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The cold war
The cold war was between the Soviet Union with it's satellite states and the United States with NATO allies and others. The term "cold" is used because there was no large-scale of fighting directly between the two sides involved in the conflict, although there were major regional wars, known as proxy wars, supported by the two sides -
The civil rights movement
The civil rights movement was in the United States whose goals were to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans. The movement started in 1954 and ended in 1968 (15 years) -
Vietnam war
It was a war between Vietnam and USA. The war lasted 19 years 5 months 4 weeks and 1 day. The war was officially fought between North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam. The North Vietnamese army was supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies and the South Vietnamese army was supported by the United States, South Korea, Australia, Thailand and other anti-communist allies. -
Little rock nine
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. -
Hippe movement
The hippie movement was a movement who fought for freedom to do and say what you want. They also fought for the right to have sex with the person you want. It was a free community where there wasn't a leader. -
The assassination of J. F. Kennedy
He was assassinated November 22, 1963 12:30 p.m. He got shot while he was riding a motorcade in Dealy plaza, Dallas, Texas. He got sniped with a 6.5×52mm Italian Carcano M91/38 bolt-action rifle. -
Black Panther
The Black Panther was an organisation of black people. They fought for black people's right's by making terroists attack and killing people. -
Moon landing
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the Moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin. Armstrong became the first to step on the moon six hours after landing on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC. Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later. -
Watergate
The watergate scandal was a major political scandal that happened in the ealy 1970's. following a break-in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. -
Elvis
His full name was Elvis Aaron Presley. He was born January 8, 1935 and he died August 16, 1977. He was an American singer and actor. Cause of death: Heart attack brought about by prescription drug abuse.
