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The End of WWII
This date marked the ending of the war in western Europe and the beginning of the Civil Rights movement because the African Americans who faught in he war were now coming home to segregation and discrimination which was not how they were treated in the Army. -
Brown v. Board of Education
A Supreme Court case that involved a young, 8 year-old black girl, who was not being allowed to attend her local school. The case resulted in it being illegal to segregate public schools. -
Rosa Parks Incident
Rosa Parks, a middle aged African American woman, refused to give her seat up to a white mail and was arrested for this. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Boycott in opposition to Rosa Parks's arrest, in particular, and segregation, in general. -
The Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine was nine colored college students attempting to attend the all white highschool. The governor of Arkansas was furious and stood infront of the doors demanding their entrance to the school be denied. -
Sputnik is launched
The Soviets laungched a 184 pound steel ball containing a small transmitter into an orbit of Earth. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
a CIA-led force of Cuban exiles that attacked Cuba to overthrow Castro and prevent a Nuclear War. -
U-2 Incident
An American spy plane captured photos of missile bases under construction in Cuba. -
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
A confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States that took place in Cuba. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Letter sent from Dr. King explaining why he and other civil rights activists were tired of waiting for reform. -
March on Washington
March led by Dr. Martin Luther Kind Jr., in which he delivered a breath-taking, 20 minute long speech infront of thousands of people. This march was inteded on gaining Jobs, Civil Rights, and Freedom for African Americans.
