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Living History
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McCarthyism
The 1950 events sharply increased the sense of threat from Communism in the U.S. -
Joseph McCarthy
Senator Joseph McCarthy gains power. -
The Korean War
War between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). -
End of WWII
Pres. Truman signs an act ending WWII. -
Ku Klux Klan
Christmas Eve bombing of the home of NAACP -
Malcolm X
Became a leader of The Nation of Islam. -
Cold War
Rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union -
Brown v. Board of Education
Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. -
Civil Rights Movement
Worldwide series of political movements for equality -
Warsaw Pact Signed
The Warsaw Pact was the military complement to the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CoMEcon). -
Emmett Till's Murder
African American from Chicago, is brutally murdered for flirting with a white woman. -
Rosa Parks Boycott
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus. -
Elvis Presley Releases "Hound Dog"
Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll, started his career in the early 50's. Although he had many songs before 'Hound Dog', it was the single that jumpstarted his career. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) -
The Space Race
Competition between the Soviet Union and the U.S. to be the first to get to Space. -
NASA is founded
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other. -
Integration in University of Alabama
University of Alabama to admit African American students Vivien Malone and James Hoo.d -
JFK Assassination
Assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza -
Vietnam torpedo attack
North Vietnamese torpedo boats allegedly attack U.S. destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of North Vietnam -
Lyndon B. Johnson
The Great Society program became Johnson's agenda for aid to education, attack on disease, Medicare, urban renewal, beautification, conservation, development of depressed regions, a wide-scale fight against poverty, control and prevention of crime and delinquency, removal of obstacles to the right to vote. -
Los Angeles Riots
African-American race riot that took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles from August 11 to 17, 1965. -
Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party was founded by Huey P. Newton in 1965. Its goal was teach African Americans self defense, as well as protect them from the wrong-doings of law enforcement. -
Hippie Culture
Believed that life was about being happy. -
Walk On The Moon
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin -
Woodstock
Woodstock festival was a three day event that included, drugs, sex, and weird music that hippies pertained to. -
Abortion Legalized in U.S.
bortion was prohibited in 30 states and legal under certain circumstances (such as pregnancies resulting from rape or incest) in 20 states. The Supreme Court 1973 decision Roe v. Wade invalidated all of these laws, and set guidelines for the availability of abortion. -
Energy Crisis
"Energy crisis" results from rise in oil prices, it signals end of long post-war economic boom for US. -
President Nixon Resigns
President Nixon resigned from office under threat of impeachment. -
Vietnam War
Vietnam under a communist government and the United States (with the aid of the South Vietnamese) attempting to prevent the spread of communism. -
Apple Computer
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs invented the first apple computers. The first home computer was the Apple Lisa. -
Disco Music/Culture
Disco is a genre of dance-oriented pop music that was popularized in dance clubs in the mid-1970s. -
Hiroshima Bombing
U.S bombed a city in japan named Hiroshima in order for japan to surrender. Japan did not surrender until the second bombing to Nagasaki. -
Assassination Attempt of Ronald Reagan
While leaving a speaking engagement, him and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley, Jr. -
HIV/AIDS
The CDC initially refers to the disease as GRID, Gay Related Immune Deficiency Disorder.When the symptoms are found outside the gay community, Bruce Voeller, biologist and founder of the National Gay Task Force, successfully lobbies to change the name of the disease to AIDS. -
First Woman Appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
First female Majority Leader in the United States. -
Iran-Contra Scandal
US had been illegally selling weapons to Iran in exchange for Iranian aid in recovering US hostages in Middle East, then using proceeds to finance rebel insurgents ("Contras") against government in Nicaragua.
