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Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott Decision was a ruling by the Supreme Court in which they stated African American slaves brought over were not protected by the Constitution and were not US Citizens -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln was assassinated 5 days after the Confederate army surrendered to the Union. He was shot in a theatre while watching a play by John Wilkes Booth. This was an attempt to revive the Confederate cause. -
McCarthy Hearings
These were a series of hearings between April 1954 and June 1954. They were held because there were conflicting accusations between the U.S. Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy was cleared of all accusations. -
Brown vs Board of Education
Brown v Board was a Supreme Court case in which the court declared "seperate but equal" public schools for black and white children were unconstitutional. This case took place in Topeka, Kansas. This decision overtuend the Plessy vs Ferguson decision of 1896. -
Medicaid
Medicaid is a US health program for families with low resources adn income. It is funded by states and federal government, but run by the states. It also serves people with disabilities. It was created by the Social Security Amendments of 1965. -
Civil Rights Act of 1965
This was a landmark piece of legislation that outlawed discrimination in voting practices. It prohibited states of imposing voting qualifications or prerequesits based on race or color. -
Watergate Affair
Watergate AffairThis was a political scandal that occured in the 1970s. It was a result of the Democratic National Committee headquarters being broken into and the Nixon administration attempting to cover it up. Nixon faced impeachment but resigned on August 9, 1974. -
Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" speech
This speech was a challenge from President Reagan to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to take down the Berlin Wall. The speech was given at Brandenburg Gate near the Berlin Wall. In this speech Reagan also called for the race of arms to end. -
Impeachment of Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States. He was impeached by the House of Representatives on 2 charges: perjury and obstruction of justice. He was cleared of charges by the Senate 3 months later. -
September 11, 2001
On the morning of September 11, 2001 2 planes were high-jacked and flown into the Twin Towers in New York City. A third plane hit the Pentagon. A fourth was also planning to hit the White House people believe, but civilians took control and crashed it into a field. This was an act of terrorism and was what fueled the War On Terrorism.
