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Korean War
A war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by China and the Soviet Union. -
Brown v. Board of Education
A landmark Supreme Court case that declared state laws establishing seperate public schools for black and white students as unconstitutional. The result of this case overuled previous set case Plessy v. Ferguson. -
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Vietnam War
A Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from December 1956 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Title I ("Title One"), a provision of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act passed in 1965, is a program created by the United States Department of Education to distribute funding to schools and school districts with a high percentage of students from low-income families. -
President Richard Nixon resigns
Richard Nixon resigns from presidency after allegtions that he was connected to the Watergate Scandal. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Signed into law by President Gerald R. Ford, 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. -
Hubble Space Telescope launched
A space telescope that was carried into orbit by a Space Shuttle in 1990 and remains in operation. -
Americans with Disabilities Act/Education Act
An Act to establish a clear and comprehensive prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability, It was signed into law by then President George H.W. Bush. -
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1996 Summer Olympics
A major international multi-sport event that took place in Atlanta, Georgia from July 19 to August 4, 1996. -
9/11 terrorist attacks
A series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. -
No Child Left Behind Act
A 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.
