideological superiority. -
NASA Formed
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA was formed by the United States during the space race for more aeronautics and aerospace research. It controls all missions and launches to space. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was on Cuba. It was started by Fidel Catro who overthrown the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Fidel then allied with the Soviets which made the U.S worry. So when the Cuban's landed on the Bay of Pigs the U.S tried to attack. Sadly their attempt failed because the boats ran aground on coral reefs, the air support was cancelled, and almost all the forces sent there were killed or captured by the end. -
Early Hippies (1960-1966)
The Merry Pranksters were known for using marijuana, amphetamines, and LSD, and during their journey they "turned on" many people to these drugs. The Merry Pranksters filmed and audiotaped their bus trips, creating an immersive multimedia experience that would later be presented to the public in the form of festivals and concerts. -
Discoverer XIV Launched
The Discoverer 14 was the first satelitte into space by coming of a moving spacecraft in orbit and then reattching in mid-air. This satelittle was successfully launched by the United States. -
First American in Space
Soon after the russians sent a man in outer spaace, the United States sent Alan Shepard. He was on board a tiny mercury capsule by the name of Freedom 7. -
The Last Tram runs
Hobart: The last tram runs. Earlier in April, a runaway tram crashed into another tram. Several vehicles, including a bus, were hit by the trams. A conductor was killed and more than 40 people were treated for injuries in the Royal Hobart Hospital. -
Construction of Berlin Wall
This was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls which circumscribed a wide area ("death strip"). The Wall served to prevent the massive emigration and defection that marked Germany and the communist Eastern Bloc during the post-World War II period. -
Bondi Beach
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Religion is in the cross-streams of hate.
Two black churches used by SNCC for voter registration meetings are burned in Sasser, Georgia. -
Civil Rights Movement: James Meredith
James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Violence and riots surrounding the incident cause President Kennedy to send 5,000 federal troops. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis started when America found out Soviet technology and equipment had arrived in Cuba. There were also missiles sent there which posed a threat to the U.S. Kennedy ordered that a naval blockade be built to stop the delivery of missiles. The Soviet's were angry but offered a deal. If they removed their missiles than America wouldn't invade Cuba and would covertly remove their Turkish missiles. -
Letter From Birmingham
Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]King's Letter from Birmingham Jail is completed. -
Martin's Dream
On August 28th, 1963, Martin led a peaceful March on Washington with about a quarter of a million people. They marched from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Monument, where he gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy22 Nov 1963
22 Nov 1963 John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas.Kennedy was fatally shot while traveling with his wife Jacqueline, Texas governor John Connally, and the latter's wife Nellie, in a Presidential motorcade. Kennedy is the most recent of the four Presidents who were assassinated. -
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Martin Luther King Jr. - BiographyMartin Luther King, Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his active duty in the Civil Rights Movement. -
Nobel Peace Prize
Martin Luther King, Jr. became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize at age 35. Along with the prestige of the award, it also came with a sum of $54,123. Martin donated all that money to advance the Civil Rights Movement. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Louise Norton Little, was a homemaker occupied with the family's eight children.Years later, however, Malcolm's enemies were successful in a ruthless attack. At a speaking engagement in the Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965 three gunmen rushed Malcolm onstage. They shot him 15 times at close range. The 39-year-old was pronounced dead on arrival at New York's Columbia Presbyterian Hospital -
Malcom X no more
Malcolm X is shot to death in Manhattan, New York, supposedly by the Nation of Islam! -
The Voting Rights Act becomes established
The Voting Rights Act protects the rights of minority voters and eliminates ANY voting barriers -
The Detroit riot.
The Detroit Riots of 1967: EventsThe Detroit riot erupts in Detroit, Michigan, unnecessarily killing, injuring, and arresting many individuals, for their celebration for the returning Vietnam Veterans. The cause of this is the club's non-lincenseship. -
Hawks & Doves
Once President Johnson was elected he was determined to keep fighting. He wouldn't stop until he had won. So the nations split into two camps. The Doves who were the people that wanted American's out of Vietnam. And the second group, Hawks who were people who wanted the American's to stay and fight in Vietnam. There was also a Comic Book made by DC Comics later on based on the two groupings. -
The World Mourns a Great Loss
The Loss of a LeaderMartin was in Memphis, Tennessee to lead a protest march for striking garbage workers when he was assassinated on his motel balcony. The world lost a great person. -
Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. King has become a national icon in the history of modern American liberalism.A Baptist minister, King became a civil rights activist early in his career.[4] He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. -
THE ASSASSINATION OF MLK!
