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Martin Luther King, Jr.
An American pastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. -
joseph mccarthy-mccarthyism
Joseph Raymond "Joe" McCarthy was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin. McCarthyism is a campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy. -
Cold War
A clash of very different beliefs and ideology capitalism versus communism. It was the tense relationship between the United States (and its allies) and the Soviet Union (USSR, and its allies) between the end of World War II and the demise of the Soviet Union. -
FASHION 1950S
brightly coloured clothes and accessories became fashionable in the 1950s and the bikini was developed. -
The First Credit Card
According to a representative from Diners Club, the story began in 1950when a man named Frank McNamara had a business dinner in New York's Major's Cabin Grill. When the bill arrived, Frank realized he'd forgotten his wallet. He managed to find his way out of the pickle, but he decided there should be an alternative to cash. -
Malcome X
An African-American Muslim minister and a human rights activist, Malcolm X was a controversial figure during the Civil Rights era. He was assassinated on February 21, 1965 in New York City, NY. -
The 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. It was primarily the result of the political division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II. -
Brown v. 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 to be unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896, which allowed state-sponsored segregation, insofar as it applied to public education. -
The Space Race
A competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US), for supremacy in spaceflight capability. The Space Race spawned pioneering efforts to launch artificial satellites, unmanned probes of the Moon, Venus and Mars, and human spaceflight in low Earth orbit and to the Moon. -
Emmett Till's murder
14-year-old Emmett Till, an African American from Chicago, was brutally murdered for flirting with a white woman . His murderers ,the white woman's husband and her brother, made Emmett carry a 75-pound cotton-gin fan and the two men then beat him nearly to death, gouged out his eye, shot him in the head, and then threw his body, tied to the cotton-gin fan with barbed wire, into a river. -
civil rights movement
A worldwide series of political movements for equality. In many situations it took the form of campaigns of civil resistance aimed at achieving change through nonviolent forms of resistance. In some situations it was accompanied, or followed, by civil unrest and armed rebellion. -
Rosa Parks
An African-American civil rights activist, whom the United States Congress called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement". Her birthday, February 4, and the day she was arrested, December 1, have both become Rosa Parks Day, commemorated in the U.S. states of California and Ohio. -
BUS BOYCOTT
A seminal event in the U.S. civil rights movement, was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. The campaign lasted from December 1, 1955, when Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested for refusing to surrender her seat to a white person, to December 20, 1956, when a federal ruling, Browder v. Gayle, took effect, and led to a United States Supreme Court decision that declared the Alabama and M -
Vietnam War
a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. -
The "Little Rock Nine"
a group of African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. Their enrollment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas. -
Fidel Castro
A Cuban communist revolutionary and politician who was Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976.Politically a Marxist-Leninist, under his administration the Republic of Cuba became a one-party socialist state; industry and businesses were nationalized, and socialist reforms implemented in all areas of society. Internationally, Castro was the Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement. -
Hippie Culture
The hippies’ primary tenet was that life was about being happy, not about what others thought you should be. They believed the dominant mainstream culture was corrupt and inherently flawed and sought to replace it with a Utopian society. -
Fashion 1960s
A decade that broke many fashion traditions, mirroring social movements during the time.In the middle of thedecade, culottes, go-go boots, box-shaped PVC dresses and other PVC clotheswere popular. The widely popular bikini came into fashion in 1963 after being featured in the musical Beach Party. -
Temptations
The Temptations are an American vocal group known for their success with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. Known for their choreography, distinct harmonies, and flashy wardrobe, they were highly influential to R&B and soul music. -
Bill Cosby
an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at the hungry i in San Francisco and various other clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show I Spy. He later starred in his own sitcom, The Bill Cosby Show. -
George Wallace, Governor of Alabama
An American politician and the 45th governor of Alabama, having served two nonconsecutive terms and two consecutive terms as a Democrat.Wallace has the third longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,848 days -
Whitney houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American singer, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time. -
Four Little Girls
The Alabama Klan targeted Dr. King's 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham for its spiritual importance to the Movement. A 500 pound bomb was placed in the basement. It exploded right before Morning Service.The explosion ripped a 20 foot crater and damaged cars and buildings down the street. Arounnd 20 people were injured; including one girl who lost her right eye. And sadly, four black girls, none older than 16, were dead. Their bodies piled on top of each other beneath bricks and debris. -
Assasination of John F. Kennedy
Kennedy was fatally shot by a sniper while traveling with his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally's wife Nellie, in a presidential motorcade. A ten-month investigation by the Warren Commission concluded that Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States (1963–1969), a position he assumed after his service as the37th Vice President of the United States (1961–1963). He is one of only four people who served in all four elected federal offices of the United States: Representative, Senator, Vice President, and President. -
Mustang
The Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the platform of the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car.The Mustang created the "pony car" class of American automobiles—sports-car like coupes with long hoods and short rear decks. -
Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 are an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana. Formed in 1964 under the name The Jackson Brothers, the founding members were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael -
kieth sweat
an American R&B/soul, singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality and an innovator of New Jack Swing.Keith Sweat was born in Crescent City Florida. He is the son of hairdresser Juanita Sweat and factory worker Charles Crier. Charles died in 1973 and Juanita raised her five kids alone. -
