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Elvis Presley !
Elvis first hit single was "HeartBreak Hotel" .
Later in his carrer he began to act in movies the first movie he was started in was "Love me Tender" . -
Little Rock Nine
Chapter 29 - Section 3
Central High School was selected to register nine black students for the first time
Governor Faubus called the Arkansas, National Guard to go to Central High, enforcing segregation.
Ernest Green became the 1st African American student ever to graduate from that highschool -
The Assasination Of JFK
John F. Kennedy was the younges President to be elected .
Before he becam President , he ran for U.S. Senate from Massachusetts .
He was one of our most beloved Presidents yet . -
University of Alabama Desegregated
University of Alabama was desegregated beacuase of the Brown v. Board case that took place in Kansass .
Governer Wallace wanted segregation , but President JFK had armed forces escort the black students inside the building . -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Chapter 31 - Section 1
John F. Kennedy asked Congress to enact the legislation in 1963
Gives All Americans the right to be served in facilities opened to the public
MLK Jr. “I have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington -
War in Vietnam
The war began in 1959 . The U.S. got involved around 1965 - 1973 . -
Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party , was an organization that helped in the Civil Rights movent .
The founders of the BPP were , Huey Percy Newton and Bobby Seale. -
Robert Kennedy Assasinated
RFK , brother of JFK was also assasinated .
Graduated from Harvard Unoversity , he was appointed Attorney General of the U.S . -
Woodstock
Chapter 32 - Section 4
Around 400,000 young people went upstate NY for a three-day rock festival
It was a celebration on an era
Performers included Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Joan Baez -
Watergate Scandal
The Watergate Scandal was lead by former President , Richard Nixon . He had been caught spying on other politicians , while they were dissicussing secret documents . Later when he was caught he had stepped down from Presidency . -
War Ends
Vietnam war ends . A ceasefire is signed with North Vietnam and South Vietnam . There was never an agreement to obtain our POWs back . -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen was named one of the most intense hurricanes in 1974 .
The hurricane killed only 8 poeple .
The hurricane started up near Africa , and made its wayto the U.S .
