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Brown v. Board of Education
Marshall's greatest victory. Court unanimously striked down school segregation. -
Eisenhower wins reelection
Warned about the Military-industrial complex during his farewell speech. -
Little Rock Nine
In Arkansas, Central High School started to integrate its school by allowing nine African American students to attend. However, they still faced harassment. -
John F. Kennedy becomes president
Kennedy discussed Catholicism openly during televised debates against Nixon. He was coached by TV producers, which helped him win. Although, Nixon was a foreign policy expert. -
Bay of Pigs
Lasted from April 17 to April 19. CIA planned to invade Cuba, but there was not enough air support. Plans went wrong, and Kennedy had to pay ransom in food and medicine. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Lasted from October 16 to October 28. Khrushchev sent weapons to Cuba. Kennedy warned Soviets that a missle attack would trigger a war on U.S.S.R. Soviets reach an agreement with U.S. -
John F. Kennedy is assassinated
Lee Harvey Oswald killed president Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. However, a few days later Jack Ruby shoots Oswald. -
Lyndon B. Johnson steps in as president
Johnson was the vice president at the time and became president after Kennedy was assassinated. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin. -
March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
Lasted from March 7 to March 21. Marchers faced violent resistance from authorities. Helped get the Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed in August. -
Vietnam War: U.S. troops enter Vietnam
After the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which gave Johnson broad military power, he sent U.S. troops to South Vietnam to battle Vietcong. (Operation Rolling Thunder) -
National Organization for Women (NOW) is formed
Civil rights laws and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) helped women to reach equality, but NOW was formed to push for day-care centers and more strict enforcement by EEOC. -
Vietnam War: Tet Offensive
Lasted from January 30 to September 23. During the celebration of Tet, Vietcong attacked over 100 towns and 12 U.S. air bases in South Vietnam. Led America to consist of 40% hawks and also 40% doves. -
Martin Luther King, Jr. is assinated
King emphasized how he was against the Black Power movement, and even seemed to sense his own death in his Memphis speech. He was shot by James Earl Ray and died the next day. -
Richard M. Nixon becomes president
Nixon's goal was to reach the "silent majority" of working class Americans (people who supported the war). Also, his foreign policy was to achieve "peace with honor" in Vietnam (U.S. troops left Vietnam with honor). -
Apollo 11
U.S. astronauts were the first men on the moon. A huge advancement in the Space Race. -
Richard M. Nixon is reelected
Got 97% of electoral votes. -
Vietnam War: U.S. cease-fire with North Vietnam and Vietcong members
Both the North and South Vietnam broke this. North Vietnam continued to gain more land, and South Vietnam took back villages occupied by communists. -
Vietnam War: U.S. troops withdraw
After the Vietnam Peace agreement was signed, the remaining U.S. troops left Vietnam, and North Vietnam released its American prisoners. -
Gerald Ford becomes president
Ford became president once Nixon resigned after being impeached. After the Watergate Scandal, the government had evidence connecting Nixon to it. So, a few days later, Nixon voluntarily resigned from office, making the vice president, Ford, the next U.S. president. -
Vietnam War: South Vietnam surrenders
South Vietnam had started to collapse as North Vietnam had advanced greatly. The north had attacked many areas in the south, and once they reached the Presidential Palace, South Vietnam had to surrender.
