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1950 the Korean war.
The Korean war started on June 25th 1950. It began because about 75,000 People from North Korea crossed over the 38th parallel. -
The Murder of Emmet Till
Emmett till was a young boy who was visiting his family. HE was killed for "allegedly whistling at a woman." This murder sparked in the black community and made people come together. This was the biggest reason why Civil rights movement was started up again.
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The Vietnam War
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J.F.K wins presidency
John. Fitzgerald. Kennedy wins the election and is elected presidency. He will become the 44th President of the us.
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President Kennedy's assassination.
While riding through Dealey Plaza of Dallas Texas with his wife sitting right behind him, President John F Kennedy was assassinated. His killer, Lee Harvey Oswald was later killed by a man named Jack Ruby. -
M.L.K's Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. was standing on his balcony while James Earl Ray was standing on a tub in his hotel room as he shot M.L.K, and left him for dead. Days later James pleaded guilty to the crime and was to spend the rest of his life in jail. -
Apollo 13
After an explosion in space happened 3 astronauts risked their lives trying to get back to Earth. The tension was over when everyone saw that the three astronauts made it back safely on the pacific ocean. -
Jaws
The first Jaws movie had came out. Instead of people going shopping or out to eat, people went to the theaters. Little did anyone know that jaws would later make it in history to be a huge famous movie. Written by Peter Benchley. -
Americas 200th Birthday
Everyone celebrated the 200th anniversary of our declaration of independence. It was originally called the "bicentennial celebration." -
Roots.
Roots, a story told generation by generation. Based off a story about how slavery worked and what happened. Based on a true story, this movie attracted so many people to watch it. It was so good it won 37 Emmy nominations.
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Vietnam memorial
The first memorial in Washington D.C opens. It was dedicated after a march that happened full of Vietnam veterans. It was designed by Maya Ling.
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Mae Jemison
Mae Jemison was an American engineer. She was a very inspiring woman to look up to. Mae was the first African American woman to go into space.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgOaIKshbIU
