DATES PROJECT*** By marshun Sep 2, 1945 End of WWII May 17, 1954 Brown V. Board of edu. Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks Period: Dec 1, 1955 to Dec 26, 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott Sep 3, 1957 Little rock nine Incident Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik launch May 1, 1960 U-2 Incident Apr 17, 1961 Bay of pigs invasion Period: Oct 18, 1962 to Oct 29, 1962 Cuban Missle crisis Apr 16, 1963 Letter from Birmingham Jail Aug 28, 1963 March on Washington