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McCarran Internal Security Act
The Internal Security Act of 1950, 64 Stat. 987 (Public Law 81-831), also known as the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 or the McCarran Act, after its principal sponsor Sen. Pat McCarran (D-Nevada), is a United States federal law. It was enacted over President Harry Truman's veto. -
1950 korea war begins
war between The replubican of korea (south Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the democratic People's Republic of Korea( North Korea) at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the soviet union. -
1951 22nd Amendment
The 22nd amendment limits the president to only two 4 year terms in office. Before ... which was passed by Congress in 1947 and ratified by the states by 1951 -
Dec 24 1951 Ku Klux KLan
Christmas eve bombing of the home of NAACP> -
August 1 1952 Malcolm X
After his parole he became a leader of The Nation of Islam. -
28 Aug 1955 Emmitt Till's Death
A 14 year old African American was brutally murdered by white men while visiting relatives in Mississippi. -
1 July 1957 The Space Race
It was a competition between the Soviet Union and the U.S. to be the first to get to space. -
4 Sep 1957 The Little Rock Nine
Nine black students enrolled At Little Rock Central High. -
13 Aug 1961 The Berlin Wall
Was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Replubic (GDR, East Germany) that completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. -
14 Oct 1962 , Cuban Missele Crisis
On this day in History, Cuban Missile Crisis on Oct 22, 1962. ... allegedly murdered Willie Nickell, the 14-year-old son of a southern Wyoming sheep rancher. -
1 Jan 1980, Ronald Reagan / Reaganomics
Economic policies promoted by U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s. These policies are commonly associated with supply-side economics , referred to as trickle down economics by political economics. -
15 Aug 1969, Woodstock , 1969
Was music festival ,billed as " An Aquarian Exposition" 3 days of Peace and Music. -
8 Dec 1980 , John Lennon's Murder
He was shot by Mark Chapman at the entrance of the building where he lived., The Dakota, in New York City.