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McCarthyism
McCarthy claimed he had a list of 205 people in the State Department who were known members of the American Communist Party. He continued to investigate for over two years, and the panic arising from the witch-hunts and fear of communism became know as McCarthyism. -
Korean War
North Korea's invasion of South Korea brought United Nations' "police action" . That produced military and naval involvement by the United States. -
Malcom X
X was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1925. Because of his Intelligence Malcolm was appointed as a minister and national spokesman for the Nation of Islam. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education (1954), now as one of the greatest Supreme Court decisions of the 20th century, unanimously held that the racial segregation of children in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. -
Food
Many people put time and money into assembling equipment for outdoor cooking and outdoor kitchens in their yards or patios. -
Civil Rights
The Supreme Court rules on the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., agreeing that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. -
The death of Emmett Till
14-year-old Emmett Till, an African American from Chicago, is brutally murdered for flirting with a white woman four days earlier. -
MLK Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s leadership of the Civil Rights Movement caused African Americans to achieve progress toward racial equality in America. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine were the nine African-American students involved in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School. Dwight D. Eisenhower responded by sending the military to escort the Nine into the school on September 25, 1957. The military stayed for the remaining of the school year. -
Hairstyles
In 1958, Elvis’ hair was important, Thousands of fans protested when the singer went to the military service and the army cut his hair. -
TV
In 1959 a Commission urged Congress to pass legislation that would require cable systems to transmit to all local area. -
Vietnam War
This date
marks America's first combat missions against the Vietcong. -
George Wallace
The Alabama governor protested the integration of the state university by two black students. In January of 1963, George Wallace famously stated in his inaugural address: "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." -
Assasination of JFK
John Fitzgerald Kennedy is assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas, in an open-top convertible. -
VIETNAM WAR PROTESTS
The anti-war movement began mostly on college campuses as members of the (SDS) began organizing “teach-ins”. -
Hippies
The first use of the term “hippie”. Wandervogel (which translates roughly to “migratory bird”) was a youth movement. They were a generation who yearned for the simple, sparse, back-to-nature spiritual life. -
Women Suffrage
In 1966 National Organization of Women (NOW) founded. -
LBJ
Johnson shocked the everyone by announcing that he would not seek re-election. The reason why is because the public judged him for the vietnam war. His popularity and approval ratings dropped. -
Robert F. Kennedy
presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was shot three times by Palestinian immigrant Sirhan Sirhan. -
Films
The Motion Picture Production Code was replaced by the MPAA's voluntary movie classification system. The classification system assigns a rating (currently: G, PG, PG–13, R, or NC–17). -
space race
The U.S. competition with the U.S.S.R. for technological dominance spurred the U.S. on to the first-ever landing on the Moon. By landing on the moon, the U.S “won” the space race that begun with Sputnik’s launch in 1957. -
Woodstock
The Woodstock Music Festival-- close after three days in upstate New York. Woodstock is also Known as the "Three Days of Peace and Music". -
Disco
Seventies Disco was born on Valentine's Day 1970, when David Manusco opened The Loft in New York City, and it rapidly faded in 1980. -
Watergate Scandal
Burglars were arrested inside the office of the (DNC), located in the Watergate building in Washington, D.C. They were connected to President Richard Nixon’s reelection campaign. -
Cold War
In 1970, under pressure from their European allies, the United States and the Soviet Union concluded their first agreement to limit nuclear arms. -
The Iranian Hostage Crisis
Angry mobs of Islamic revolutionaries overran the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. They took more than 60 Americans hostage. -
John Lennon's Murder
Lennon was fatally shot in front of his New York City home by deranged fan Mark David Chapman. -
HIV/AIDS
Aids was first reported; In 1985 AIDS was identified as being caused by HIV. -
Reaganomics
President Reagan had wanted to cut taxes, get control of government spending and get the government out of the way. Skeptics called his plan “Reaganomics,” . -
The assassination attempt of Ronald Raegan
John Hinckley, trying to impress actress Jodie Foster fired six shots at President Ronald Reagan.
