-
Geneva Conference
Held to try and restore peace in Indochina. -
Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist revolutionaries. -
Brown v Board of Education
Court ruling decision that desegregated the public school system. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa parks refused to give up her seat on the bus. -
France Leaves Indochina
Defeated at Dien Bien Phu, France leaves indochina. On this day the last French soldier left Vietnam. -
Little Rock Nine
Nine black studentd were admittted to a white school, the situation got out of hand, Eisenhower sent troops. -
U.S. Troops Land in Lebanon
U.S. Troops had to intervene because the politcal and religous tension caused a political crisis. -
Greensboro Sit-Ins
Non-violent sit ins that led to the desgregation of Woolworth's department store. -
U-2 Spy Plane Shot Down
Shot down while over Soviet Union airspace, coldwar. -
The March on Washington DC
Famous march for African American rights, Martin Luther King jr. gave his I have a dream speech. -
Civil Rights Act
Important legislation that outlawed many forms of discrimination agaisnt blacks and women. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gave President Johnson the right for conventional military force in Southeast Asia. -
Malcolm X Assassinated
Famous African American Muslim who spoke out on racism and discrimination was assassinated. -
Troops Arrive in Vietnam
Were need to help defend American air base at Da Nang. -
Voting Rights Act
Outlawed discriminatory voting practices. -
Tet offensive begins
Military campaign during Vietnam War. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
African American civil rights leader was murdered. -
Civil Rights Act
Outlawed discriminat housing, backed up the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
Democratic Nstional Conventin
Johnson announced he wouldn't be running for a second term. -
Fall of American Embassy, Saigon
The event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the start of a transition period leading to the formal reunification of Vietnam under communist rule.