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Red China Communist
Red China(people's republic of China) falls under Communist rule of Mao Zedong -
Harry Truman
Harry Truman was to end segregation in the U.S. armed forces and to prohibit discrimination in federal government jobs. -
Queen Elizabeth II
following the death of her father, King George VI. Since then, she's worked with more than 15 prime ministers -
Rosenbergs
first U.S. citizens to be convicted and executed for espionage during peacetime. -
Panmunjom Brando
this was an armistice during South Korea and North Korea -
Joe McCarthy
Republic Senator for the state of Wisconsin who made claims that Communist spies were in the U.S Federal Government -
Roy Campanella
American baseball player, a professional National League catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He wins His Second MVP in 1953 -
Rock Around The Clock
rock and roll was a social and cultural revolution, then “(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock” was its Declaration of Independence -
Dien Bien Phu falls
the French-held garrison at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam fell after a four month siege led by Vietnamese nationalist Ho Chi Minh. which later the French pulled out of the region. -
Disneyland
A amusement park that was built to inspire people around the globe through the power of unparalleled storytelling, reflecting the iconic brands, creative minds -
Alabama
Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses -
Trouble in the Suez
Egypt taking control of the Suez Canal which was followed by a military attack from Israel, France, and Great Britain -
Little Rock
group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School Their enrollment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis students were prevented from entering the racially segregated school by the Governor of Arkansas. -
Sputnik
the Soviet Union launched the earth's first artificial satellite -
California Baseball
was on that date that the Los Angeles Dodgers made their debut in their new home city, -
Hula Hoops
Melina and Knerr were inspired to develop the Hula Hoop after they saw a wooden hoop that Australian children twirled around their waists during gym class. -
Space Monkey
model of the Jupiter missile that launched her into space on a sub-orbital flight, along with a rhesus monkey -
U2
confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union that began with the shooting down of a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance plane -
Bay of Pigs invasion
a failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba. -
Ole Miss Riot
segregation riot where troops were being killed just so James Meredith to get into the university. -
Malcolm X
gave a speech at the University of California, Berkeley, in which he outlined the philosophy of black nationalism. He is a civil rights activists fighting for african american rights -
Birth Control
women the opportunity to choose to deter pregnancy. The consequences of sexual relations between women and men simply were not fair. -
Woodstock
women the opportunity to choose to deter pregnancy. The consequences of sexual relations between women and men simply were not fair. A big festival -
Ayatollah's in Iran
returns to Iran in triumph after 15 years of exile the Iranian and became Revolution and the first leader (rahbar) of the Islamic republic established in 1979. -
Sally Ride
NASA Astronaut Sally K. Ride became the first American woman in space when launched -
China's under martial law
troops armed with assault rifles and accompanied by tanks fired at the demonstrators and those trying to block the military's advance into Tiananmen Square. -
Crack
Faced with dropping prices for their illegal product, drug dealers converted the powder to “crack,” a solid form of cocaine that could be smoked.