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Historical Events in the 1950s to 1990s
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Elvis let the dogs out
In July of 1952, famous singer Elvis Presley releases his hit single named "Hound Dog". He then appeared on the Steve Allen show in what he would call his "most embarassing moment" where he appeared not allowed to hip gyrate or any type of movement -
Integration in the University of Alabama
In the University of Alabama where Forrest Gump had attended college, a federal district court ordered the state of Alabama to admit African Americans Vivien Malone and James Hood into the University. -
President Kennedy assassinated
On November 22nd 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated by who we assume to be Lee Harvey Oswald while Kennedy was parading in Dallas, Texas with his wife Jacqueline -
Robert Kennedy assassinated
On June 6th 1968, Robert Kennedy (John F. Kennedys brother) shot three times by a Palestenian immigrant Sirhan Sirhan after giving his speech in Los Angeles, California. Robert Kennedy later died of his wounds 26 hours later. -
Moon Landing
The first moon landing occured on June 13, 1969 where the Apollo 11 was issued to the moon, on board was Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. It ended up being a raging success. -
Anti-War protests in Vietnam
During the Vietnam War, one of the largest anti-war protests happened on November 5th, 1969 where as many as half a million people showed up to protest against the war in Vietnam, and it didn't end up being violent, instead peaceful. -
Governor George Wallace shot
On May 15th 1972, George Wallace (governer of Alabama) was shot by Arthur Bremer while Wallace was running for president. He was attempting to accelerate the civil rights movement and was now paralyzed from the waist down due to the shooting. -
Watergate scandal
In November 30th, 1972, several burglars were arrested at the Watergate hotel in Washington D.C, The burglars were oddly connected to President Richard Nixon and his reelection campaign, which caused Richard Nixon had to resign. -
Hurricane Carmen
In August 29th 1974, a cyclone entered the western Carribean Sea and entered the Gulf of Mexico, into Louisianna and eventually disappearing in Texas. -
Vietnam War ends
The U.S became fed up of the Vietcongs hard determination and President Nixon orders the soldiers to return to the U.S and declare a ceasefire. Unfortunately, the prisoners of war and all the soldiers missing in action were left behind in Vietnam. -
IPO of Apple makes lots of money
In December of 1980 (A couple years before Apple Computer Inc. was founded) they began to sell tons of electronics and made less than $100 million from selling stocks to the public. -
A breakout of AIDs
In June 12th 1981 there became in epidemic of AIDs spreading all across the U.S. More than 85% of the people infected with AIDS were around the ages of 20-50.
