1950-2015 Timeline

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  • Civil Rights Movement

    Civil Rights Movement
    The Civil Rights Movement was the time period of which African Americans fought for their civil rights. This time period resulted in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From 1954-1968

  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    North Vietnam and South Vietnam start a war against each other. The United States decide to join in to help South Vietnam.

  • Martin Luther King's I Have Dream Speech

    Martin Luther King's I Have Dream Speech
    MLK delivered his famous "I Have A Dream Speech", in which he described how one day segregation wold cease to exist. MLK fought for the Civil Rights Movement, to help African Americas overcome the harsh treatments of the U.S.

  • John F. Kennedy's Assassination

    John F. Kennedy's Assassination
    President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Friday, November 22nd, 1963 at 12:30 p.m. The assassin was later found to be Lee Harvey Oswald.

  • Napalm

    Napalm
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    Napalm is a flammable liquid used in warfare. It is a mixture of a gelling agent, and either petroleum or a similar fuel. It was initially used as an incendiary device against buildings and later primarily as an anti-personnel weapon, as it sticks to skin and causes severe burns when on fire. (Used in Vietnam War)

  • MLK's Assassination

    MLK's Assassination
    Martin Luther King was assassinated because he was fighting for black rights. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, TN.

  • The Moon Landing

    The Moon Landing
    The United States was in a technology race with USSR. We sent the first humans to the moon, and back in the 1969July 16, 1969 – July 24, 1969

  • Nixon Opens Foreign Relations

    Nixon Opens Foreign Relations
    The invitation to the U.S. table tennis team in April 1971 was a friendly gesture indicating that the Chinese hoped for a general easing of tensions. In June 1972, President Richard Nixon made an historic visit to China to begin talks about re-establishing diplomatic relations.

  • Nixon Watergate Scandal

    Nixon Watergate Scandal
    President Nixon sent former CIA agents to get information from the democratic party. They were at the Watergate hotel in D.C. He recorded talking about his actions, and would not release the tapes when the public found out. This resulted him to soon be trailed which would get him impeached, but instead he resigned.

  • Reagan's Assassination Attempt

    Reagan's Assassination Attempt
    The attempted assassination of United States President Ronald Reagan occurred on March 30, 1981, 69 days into his presidency. Ronald Reagan did not get assassinated.