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FDR Sworn in for 4th term
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McCollum v. BOE (Religious instruction in public schools unconstitutional)
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N. Korea invades S. Korea leading to beginning of Korean War
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Brown v. BOE (made separate but equal schools illegal)
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President Eisenhower sends troops to escort the famous "Little Rock Nine" into Arkansas high school
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JFK elected president of U.S.A.
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MLK delivers famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, DC
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Thurgood Marshall becomes 1st Black Supreme Court Justice
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26th Amendment passed - lowers voting age to 18
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Vietnam War officially ends
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Jimmy Carter, Georgia native, elected President
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U.S.announces boycott of summer olympics (in Soviet Union)
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Sandra Day O'Connor named first female Supreme Court Justice
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Soviet Union boycotts summer Olympics (in US)
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First observance of MLK federal holiday
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Douglas Wilder became first Black governor in U.S.
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Los Angeles riots begin as result of police in Rodney King case being found not guilty
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Nelson Mandela confirmed winner in S. Africa's first apartheid election
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Centennial Olympic Park bombing (Atlanta, GA)
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2 teenage students murder 13 other students and teachers at Columbine
