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End of World War II
World War II is officially declared over by the President. -
Little Rock Nine Incident
African American students were escorted to be educated at a white's only school. -
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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. -
Brown v. Board of Education
An argument as to whether racial segregation in education is constitutional. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth that caused a warhead scare in the U.S. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion 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. -
U-2 Incident
The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on when an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
A letter from Martin Luther King after being arrested in Birmingham jail. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C.
