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Dred Scott Descion
The Dred Scott desction was a landmark descion made by the supreme court about people of African descent. The descion said that African brought to america to be slaves were not protected by the constitution and were not american citizens -
Lincoln Assasssination
Abrham Lincoln was shot while watching the play Our American Cousin in the Ford theatre. John Wilkes Booth is the main prepetror and believe to shot Lincoln. Linclon did not day instantlously but later died the next day -
McCarthy Hearings
The McCarthy hearings were held to investigate the army and senator Joseph McCarthy. The hearing were to investigate communist infltration and Joesph McCarthy was know as a communist to the state department. -
Brown V. Board of Education
Brown V. Board of Education National Historic SiteBrown V. Board was a case that made it all the way to the supreme court and challenged the law of separtate but equal in public places, schools, etc. -
Medicaid
Medicaid was created by the social security amendments of 1965. Medicaid was created for low-income families to recieve medical support. Medicaid is jointly runed by the state and fedral government. -
Medicare
Medicare was created when the social securtiy act was passed in 1965. Medicare guaratees access to health insurance for people 65 and older or younger people with diablilities -
Watergate Scandal
5 men were caught trying to bugarlize the watergate hotel were the Democratic National Convention was being held. The 5 men were charged wtih conspiracy, burglary, and and violation of fedral wiretapping laws -
"Tear Down this Wall"
Ronald Reagan gave a speach in berlin challenging the soviet union leader to bring down the berlin wall. Reagan's speech was meant to encourage freedom in east berlin. The speech was a symbol of communist opperssion -
Clinton's Impeachment
Clinton was impeached on two charges, one being of obstruction of justice and the other being perjury. He wasn't convicted at his impeachment and later was aquitted by the senate. -
9/11
On September 11, 2001 terrorist hijacked multiple airplanes and two of those planes crashed into the world trade towers. Thousands of people where killed and America responded by launching war againsit the terrorist that were responsible for the events.
