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Sit-ins
In Greensboro, North Caroline, black people would walk into Woolworths and sat at the lunch counter, waiting to be served food. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
JFK issued a huge blockade to be made around Cuba -
March On Washington
The March on Washington was the largest public demonstration in American history, up to that time, -
JFK Assassination
In Dallas on 11/22/63, President Kennedy was assassinated by a sniper -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act banned all forms of discrimination because of skin color or sex on places like schools, hospitals, theaters, and more. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
Civil Rights Activist Malcolm X was assassinated -
Hart-Cellar Act
The Hart-Cellar Act got rid of national origin quotas and allowed Asian immigrants into the US -
Assassination of Martin Luther King
Civil Rights Activist Martin Luther King was assassinated -
Apollo 11 Lands On the Moon
Apollo 11 landed on the moon, putting America far further in the Space Race -
Woodstock
A huge concert of rock and soul music that reflected the ideas of the time.