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Korean war
South Korea is invaded by North Korea so the u.s came and aided south Korea and Russia and China aided north Korea
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The Vietnam war
War against North and South Vietnam were the u.s drafted people in to the army because their were not enough volunteers and supported South vietnam to stop communism from spreading -
JFK assassination
President John F Kennedy Was assassinated in Dallas,Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald while in the parade getting ready for the next election then later Oswald is found and taken by police for questioning but before they get answers Oswald was killed by Jack Ruby
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Civil Rights Act
Law that outlaws discrimination on peoples races,religion,color,sex,or national origin it was enacted by president JFK
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March on Selma
When a group of African Americans and African American supporters march into Selma,Alabama with dr.Martin Luther King jr to able to have the right to vote -
Black panther party
African American group who used militant self-defense on cops who hurt or treated African Americans badly in communities populated with African Americans -
Gay rights movement
A small group of gay people starts a riot in New york's Greenwich village at the stone wall inn to get equal rights for gay people the riot lasted for 3 days -
Egyptian president's death
Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nassar dies of a heart attack -
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Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen started in Africa as just weather disturbance then quickly formed and traveled westward this hurricane caused more damage to buildings and property then lives taken -
John Lennon's assassination
John Lennon co-founder and singer of the Beatles he was assassinated by Mark David Chapman he killed John by shooting him in the back 4 times -
Removal of route 66
Route 66 was a road that stretched from Chicago,illinois,Santa Monica,California,and New Mexico then got removed because we came up with interstate highways -
First Africa America governor
Douglas Wilder was the first African America to become governor of Richmond,Virginia
