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1955- Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is asked to leave her seat on the bus. She is arrested when she refuses to move; her refusal to move sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. -
1956- National Interstate & Defense Highway Act
This act was established on April 27, 1956. It was the United States' interstate highway system. -
1961- John F. Kennedy became President
John F. Kennedy became the 35th President of the United States on January 20, 1961. -
1961- Bay of Pigs Invasion
The CIA began a full-scale invasion of Cuba on April 17, 1961. -
1964- The Civil Rights Act
This act abolished segregation in public spaces and prohibited employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin. -
1967- MLK Speech against War
Thousands of demonstrators follow Martin Luther King Jr. to the United Nations headquarters in New York, where he makes a speech opposing US foreign policy in Vietnam. -
1968- MLK Assassination
At the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, Martin Luther King, Jr. is killed. James Earl Ray, his assassin, pleads guilty. -
1971- 26th Amendment
The 26th Amendment, allowing 18-year-olds to vote, is ratified on March 23, 1971. -
1975- Microsoft
Bill Gates established Microsoft on April 4, 1975, and it eventually ruled the personal computer operating system industry.