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Historical timeline

By lala917
  • Brown v.s Board of Education

    Brown v.s Board of Education
    a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional
  • The first Burgerking opened in Miami, Florida

    The first Burgerking opened in Miami, Florida
  • Elemantary and Secondary Eductaion Act

    Elemantary and Secondary Eductaion Act
    he act is an extensive statute that funds primary and secondary education, while explicitly forbidding the establishment of a national curriculum
  • Actress Marilyn Monroe marries playwright Arthur Miller.

    Actress Marilyn Monroe marries playwright Arthur Miller.
  • Education for All Handicapped Children Act

    Education for All Handicapped Children Act
    This act required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities
  • U.S. President Gerald Ford survives a second assassination attempt, this time by Sara Jane Moore in San Francisco.

    U.S. President Gerald Ford survives a second assassination attempt, this time by Sara Jane Moore in San Francisco.
  • James "Buster" Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson to win the World Heavyweight Boxing crown

    James "Buster" Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson to win the World Heavyweight Boxing crown
  • Universal Studios Orlando opens

    Universal Studios Orlando opens
  • Americans with Disabilities Education Act

    Americans with Disabilities Education Act
    the EHA was replaced by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in order to place more focus on the individual, as opposed to a condition that individual may have.[11] The IDEA also had many improvements on the EHA, such as promoting research and technology development, details on transition programs for students post-high school and programs that educate children in their neighborhood schools, as opposed to separate schools
  • Americans with disabilities Act

    Americans with disabilities Act
    gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities that are like those provided to individuals on the basis of race, sex, national origin, and religion.
  • NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.

    NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
  • September 11

    September 11
    2,996 people are killed in the September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and in rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania after American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 are hijacked and crash into the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, American Airlines Flight 77 is hijacked and crashes into the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 is hijacked and crashes into grassland in Shanksville, due to the passengers fight
  • No Child left behind

    No Child left behind
    United States Act of Congress that is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which included Title I, the government's flagship aid program for disadvantaged students.
  • Facebook launches.

    Facebook launches.
  • Reauthorization of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

    Reauthorization of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act