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Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was an African-American that sued and fought for his freedom through out his life but in the end lost because of popular vote from the Supreme Court. This greatly influence the election of Abraham Lincoln because it outraged northerners. -
Lincoln Assassination
Presdient Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Forde's Theater in Washington, D.C. five days after the American Civil War had ended. The assassin was known as John Wilkes Booth. -
Social Security Act
The Social Security Act was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression to help the elderly with unemployment and poverty and provide benefits for surviving family members. -
The McCarthy Hearings
The McCarthy Hearings took place during the Red Scare in America. The government was taking precautions against communists in the nation. The hearings were conducted by a US Senator named Joeseph McCarthy against Army Signal Corps and blacklisted writers and actors. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown vs. Board was a court case that fought discrimination against the African-American race due to the Jim Crow Laws which created segregation. An African-American man named Oliver Brown who wanted his daughter Linda Brown to have the same education as a white student and in the end, won the case and overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson case. -
Gideon vs. Wainwright
This created the right of counsel when being charged or tried with a crime in court. -
Health and Affordability Act
Medicare has made access to health care a universal right for Americans once they reach age 65. It was signed by President Lyndon Johnson. -
"Tear Down this Wall"
President Ronald Reagan made a legendary speech to tear down the Berlin Wall. -
Clinton Impeachment
President Clinton was impeached for perjury, obstruction of justice, witness-tampering, and abuse of power, and also for multiple sexual relationships with women other than the First Lady. -
9/11/01
September 11, 2001 was a terrorist attack on the World Trade center while George W. Bush was in presidency. The Trade Center was destroyed by two hijacked planes and killed thousands of American citizens.
