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End of WWII
This date was the end of World War 2. This day was know as V-E Day, or Victory in Europe. -
Brown V. Board of Education Decision
This was a Supreme Court Case about how an 8 year old girl wasnt allowed to go to a white school because she was black. Brown won and there was no longer segregated schools. -
Rosa Parks Incident
This incident was about how Rosa Parks wouldnt give up her seat on the bus and she got arrested because of it. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
This a boycott about how the African Americans didnt ride the bus for over a year because of discrimination -
Little Rock Nine Incident
This was an event when nine African American people were goin to a white high school. the governer to the school not to let them in. the president called in the National Guard to make sure they get into the school. -
Sputnik Launched
This was when the Soviet Union launched a satalite. -
U-2 Incident
This was when a spy plane for the United States was shot down. This marked the deteriation of relations between the Soviet Union and United States. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
this was the plan to take down Fidel Castro. this plan was exacuted but failed. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
This was a thirteen day period when cuba had nuclear weapons pointed at the US. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
This was when MLK JR. wrote an letter in jail and it was published. it was about Civil Rights. -
March on Washinton
This event was when over 250,000 African American people marched to Washinton D.C. They did this march to gain Civil Rights.
