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Integration of Albama University
Segregation is rule illegal by the Supreme Court during the brown vs board of education. Gump is at the school as the students try and enter. Sees much hate towards them. Picks up book for woman. -
Vietnam War(Chapter 33 Section 1)
The Vietnam war was a way for the US to battle agaisnt the Communist. While not directly attacking USSR it made it possible for them to go agaisnt it. The war laster 19 years. US faught Vietcong and the North Vietnamese. -
Gump Meets Elvis
Forrest Meets Elvis. While Elvis stays he talks to Forrest. Forrest accidentaly teaches Elvis the type of dance thast he becomes famous for. Elvis becomes famous. -
Kennedy Assasination (Chapter 30 Section 2)
Chapter 30- The New Frontier and the Great Society Section 1- The Kennedy White House. President Kennedy is Assasinated as he is drive trought a street in his limousine. He was suspected to be murdered by Lee Harvey Oswald. He left a widowed wife and his kids. -
Black Panthers (Chapter 31 Section 3)
Chapter 31-The Civil Rights MNovement. Section 3-Challenges for the Movement. The Black Panthers was a Anti Racism group.It was founded in Oakland California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. The Black Panthers used only violence to protect themselfes unlike the followers of Martin Luther King. -
Robert Kennedy Assasinated
Robert Kennedy is Assasinated. He is the brother of Jhon F Kennedy. He was killed by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy was killed as he was leaving the Ambassador Hotel's Embassy Room ballroom. -
Apollo 11
Austronauts are sent to the moon. Neil Armstrong is the first man to stand on the moon. t was launched from the Kennedy Space Center. -
The WoodStock
Three day festival that many Anti-War/Hippies attended. Many famouns bands played at the festival. During the festival many drugs where used, like cocaine and marijuana. -
Watergade
Nixon was a dirty player. He wanted to get re elected badly. He spied on the opposition by puting recorders and learning what they where talking about. He got caught, before they could impeach him he resigned. -
Nike
They where first called Blue Ribbon Sports but later changed to Nike. The Company was founded by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman. The company is named after the greek goddes nike. -
Carmen
Hurricane that emerged from africa. Carmen turned northward and re-intensified when it entered the gulf and headed towards luisiana. -
Apple!
Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniak founders of Apple computer company. in 1975 they introduced a video- game system that played on tv. -
John Lennon Assassination
John Lennon was a vocalist for a British band named the Beatles. He was shot in New York City. He was the fourth member of the Bealts. In 1970 the Bealts broke up. That is when Lennon became for known for his music.
