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1950-1990
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Segregation is ruled unconstitutional by the Warren Court -
U.S. in Vietnam
The U.S. start fighting in Vietnam -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
A failed military invasion organized by Kennedy that sent Cuban rebels back into Cuba -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union keeps weapons in Cuba and the U.S. prevents more weapons from entering by forming a blockade -
Stand in the Schoolhouse Door
University of Alabama is desegregated; Governor Wallace stands in doorway to keep his inaugural promise -
March on Washington
A march led by MLK for Jobs and Freedom; emphasized political and social injustices face by African Americans; "I Have a Dream" speech -
JFK Assassination
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Gave Johnson a black check in order to take all necessary measures to protect U.S. interests in Vietnam -
Tet Offensive
North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces take over bases in South Vietnam; showed that the U.S. had not been truthful to the public about the war -
Watergate Scandal
CREEP breaks into the Watergate complex looking for information in order to ensure Nixon's reelection -
Sputnik
Sputnik is launched into space by the Soviet Union, which started the so-called Space Race -
Hostages in Iran
American Embassy in Iran taken over resulting in many being held hostage; symbol of failed presidency of Jimmy Carter -
Death of John Lennon
John Lennon is murdered by Chapman in Manhattan, New York
