1954-1975 Timeline APUSH by Huamba

By Huamba

  • As the 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhowe rcompletes his first year in office.

    As the 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhowe rcompletes his first year in office.
    Eisenhower Presidential Library
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • Under Eisenhower's presidency, segregation among the colored was still oppressing them especially in education, The Brown Vs. Board of Education allowed the intergration of schools.

    Under Eisenhower's presidency, segregation among the colored was still oppressing them especially in education, The Brown Vs. Board of Education allowed the intergration of schools.
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • As the Cold War continued, President Eisenhower dealt with the rise of McCarthyism in the homefront, but ended when Joseph McCarthy was finally cenured.

    As the Cold War continued, President Eisenhower dealt with the rise of McCarthyism in the homefront, but ended when Joseph McCarthy was finally cenured.
    Marshall and McCarthyismKennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • InMontgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man in a bus which led to her arrest.Eventually, this simple act of disobiedence would trigger and influence the African-American Civil Rights Movement.

    InMontgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man in a bus which led to her arrest.Eventually, this simple act of disobiedence would trigger and influence the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
    Rosa ParksKennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • As the Cold War heightened, competition especially in education did as well. This influnces the creation the National Defense Education Act which supplied loans and grants toward science and language education in the U.S.

    As the Cold War heightened, competition especially in education did as well. This influnces the creation the National Defense Education Act which supplied loans and grants toward science and language education in the U.S.
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • In Greensboro, North Carolina, Four black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter. They were refused service but, allowed to remain seated, while enduring harassment.

    In Greensboro, North Carolina, Four black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter. They were refused service but, allowed to remain seated, while enduring harassment.
    We Shall OvercomeKennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • President Kennedy's first year in office, also began with a recession of high unemployment rates, inflation, and a decreased GDP rate.His New Frontier program aimed to stimulating the economy though, it wasn't as successful as it was intented to be.

    President Kennedy's first year in office, also began with a recession of high unemployment rates, inflation, and a decreased GDP rate.His New Frontier program aimed to stimulating the economy though, it wasn't as successful as it was intented to be.
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • Democrat John F. Kennedy as the 35th President begins his term.

    Democrat John F. Kennedy as the 35th President begins his term.
    Life of John F. Kennedy
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • During the summer in the South, The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) supported a protest of bus segregation. Both black and white students sat intergrated becoming known as the "freedom riders."

    During the summer in the South, The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) supported a protest of bus segregation. Both black and white students sat intergrated becoming known as the "freedom riders."
    Freedom Riders PictureKennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi.

    James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi.
    James MeredithKennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • In Jackson, Mississippi,the Mississippi's NAACP field secretary at the of 37-year-old Medgar Evers is murdered at his home.

    In Jackson, Mississippi,the Mississippi's NAACP field secretary at the of 37-year-old Medgar Evers is murdered at his home.
    Medgar Evers
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • The March on Washington, for Civil Rights at the Lincoln Memorial is taken place. Speeches were given most notably, Martin Luther King Jr.'s, "I Have a Dream" speech.

    The March on Washington, for Civil Rights at the Lincoln Memorial is taken place. Speeches were given most notably, Martin Luther King Jr.'s, "I Have a Dream" speech.
    Picture
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • The day of John F. Kennedy's assissination, vice president Lydon B. John took office immediately, becoming the 36th president.

    The day of John F. Kennedy's assissination, vice president Lydon B. John took office immediately, becoming the 36th president.
    LBJ Presidential Library
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • The U.S. congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving President Johnson the power to control the Vietnam war.

    The U.S. congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving President Johnson the power to control the Vietnam war.
    PictureKennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin.

    President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin.
    Civil Rights Act of 1964Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making voting easier for African-American.

    Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making voting easier for African-American.
    Voting Rights Act of 1965
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • During the Vietnamese New Year "Tet", a surprise attack by the Viet Cong on twenty-seven different South Vietnamese cities. This became known as the Tet Offensive.

    During the Vietnamese New Year "Tet", a surprise attack by the Viet Cong on twenty-seven different South Vietnamese cities. This became known as the Tet Offensive.
    Map of the Tet Offensive of 1968Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • In Memphis, Tennnesse, Martin Luther King, is shot at the age of 39,on the balcony his hotel room.

    In Memphis, Tennnesse, Martin Luther King, is shot at the age of 39,on the balcony his hotel room.
    MKL Picture
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.

    President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
    The Civil Rights Movement And The Second Reconstruction, 1945—1968
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • Richard Nixon, the fomer Vice President of Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the 37th President.

    Richard Nixon, the fomer Vice President of Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the 37th President.
    Nixon Library
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • With the rising Gay and Lesbian Movements, the Stonewall Inn riots in New York City caused a beginning liberation for the movement.

    With the rising Gay and Lesbian Movements, the Stonewall Inn riots in New York City caused a beginning liberation for the movement.
    Picture
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • President Nixon orders the invasion of Cambodia, pushing toward Viet Cong bases.

    President Nixon orders the invasion of Cambodia, pushing toward Viet Cong bases.
    PictureKennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • In Griggs v. Duke Power Co. had disspelled any exclusion from any minority or women from obtaining a certain job. Nixon and the Courts provided better opportunity for employment.(Chief Justice Warren Burger)

    In Griggs v. Duke Power Co. had disspelled any exclusion from any minority or women from obtaining a certain job. Nixon and the Courts provided better opportunity for employment.(Chief Justice Warren Burger)
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • The Supreme Court, in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education,allowed the intergration of public schools.

    The Supreme Court, in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education,allowed the intergration of public schools.
    Document
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • Pentagon Papers were released,containing secrect plans of the Vietnam War by President Nixon's.

    Pentagon Papers were released,containing secrect plans of the Vietnam War by President Nixon's.
    Picture
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • The case of Reed v. Reed proved that discrimination of gender cannot efffect the egiliblity for an estate which associated greatly with the Feminists movement.

    The case of Reed v. Reed proved that discrimination of gender cannot efffect the egiliblity for an estate which associated greatly with the Feminists movement.
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    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • Henry Kissinger signs the Vietnam Cease Fire. All fighting is withheld in the war.

    Henry Kissinger signs the Vietnam Cease Fire. All fighting is withheld in the war.
    PictureKennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • The U.S. Military evacuates from South Vietnam, bring an end to the Vietnam War.

    The U.S. Military evacuates from South Vietnam, bring an end to the Vietnam War.
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    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • President Nixon upheld for impeachment for the Watergate Scandal, decides to announce his resiginaton instead.

    President Nixon upheld for impeachment for the Watergate Scandal, decides to announce his resiginaton instead.
    Picture
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006

  • Following President Nixon's resignation, 40th Vice President, Gerald R.Ford becomes the 38th President.

    Following President Nixon's resignation, 40th Vice President, Gerald R.Ford becomes the 38th President.
    Gerald R. Ford
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006