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Elvis Presley
On July 9, 1954 he made ihs first appearance on The Ed
Sullivan Show
One of the grestest musician in rock and roll
He was the first to perform the pelvic thrust on stage -
Vietnam WAr
War against communism
American casualties totaled over 50,000
Resulted as one of the worst military events in US History -
Rosa Parks
United Sates civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat
on a bus to a white man in Montgomery
This triggered the national civil rights movement
This led to bus boycotts -
Bus Boycott
African Americans were urged to use any and all types of
transportation except the city busses
Carpooling, walking, and bicycles were their transportation
Ended n November 20, 1956, when Browder vs. Gayle
determined segregation of Montgomery city buses to be
unconstitutional -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
A group of Cuban exiles organized and supported by the U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency landed on the southern coast of
Cuba in effort to overthrow Fidel Castro
The invasion ended in disaster, under President Kennedy -
Desegregation at University of Alabama
George Wallace, governor of Alabama, tried to block two African
Americans students from entering
Caused national issues
JFK stepped in and ordered that they are enrolled in the
University -
JFK Assassination
Was shot during motorcade through Dallas, Texas
Killed by Lee Harvey Oswald, who was later killed by Jack Ruby
A controversial event that led to many conspiracy theories -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Resolution of Congress passed in 1964, in direct response to a
minor naval engagement known as the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
It gave U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson authorization without
a formal declaration of war by Congress to take all necessary
measures to repel armed attack or prevent further aggression -
The Black Panthers
Was an African American revolutionary leftist organization from
They believed in preventing racism against blacks and that all
blacks deserved to be treated equally to white society
The group was specifically known for its rhetoric , military
posture and its way of expressing their beliefs -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first to land on the
moon
"That’s one small step for man, on giant leap for mankind “ –
Armstrong
Put the United States ahead in the ‘Moon Race’ against Soviet
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Watergate Scandal
Men arrested for breaking into Watergate Hotel, home of the
1972 Democratic National Convention
President Nixon was the target
Nixon eventually resigned -
Hurricane Carmen
Was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1974 Atlantic
hurricane season
A destructive an widespread storm, Carmen originated as a
tropical disturbance that emerged from Africa toward the end of
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