Assination of Robert F. Kennedy
Served as Attorney General in his brother's ( John F. Kennedy) cabinet and later became a senator for New York.He was shot three times by Palestinian immigrant Sirhan Sirhan after giving a speech at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. -
Niel Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. -
woodstock Festival
a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music". It was held at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in the Catskills near the hamlet of White Lake in the town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to August 18, 1969. Bethel, in Sullivan County, is 43 miles (69 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, in adjoining Ulster County. -
disc music/culture
Its initial audiences were club-goers from the African American, gay, Italian American,Latino, and psychedelic communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Disco also was a reaction against both the domination of rock music and the stigmatization of dance music by the counterculture during this period -
Fashion 1970s
Began with a continuation of the mini skirts and go go boots,bell-bottoms the mods, and the androgynous hippie look from the mid-late 1960s, was soon sharply characterized by several distinct fashion trends that have left an indelible image of the decade commemorated in popular culture. These include platform shoes which appeared on the fashion scene in 1971 and often had soles two to four inches thick. -
Richard Nixon/ Watergate Scandal
arly in the morning of June 17, 1972, several burglars were arrested inside the office of the Democratic National Committee(DNC), located in the Watergate building in Washington, D.C. The prowlers were connected to President Richard Nixon’s reelection campaign, and they had been caught while attempting to wiretap phones and steal secret documents. Facing impeachment Nixon later resigned. -
New Edition
New Edition is an R&B and pop group formed in Boston in 1978. The group reached its height of popularity during the 1980s -
Jim Carter/ Iran Hostage Crisis
A group of Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking more than 60 American hostages. The immediate cause of this action was President Jimmy Carter’s decision to allow Iran’s deposed Shah, a pro-Western autocrat who had been expelled from his country some months before, to come to the United States for cancer treatment. The students set their hostages free on January 21, 1981, 444 days after the crisis began and just hours after President Ronald Reagan delivered his inaugural ad -
H.I.V/A.I.D.S
The human immunodeficiency virus (H.I.V) is a lentivirus that causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive. AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is the final stage of HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune system. -
Ronald Rragan/ Reaganomics
Refers to the economic policies promoted by U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s and still widely practiced. These policies are commonly associated with supply-side economics, referred to as trickle-down economics by political opponents and free market economics by political advocates. -
FASION 1980S
Heavy emphasis on expensive dressing and fashion accessories.Apparels tend to be overly bright and vivid in appearance. Women expressed an image of wealth and success through shiny costume jewelry like large faux-gold earrings, pearl necklaces and clothing covered with sequins and diamante. -
John Lennon's murder
An English musician who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, for his subsequent solo career, and for his political activism and pacifism. He was shot by Mark David Chapman at the entrance to the building where he lived, The Dakota, in New York City. -
Assassination Attempt of Ronald Reagan
While leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., President Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley, Jr. Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest and in the lower right arm. He suffered a punctured lung and heavy internal bleeding, but prompt medical attention allowed him to recover quickly. -
Microsoft windows
In 1983,[Microsoft announced the development of Windows, a graphical user interface (GUI) for its own operating system(MS-DOS). The product line has changed from a GUI product to a modern operating system over two families of design, each with its own codebase and default file system. -
Boyz II Men
an American R&B vocal group, best known for emotional ballads and acappella harmonies. Formerly a quartet featuring Michael McCary, they are currently a trio composed of baritone Nathan Morris alongside tenors Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman. During the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet. McCary left the group in 2003 due to health issues. -
GEORGE H.W. BUSH
An American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States (1989–1993). A Republican, he had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States (1981–1989), a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence. He is the oldest former President and Vice President, and the last former President who is a veteran of World War II. -
Family Matter
Family Matters is an American sitcom which originated on ABC from September 22, 1989, to May 9, 1997, and then aired on CBS from September 19, 1997, to July 17, 1998. A spin-off of Perfect Strangers, the series revolves around the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago, Illinois -
The Falling Of The Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall happened nearly as suddenly as its rise. There had been signs that the Communist bloc was weakening, but the East German Communist leaders insisted that East Germany just needed a moderate change rather than a drastic revolution. East German citizens did not agree. -
War Protests
(Antiwar) People that oppose to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict, unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause.They make signs and peacefully boycott wars. -
fashion 1990s
The genesis of a sweeping shift in the western world: the beginning of the adoption of tattoos, body piercings aside from ear piercing and to a lesser extent, other forms of body modification such as branding. This started the indifferent, anti-conformist approach to fashion which was popular throughout the 1990s, leading to the popularisation of the casual chic look, including T-shirts, jeans, hoodies, and trainers, a trend which continued into the 2000s. -
Bill Clinton
Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president from the baby boomer generation. Clinton has been described as a New Democrat. Many of his policies have been attributed to a centrist Third Way philosophy of governance. Before becoming president, he was the Governor of Arkansas for five two-year terms, serving from 1979 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1992. He was also the state's Attorney General from 1977 to 1979. -
Hate Crimes
Of the 7,947 hate crime incidents reported to the FBI in 1995, sixty percent - 4,831- were motivated by race. Of these, 2,988 were anti-black, 1,226 were anti-white, 355 were directed against Asian-Americans or Pacific Islanders, 221 were directed against multi-racial groups, and 41 were directed against Native Americans or Alaskan Natives.
