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Boynton v. Virginia
The Supreme Court expanded its ban on segregation in interstate buses. -
Election of 1960
President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson wins the election. -
The New Frontier
President Kennedy proposed programs that would improve the economy, help the poor, and the advancement of the space program. -
First Man In Space
United States made its first attempt to send a person into space. Alan Shepard made a 15-minute flight that reached 115 miles of altitude. -
Freedom rides
Were attempts to desegregate interstate travel. The results of the freedom rides were that The Interstate Commerce Commission banned segregation in interstate transportation. -
Finding of the missiles in Cuba
Photographs were taken by a U-2 plane, the photographs showed missiles being assemble in cuba. -
Cuban Crisis
Soviet union attempted to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba. The missiles were 90 miles away from the United States. -
The Feminine Mystique
Published by Bett Friedan , which inspired the women's movement. -
March on Washington
Civil rights demonstration in Washington D.C which protesters called for jobs and freedom. -
Birmingham incident
Violence were used against peaceful demonstrators. This got national attention. Birmingham desegregated public facilities. -
John F Kennedy assassinated
JFK is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was pronounced dead at the hospital. -
Johnson takes Oath
90 minutes after John F. Kennedy was pronounced dead, Lyndon Johnson was inside Air Force One on an airstrip at Dallas's Love Field. And took the oath to become the next President. -
Warren Commission
Was established after the assassination of President Kennedy. This comission investigated the assassination and was headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren. -
Twenty-fourth Amendment
Constitutional amendment that outlawed the poll tax. -
The Great Society
President Johnson proposed for aid to public education, voting rights, conservation and beautification projects, medical care for the elderly and elimination of poverty. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
A law that was passed that made discrimination illegal in a public, schools , voting and jobs. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gave Johnson complete authority to escalate the war in Vietnam. -
Wilderness Act
Designated lands to be preserved for public enjoyment -
Selma march
State troopers attacked marchers, this got national attention. President Johnson used federal forces to protect the marchers. They protested about voting rights. -
President Johnson responds
Johnson authorized the bombing of north Vietnam and increases the number of american troops in South Vietnam. -
Voting rights Act of 1965
Law that reduced the barriers that prevented African Americans from voting. -
Rare and Endangered Species Act
Provided Protection for rare, endangered and threatened plants and animals. -
My Lai
American soldiers surrounded civilians and shot them point blank. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
King was shot when he was at his motel on the balcony. He was shot with a high-powered rifle. He was pronounced dead after an hour. -
Open Housing Law
Prohibited discrimination when buying or renting a house. -
Tet Offensive
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces throughout South Vietnam. -
Vietnamization
Nixons policy of replacing American military with South Vietnam Troops. -
First Man On The Moon
Astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. Unfortunately, Kennedy was not able to see this, he was assassinated. -
Woodstock
Was an music festival in upstate New York -
Altamont
When the stones hired a lawless motorcycle gang to keep order but instead they ended up beating a person to death
