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Korean war
It began when the North Korean Communist army crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded non-Communist South Korea. It was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the support of the United States). Korea is still divided to this day at the.
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Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a big leap in the civil rights movement and the integration of America. It Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. It overturned the previous "separate but equal" law.
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Vietnam War
Was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The U.S. government involved in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam as part of their wider strategy of containment. The North Vietnamese army was supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies and the South was supported by the United States and other anti communist allies.
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Little Rock Nine
After the case, Brown vs. Board of Education, all schools were required to be integrated. Many schools ignored this new law. On September 3 1957 nine African American Students tried to go to Little Rock's Central High. It caused controversy, but the national guard was called to escort the students into school everyday.
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The Berlin wall
It was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. It was constructed by German Democratic Republic, and its purpose was to keep East Germans out of West Germany. It was put up overnight, and it symbolized the lack of freedom under communism.
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Assasination of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He dealt with the Cold War and believed in Civil Rights. Unfortunately, he got shot in his car at Dealey Plaza in Dalas, Texas. He was assassinated by Harvey Oswald.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964
After a long "war" for equality, the U.S. finally passes the Civil Rights Act in 1964. The legislation outlawed any form of discrimination against, race, gender, age or religion. Although the legislation was passed, it took many years to actually see the results of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x0l_vkjozc -
Apollo 11 Moon landing
The Moon Landing occurred as part of the Space Race Competition with Russia during the cold war. Even though Russia was the first one to send a person to space and orbit the Earth, America sent the first man to the Moon. The Space Shuttle they used was called Apollo 11. -
The Watergate Scandal
The Watergate scandal was when John Mitchell and John Dean tried to steal documents from the Democratic National Comitee. Instead of exposing this to the public, the Nixon administration tried to cover it up. The releasing of many documents and tapes lead to the resignation of Nixon as president.
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HIV/ AIDS
First case of AIDS was found in San Francisco. Started because of the Hippie Movement (young gay men). Initially, infected foreign nationals were turned back at the U.S. border to help prevent additional infections. The number of U.S. deaths from AIDS have declined sharply since the early years of the disease's presentation domestically. In the United States, 1.2 million people live with an HIV infection, of whom 15% are unaware of their infection. -
John Lennon's Murder
John Lennon was a famous English singer, and was one of the members of The Beatles. On the night of Monday, 8 December 1980, Lennon was shot dead by Mark David Chapman in the archway of the Dakota, his residence in New York City. Lennon had just returned from Record Plant Studio with his wife, Yoko Ono. -
The World Wide Web
The World Wide Web or internet is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. Which was made on this day. English scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989. He wrote the first web browser in 1990 while employed at CERN in Switzerland.
