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End of WW2
The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, cities in Japan. On 15 August 1945 Japan surrendered, with the surrender documents finally signed aboard the deck of the American battleship USS Missouri on September 2 1945 finally ending the war. -
Brown v. Board of Education decision
Chief Justice Earl Warren ruled in favor of Brown because the facts that were presented shown that the segregated schools were clearly unequal. -
Rosa parks incident
Rosa parks was sitting in the designated area for black people When a white man got on the bus and saw that there was not a seat for him. The bus driver then asked Rosa Parks to move so the man could sit down, she said no and was later escorted off the bus and arrested. She had started a great civil rights movement by just saying no. -
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Montgomery bus boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest campaign intended to oppose the city's policy of racial segregation on its public transit system. Blacks would not use the buses as a source of transportation which in turn made the economy drop. Finally after a year and a few days buses became unsegregated -
little rock nine incident
Was a group nine black students were admitted to attend little rock central high school after segregation in schools became illegal. The students who tried to get unto the school were blocked from the door by the Arkansas National Guard and were followed by mobs. With the help of President Eisenhower the nine students were finally allowed to attend the school. -
sputnik launched
The Soviet Union successfully launched the world's first artificial satellite. -
bay of pigs
An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba in 1961, which was sponsored by the United States. Its purpose was to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. -
U-2 incident
U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on when an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba in October 1962, during the Cold War. -
letter from Birmingham jail
The Letter from Birmingham Jail or Letter from Birmingham City Jail, is an open letter written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King, Jr. -
March on Washington
A civil rights movement for Jobs and Freedom. Estimates on the size of the crowd varied from between 250,000 to 400,000. During the march Martin Luther King Jr. gave his now famous speech “I have a Dream.”
