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End of WWII
World War 2 ended when German forces surrendered in Italy on April 29 1945, and in Western Europe on May 7, 1945. -
Brown v. Board of Education decision
This case repealed the Plessy v. Ferguson decision to have seperate but equal school. -
Rosa Parks Incident
At age 42 Rosa Parks refused to obey bus driver James Blake's order that she give up her seat to make room for a white passenger. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
The boycott lasted from December 1, 1955, when Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested to December 20, 1956 when a federal ruling, Browder v. Gayle, took effect, and led to a United States Supreme Court decision that declared the Alabama and Montgomery laws requiring segregated buses to be unconstitutional. -
Little Rock Nine Incident
The nine black students attempt to enter Central High but are turned away by the National Guard. -
Sputnik Launched
The launch of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, brought the dawn of the space age, and increased conflict between the United States and the U.S.S.R. The people of the United States had begun to feel as if they were unsurpassable in every aspect of life. However, the launch of Sputnik alarmed society and created a wide spread panic. -
U-2 Incident
When a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over Soviet Union airspace the U.S. government government at first denied the plane's purpose and mission, but then was forced to admit its role as a covert surveillance aircraft. The incident was a great embarrassment to the United States and prompted a marked deterioration in its relations with the Soviet Union. -
Bay Of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful action by a CIA-trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba, with support and encouragement from the US government, in an attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The United States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever and Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded. -
Letters From Birmingham Jail
After being arrested Martin Leuther King Jr. wrote multiple letters to other clergymen trying to persuade them to understand his dream. -
March on Washington
The 1963 March on Washington attracted an estimated 250,000 people for a peaceful demonstration to promote Civil Rights and economic equality for African Americans.