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Nathan Bedford Forrest
Nathan Bedford Forrest was a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He later served as the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan- the far-right organization in the United States which advocates white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically expressed through terrorism. -
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley was an American singer, musician, and actor. One of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King." -
Coach "Bear" Bryant
Paul William "Bear" Bryant was an American college football player and coach. He was best known as the longtime head coach of the University of Alabama football team. -
Governor George Wallace
The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door took place at the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963. George Wallace, the Governor of Alabama, in a symbolic attempt to stop the desegregation of schools, stood at the door of Foster Auditorium to try to block the entry of two black students. President John F. Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK, commanded Wallace to step aside. -
President John F. Kennedy
JFK was assassinated at 12:30 p.m.on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was fatally shot by sniper Lee Harvy Oswald while traveling with his wife, Jacki-O, in a presidential motorcade. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was fought between North Vietnam--supported by China and other communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam--supported by the United States and other anti-communist countries. The U.S. government viewed American involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam. This was part of their wider strategy of containment, which aimed to stop the spread of communism. -
President Lyndon B. Johnson, Abbie Hoffman
Pres. Johnson escalated American involvement in the Vietnam War from 16,000 American advisors/soldiers in 1963 to 550,000 combat troops in early 1968. The involvement stimulated a large, angry antiwar movement based especially on university campuses in the U.S. and abroad. Members of this radically youth-oriented and countercultural revolutionary were inspired and led by Abbie Hoffman- a political and social activist who became a symbol of the youth rebellion of that era. -
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, under US President Lyndon B. Johnson, often referred to as LBJ. -
Ping-Pong Diplomacy
Ping-Pong Diplomacy refers to the exchange of table tennis (ping-pong) players between the United States and People's Republic of China in the early 1970s. The event marked a thaw in US - China relations. -
John Lennon, Dick Cavett
John Lennon was an English musician, singer, and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a founder member of the Beatles. He appeared on The Dick Cavett Show in 1972 in an effort to promote his anti-war and anti-Nixon propaganda. -
Watergate, President Richard Nixon
Watergate was a political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970's as a result of the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement. The scandal eventually led to the resignation of then president Richard Nixon on August 9, 1974. -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. Due to the severity of the storm, the name Carmen was retired from the list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names. -
Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is an American multi-national corporation that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers, the iPod music player, the iPhone smartphone, and the iPad tablet computer. Its consumer software includes the OS X and iOS operating systems, the iTunes media browser, the Safari web browser, and the iLife and iWork creativity and production suites. -
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS was first clinically observed in 1981 in the United States.
It is believed to have originated in non-human primates in West-central Africa, and was transferred to humans in the early 20th century. Since its discovery, AIDS has caused nearly 30 million deaths. AIDS is considered a pandemic- a disease outbreak which is present over a large area, and is actively spreading.
