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Popularization Tv
T.V's became more and more popular throughout the 50's. This opened the door for the media to grow and spread. It also allowed for the rapid and in depth spread of news and information. -
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Gump Project Spand
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Joseph McCarthy- McCarthyism
a vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–54. Many of the accused were blacklisted or lost their jobs, although most did not in fact belong to the Communist Party. -
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Korean War
Clashing ideologies erupted into “The Korean War”. This was yet another proxy war waged between the North Koreans and the U.S dominantly. Ultimately there was no ground won or lost by -
Credit Card
Allowed people to buy now and pay later.
The idea for the credit card came from not having cash to pay for a dinner at a restaurant. -
First Regularly-Scheduled
Cbs began airing the first regularly-scheduled color television series, "The World Is Yours!" with Ivan T. Sanderson. Prior to this all showed unscheduled and most reached only a few cities. -
Stanford Industrial Park
Gets one of its first tenants.Hewlett-Packard, General Electric, and Lockhead also were amoung the early tenants of S.I Park -
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Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement was a cultural push for equality by mostly Black AMericans. Black were pushing for equal rights, education, and equal opportunies in life. This movement was headed by Civil Rights Activist such as M.L.K and Malcolm X. -
Brown v. Board of Education,
Brown was a black child who was denied admission to public schools in her community because of her race. She was not denied access to schools for blacks set up under the “separate but equal” doctrine of Plessy. -
Emmett Till’s murder
14-year-old African American from Chicagorutally murdered for flirting with a white woman. The jury ruled not guilty. -
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Vietnam War
With communism theatening to spread further thrughtout Asia the U.S speted in to try and stop its spread. THe Vietnam War was only one of many "Proxy Wars" waged between the U.S and Soviet influnced countries in efforts to stop the spread of communism. -
The “Little Rock Nine”
Nine black school kids that were apart of desegrating the school system in Arkansas. The national gaurd was called in to get them safly into class. -
The Space Race Begins
Race to be fisrt nation to land on the moon. The race was also to claim space superiority. -
USSR launches Sputnik 1.
he world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball. That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments. -
Hippie Culture (Music, Clothing, Beliefs)
A culture of easy going nature loving people. They were very passive and were against the war.DId a lot of drug. -
Beatles
With their British charm and stelar musical sound the Beatles rocketed to the top of the charts in America. Their music has since inspired countless musicians and their songs have been used as samples for countless hit records. -
Cuban Missile Crisis.
Threatened to throw the world into nuclear war. Soviets had missiles within 20 minutes of several major U.S cities. -
George Wallace, Governor of Alabama
Believed and deeply supported segregation."segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Youngest U.S President in American history. Was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald on Nov, 22 while riding in the back seat of a motorcade. His death has spraked countless conspiracy theories. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
"Great Society" : better living overall for American people.
Passed Civil Rights Bill into law.(Orginally from J.F.K)
Johnson also Created the "Office of Economic Opportunity". Its purpose was to attacking the roots of American poverty. -
Nike
This brand has become a global force and is a household name around the world. It's branding has evoled with the with the times. -
Malcolm X
Civil Rights activist whom believed in achieveing racial equality by any means nessessary. He was a member of the Islamic nation and believed that White America was filled with lies. Believed that a completely independent Black community where the wealth to other blacks. -
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. King was a major leader in the Civil Rights Movement. Advicted Non-violence and civil disobedience. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
Was killed while waiting on the election results to come in from the Democratic primary in California. He wasby 24-year-old, Palestinian-born Sirhan Sirhan. -
Richard Nixon
Launched initiatives to fight cancer and illegal drugs, imposed wage and price controls, enforced desegregation of Southern schools, and introduced legislation to reform healthcare and welfare -
Lunar Landing (End of Space Race)
As U.S astronauts reached the moon it officially ended the space race. As Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted the U.S flag on the surface of the moon it the U.S's asserted space superiority. -
Woodstock, 1969
Wood stock was a concert that lasted several days and grew from a simple fund raiser to a national phenomenon. It attracked thousands of people and epitomized the Hippie culture. -
Kent State Massacre
College students were shot by the U.S military while protesting the war. Hundreds of Universities were closed due to the shooting. -
Watergate Scandal
A 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. -
First Cell Phone
Allowed people to communicate and stay connected while on the go. People no longer had to stop and use a "Pay-Phone". -
Birth of Apple
Steven Wozniak and Steven Jobs dropped out of college and took jobs in Silicon Valley. -
Disco Music/Culture
Became popular in the late 1970's
Studio 54 pushed the new "loose style" into the spotlight and helped Disco grow. -
Iran Hostage Crisis Begins
A group of Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking more than 60 American hostages. This was during the presidency of Jimmy Cater. -
John Lennon’s Murder
Lennon's music was inspirational and moved a whole generation. “We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first – rock and roll or Christianity." Even though he was very much loved by millions he was know to make remarks like this. -
Ronald Reagan/ Reaganomics
40th President of the U.S
20 million new jobs were created.
Inflation dropped from 13.5% in 1980 to 4.1% by 1988.
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Iran Hostage Crisis Ends
The hostages were taken to show the Iranian's break from American dependence. The students set their hostages free 444 days after the crisis began and just hours after President Ronald Reagan delivered his inaugural address. -
Assassination attempt of Ronald Reagan
John W. Hinckley Jr. is the man that attemped to take Reagan's life. He fired 5-6 shots at the president from the crowd. Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and confined to a mental institution. -
HIV/ AIDS First Confirmed Cases
First discovered in Gay American men. The disease spread rapidly throughout the Gay community and eventually made it's way to to other sexually preferences. Many believe that HIV/AIDs was created by the U.S government in order to get rid of the Gay community. -
U.S Recession
The U.S went through a deep recession during this time period. Business bankruptcies rose 50 percent over the previous year. INflation helped the economy coup with the recession and enter a sustained period of economic growth. Inflation stayed at 5% throughout the 90's. -
Jordan
Jordan Brand sparked a movement and a deep love of shoes. It also helped pushed basketball into the global eyes. -
The Falling of the Berlin Wall/Fall of Communism/ Breakup of Soviet Union
The wall had stood as a physical boarder between Easter European Communism and Western Democracies. By 1990 Communism had fallen and free elections were being held.
On 12/25/1991 the Soviet's officially lowered their flag for the last time.
