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A war fought from 1939 to 1945, in which Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the United States, China, and other allies defeated Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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A case regarding school desegregation.
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United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement.
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Was a political and social protest campaign started in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, intended to oppose the city's policy of racial segregation on its public transit system
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Was a group of African-American students who were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
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Was the first artificial satellite to be launched into orbit.
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•The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on May 1, 1960 when an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union.
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Was an unsuccessful attempt by a CIA-trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba with support from US government armed forces, to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
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A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba.
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King wrote the letter from the city jail in Birmingham, Alabama, after a peaceful protest of segregation.
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It was one of the largest demonstrations in support of civil rights and justice for African Americans and other minorities. Led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
