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Korean War
A war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union. U.S.A aided south Korea. Known as "The Forgotten War" -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was the spark to the Civil Rights movement after WWII. This was about a civil rights activist named Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat to a white. This caused a huge problem all over the nation and many other Civil Rights activists like Martin Luther King Jr. start was a cause of this event. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a war against America/South Vietnam and North Vietnam/Vietcong. The cause of this war was to contain communism. This war was rough because it's the first war that the U.S.A lost. -
Kennedy's Assassination
John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He dealt with the Cold War and believed in Civil Rights. The president was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes President
Lyndon B. Johnson was vice president for J.F.K. but after J.F.K.'s assassination, Johnson became president. Johnson is known to finish off all of J.F.K.'s plans. He also served a second term and made programs like The Great Society. -
Civil Rights Act
After a long "war" for equallity, the U.S. passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964. The legislation outlawed any form of discrimination against, race, gender, age or religion. It took many years to see any progression in this act. -
My Lai Massacre
The My Lai Massacre was an awful and violent event. It was where American troops in Vietnam killed many of the civilians in My Lai, South Vietnam. As many as 500 people were killed. -
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. is the most famous civil rights activist known today. His belief in nonviolence and ideology that it takes time for change brought equality to America. When he was assassinated everyone, even the people he didn't effect, around the nation were grieving. -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
The Moon Landing occurred as part of the Space Race Competition with Russia during the cold war. Russia was the first one to send a person to space and orbit the Earth, America sent the first man to the Moon. The Space Shuttle they used was called Apollo 11. -
Watergate Scandal
Political scandal in 1972 after a break in at the Democratic National Committee at the headquarters in Watergate. The Nixon administration tried to cover it up. The releasing of many documents and tapes lead to the resignation of Nixon as president. -
HIV/AIDS Found
AIDS are deadly sexually transmitted disease. First case of AIDS was found in San Francisco. Started because of the Hippie Movement. -
President Reagan's assassination attempt
Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States. The assassination attempt happened just 69 days into his presidency, while he was leaving Washington Hilton hotel after giving a speech. Reagan was shot and wounded along with three other men by John Hickley Jr.
