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End of World War 2
End of world war 2. A War started by the germans. -
Brown v. Board of education
A landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks Incident
Parks refused to obey the bus driver's order that she give up her seat to make room for a white passenger. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
a political and social protest campaign intended to oppose the city's policy of racial segregation on its public transit system. -
The little rock nine
A group of African-American students who were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. The only african americans in the whole school. -
Sputnik
The world's first artificial satellite took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. -
U-2 Incident
A United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over Soviet Union airspace -
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Bay of pigs invasion
an unsuccessful attempt by United States-backed Cuban exiles to overthrow the government of the Cuban dictator -
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Bay of pigs invasion
an unsuccessful attempt by United States-backed Cuban exiles to overthrow the government of the Cuban dictator -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Russian nuclear missiles in Cuba. -
Letter from birmingham jail
an open letter written by Martin Luther King, Jr. King wrote the letter from the city jail in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was confined after being arrested for his part in the Birmingham campaign. -
The march on washington
The March on Washington was for Jobs and Freedom.
It was the largest demonstration ever seen in the nation's capital, and one of the first to have extensive television coverage.