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Korean War
War between Republic of Korea and the democratic people's republic of Korea. AKA South Korea v North Korea.
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Ku Klux Klan
On Christmas eve the KKK bombed the home of the NAACP. -
Brown V. Board of Education
United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka -
Emmett Till's Murder
14 year old African American boy was kidnapped and Murdered. -
Vietnam War
America in war to prevent a communist take over. During the cold war with Russia and communist countries.
https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history -
Crisis in Little Rock
Nine black kids were put in a white school, and they were thrown out. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9CUiyZgDds) -
The Space Race
Competition between the soviet union and America to see who would get into space first.
https://www.history.com/topics/space-race -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union missiles were kept in Cuba. Active and ready to launch.
https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis -
Integration in University of Alabama
District court in Alabama admits two African Americans into the University of Alabama During its summer sessions. -
Assassination of JFK
Lee Harvey Oswald assassinates JFK.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy) -
Watergate Scandal
A planned break in by Richard Nixon to steal information and bug the rooms in the Watergate complex.
https://www.history.com/topics/watergate -
HIV/AIDS
First case of AIDS was found in San Francisco. Started because of the Hippie Movement.