Assassination of Martin Luther King JrDr. Martin Luther King is shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray. -
Medal of Honor / Meets Pres. Johnson1 Jan 1969
Drew Dennis Dix (born December 14, 1944) is a decorated United States military veteran and retired major in the United States Army. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War; he was the first enlisted Special Forces soldier to receive the medal.[1] -
Detente
This is the easing of strained relations, especially in a political situation. The term is often used in reference to the general easing of relations between the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War. In the Soviet Union, détente was known in Russian as the relaxation of tension. -
Woodstock, 1969
The Woodstock Festival was a three-day concert (which rolled into a fourth day) that involved lots of sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll - plus a lot of mud. The Woodstock Music Festival of 1969 has become an icon of the 1960s hippie counterculture. -
18 year olds can vote!
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International Women's Forum
The first IWF took place in 1975 to talk about important views and accomplish of women and what they wanted in the future as far as rights. -
Apple Produces First Computer
Computers play such a big role in the everyday life of Americans. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak create the first Apple computer. -
Nuclear-Proliferation Pact is Signed
Signed by 15 nations including the United States and the Soviets to slow the spread of nuclear weapons around the world -
Panama Canal Back in Panama's Hands
United States senate decides to give possesion of Panama Canal back to Panama -
Camp David Accords
The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 17, 1978, following thirteen days of secret negotiations at Camp David. -
Nicaraguan Revolution
Nicaraguan Revolution VideoThe campaign led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front led to the violent ousting of the dictatorship in 1979. -
Iran Hostage Situation
diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States. Fifty-two Americans were held hostage for 444 days (November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981), after a group of Islamist students and militants supporting the Iranian Revolution took over the American Embassy in Tehran -
Ronald Reagan & Reaganomics
Reaganomics refers to the economic policies promoted by the U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s. These policies are commonly associated with supply-side economics, or pejoratively as trickle-down economics or voodoo economics.The four pillars of Reagan's economic policy were to reduce the growth of government spending, reduce income tax and capital gains tax, reduce government regulation of economy, and control money supply to reduce inflation. -
Technological Advances in the Time Period
If you lived through the 1980s, then you know it was an amazing decade. It seemed like every month some cool new technology came onto the market. Many of the most popular consumer products today made their mark in the 1980s.To see just how much happened in this decade, here are a dozen technologies that became popular in the 1980s:Personal computers, graphical user interface, CDs, walmans, VCRs, camcorders, video game consoles, cable television, answering machines, cell phones, fax machines. -
Perestroika
This was a political movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during that associated with the Soviet leader along with his other major policy reform he introduced known as glasnost, meaning "openness". Its literal meaning is "restructuring", referring to the restructuring of the Soviet political and economic system. -
Disco Music and Culture
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s.Its initial audiences were club-goers from the African American, Latino, gay, and psychedelic communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Disco also was a reaction against both the domination of rock music and the stigmatization of dance music by the counterculture during this period. -
1980 "Miracle On Ice"
The United States won the gold medal in hockey over the heavily favored Soviets. Huge emotional and motivational boost for America. -
John Lennon's Murder
John Lennon was an English musician who gained worldwide fame as one of the founders of The Beatles, for his subsequent solo career, and for his political activism and pacifism. He was shot by Mark David Chapman at the entrance of the building where he lived, The Dakota, in New York City, on Monday, 8 December 1980; Lennon had just returned from Record Plant Studio with his wife, Yoko Ono. -
AIDS/HIV
On June 5, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publish a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), describing cases of a rare lung infection, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), in five young, previously healthy, gay men in Los Angeles.All the men have other unusual infections as well, indicating that their immune systems are not working; two have already died by the time the report is published. -
Iran-Contra affair
was a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986. During the Reagan administration, senior Reagan administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, the subject of an arms embargo. -
Black Monday
The Stock Market crashes as the New York Stock Exchange drops 22.6% in one day. Stock markets around the world have crahses of their own as a result. -
Al Quada Terriorists
is a global militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in Peshawar (Pakistan) at some point between August 1988 and late 1989. -
Texas v Johnson
was an important decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that invalidated prohibitions on desecrating the American flag enforced in 48 of the 50 states. -
Tiananmen Square
a pro-democracy movement which ended on 4 June 1989 with the declaration of martial law in Beijing by the government and the death of several hundred civilians. -
The Falling of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin.The date on which the Wall fell is considered to have been 9 November 1989 but the Wall in its entirety was not torn down immediately. Starting that evening and in the days and weeks that followed, people came to the wall with sledgehammers or otherwise hammers. -
Hubble Telescope
The Hubble Telescope is placed into orbit, and one month later, it becomes operational. The United States ruled space at this time. -
American with disabilites act
is a law that was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush, and later amended with changes effective January 1, 2009
