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The Supreme Court case Hernandez v. Texas
The Supreme Court case Hernandez v. Texas establishes that Mexican Americans and other racial groups are entitled to equal protection under the 14th Amendment.
May 3, 1954 -
Apollo 11 and Neil Armstrong
Apollo 11 successfully lands the first humans on the Moon, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin becoming the first humans to walk on the lunar surface.
July 20, 1969, -
Water gate scandal
President Richard Nixon resigns from office in the wake of the Watergate scandal, becoming the first US president to do so.
June 17, 1972, -
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolizes the end of the Cold War and the reunification of East and West Germany.
November 9, 1989, -
The opening of the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The opening of the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, Texas. -
The Luby's shooting in Killeen.
The Luby's shooting in Killeen, Texas, becomes one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history at the time. -
The Oklahoma City bombing.
The Oklahoma City bombing, a domestic terrorist attack, kills 168 people and injures hundreds more.