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Brown vs Board of Education
"separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" Schools began to desegregate although it would take time for segregation to really come to an end. -
Orleansville Algeria
Earthquake kills 1,600 and leaves 5,000 injured. Over 10,000 people left homeless. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
equal access to education and later became amended to "no child left behind" in 2002 -
Spaghetti O's First Sold
The Campbell Soup Company under the Franco-American brand the pasta was created by Donald Goerke. -
Education for All Handicapped Children's Act
Parents of students with disabilities had to make an educational plan that would be best for their child. -
The LaGuardia Airport Christmas Bomb
Terrorist bomb goes off collapsing the floor and ceiling 11 people killed from the shrapnel, 79 injured in NYC. -
Americans With Disabilities and Education Act
Protection from discrimination and universal design. UD is elevators, ramps, buttons for doors and automatic sliding doors. -
Hard Rock Cafe opens in Las Vegas Nevada
The cafe shows the rockstars of history; Kiss, Elvis, and Michael Jackson. -
Reauthorization of Americans with Disabilities Education Act (becomes IDEA)
The Americans with Disabilities Act becomes Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. It protects the childs educational needs from birth to adulthood. Free and appropriate education for all children with disabilities. -
Mike Tyson is banned from boxing
Mike Tyson was banned for 15 months for biting off Evander Holyfield’s ear in a rematch. -
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
In order for schools to recieve federal funding they must complete assesments to all students at different grade levels. This is a reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act. -
Funeral of Queen Elizabeth
Died at 101 and more than a million people were in the streets. -
Reauthorization of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Highly qualified special education teachers became effective immediately after signing. -
Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral
Deep Impact (space mission) launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta 2 rocket