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Ku Klux Klan
A secret hate group in the southern U.S., active for several years after the Civil War, which aimed to suppress the newly acquired rights of black people and to oppose carpetbaggers from the North, and which was responsible for many lawless and violent proceedings. The Ku Klux Klan extended into some southern state by 1870 and became a vehicle for white resistance to the Republican Party’s Reconstruction-era policies aimed at establishing political and economic equality for blacks. -
Elvis Presley
Was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience. -
Vietnam War US Involvement
The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War. The role of the United States in the Vietnam War began after World War II and escalated into full commitment during the Vietnam War from 1955 to 1975. The U.S. involvement in South Vietnam stemmed from 20 long years of political and economic action. The North Vietnamese army was supported by the Soviet Union, and other communist allies and the South Vietnamese army was supported by the United States. -
John F. Kennedy
Was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented the state of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate prior to becoming president. Kennedy's time in office was marked by high tensions with communist states in the Cold War. -
George Wallace
George Wallace, one of the most controversial politicians in U.S. history, was elected governor of Alabama in 1962 under an ultra-segregationist platform.In the 1962 Democratic primary, Wallace finished first, ahead of State Senator Ryan DeGraffenried Sr., and taking 35 percent of the vote. In his 1963 inaugural address, he promised his white followers: “Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever!” -
Desegregation of University of Alabama
George Wallace, governor of Alabama,had an ultra-segregationist platform. On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy federalized National Guard troops and deployed them to the University of Alabama to force its desegregation.In September of the same year, Wallace again attempted to block the desegregation of an Alabama public school–this time Tuskegee High School in Huntsville–but President Kennedy once again employed his executive authority and federalized National Guard troops -
JFK Assassinated
JFK was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade in Dealey Plaza. He was shot once in the back, the bullet exiting via his throat, and once in the head. Lee Harvey Oswald, an order filler at the Texas School Book Depository from which the shots were suspected to have been fired, was charged with Kennedy's assassination. -
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Was an American politician who served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969, assuming the office after having served as the 37th Vice President of the United States from 1961 to 1963. A Democrat from Texas, he also served as a United States Representative and as the Majority Leader in the United States Senate. Johnson is one of only four people who have served in all four federal elected positions. -
Richard Nixon
In 1960, Nixon launched his first campaign for President of the United States. Became the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 until 1974, when he resigned from office, the only U.S. president to do so. He had previously served as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, and prior to that as a U.S. Representative and also Senator from California. -
Moon landing
The intense efforts devoted in the 1960s to achieving first an unmanned and then ultimately a manned moon landing become easier to understand in the political context of its historical era. The United States' Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969. To date, the United States is the only country to have successfully conducted manned missions to the Moon, with the last departing the lunar surface in December 1972. -
Watergate Scandal
Was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States during the early 1970s, following a break-in by five men at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972, and President Richard Nixon's administration's subsequent attempt to cover up its involvement. After the five burglars were caught and the conspiracy was discovered, Watergate was investigated by the United States Congress. -
Ping Pong Diplomacy
Refers to the exchange of table tennis players between US and People's Republic of China in the early 1970s. The event marked a thaw in Sino-American relations that paved the way to a visit to Beijing by President Richard Nixon. Two months after Richard Nixon's visit, Zhuang Zedong visited the U.S. as the head of a Chinese table-tennis delegation, April 12–30, 1972.
