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Potsdamn Confrence
Stalin and President Truman meet at the Potsdam Confrence -
CIA is formed
The CIA is formed to collect information and spy on foreign governments. -
Mao Zedong gets control of mainland China
Communist leader Mao Zedong gets control of mainland China in a civil war. -
North Korea invades South Korea
North Korea invades U.S. supported South Korea. -
Hydrogren Bomb
The United States tests their hydrogen bomb for the first time, code named "Mike" for megaton. -
Korean war ends
The korean war ends in a truths. -
Korean war ends
The Korean war ends and U.S. tropps leave South Korea. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown vs. Board of Education court case made it so that racial segregation in schools was not allowed. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
African-Americans start the Montgomery Bus Boycott to try and stop public descrimination -
First sattelite(Sputnik)
The Soviet Union launches its first satelite into outer space, named Sputnik 1. -
National Defense Education Act
The National Defense Education Act is put into place which provided funding to United States schools. -
NASA is formed
On October 1st 1958, NASA is formed after NACA is taken down. -
John F. Kennedy becomes president
John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th U.S. president. -
23rd Amendment
The 23rd amendment allows citizens in the District of Columbia to vote while not being an actual state. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis starts and puts countries on the brink of nuclear war. -
John F. Kennedy gets assassinated
John F. Kennedy dies in a succesfful assassination attempt. Lyndon B. Johnson takes his place as the president. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed racial discrimination in public such as schools, voting applications, workplace, and public facilities. -
Voting Rights Act
An act passed to outlaw discrimination in voting -
First man on the moon
Neil Armstrong is the first man to set foot on the moon.
