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Dwight D. Eisenhower's Presidency
Birth: October 14, 1890
Death: March 28, 1969 Political Party: Republican
34th president Major Events While in Office:
•End of the Korean War (1953)
•Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
•InterstateHighway System Created (1956)
•Eisenhower ordered Federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to enforce integration (1957)
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The fall of Joseph McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy begins televised Senate hearings into alleged Communist influence in the United States Army. McCarthy was seen has a bully by many Americans. Later this year, the U.S. Congress votes to condemn Senator McCarthy for his conduct during the Army investigation hearings. http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1950.html -
Supreme Court declares "separate but equal" facilities unconstitutional in Brown vs. Board of Education case
Justices of the Warren Court in Brown vs. Board of Education rule that segregation in the public schools is "inherently unequal." This overturnes the 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson case. Desegregation is to go ahead with "all deliberate speed." Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
Emmett Till is killed
Two men in Mississippi lynch a fourteen-year old African American, Emmett Till, for supposedly whistling at a white woman. The two men beat him, shoot him several times, tie him to the fan of a cotton gin, and then dump him in the Tallahatchie River. Despite this coverage and the overwhelming evidence against them, the jury pronounces the murderers not guilty. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 http://www.usm.edu/crdp/html/ -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white person
Rosa Parks, a college-educated black seamstress, makes history in Montgomery, Alabama when she refuses to give up her bus seat for a white person. She was arrested for violated Jim Crow's statutes, sparking the yearlong Montgomery Bus Boycott. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
Interstate Highway Act
Under Ike, the Interstate highway system begins with the signing of the Federal-Aid Highway Act. THis authorized the construction of 42,000 miles of interstate highways linking all the nation's major cities.This would enable quick and efficient travel for business, creating jobs and accelerating the growth of suburbs. http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1950.html Newman, John J., et al. US Histroy, Preparing for the AP Exam. New York: Amsco School Publications, 2010 -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The first Civil Rights Act sincce the Reconstruction days is passed. This sets up a permanent Civil Rights commission to investigate violations of civil rights and and authorizes the federal Justice Department to investigate cases of African Americans being denied voting rights in the South. Unfoprtunately, lack of federal enforcement renders this act a dead letter in Mississippi. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston http://www.usm.edu/crdp/html/cd/cra57.htm -
Initiation of student sit-ins in Greensboro, North Carolina
North Carolinian African American students attempt to desegregate lunch counters in Greensboro, NC. They are denied service, but return the following day with their friends. By the end of the week, hundreds have joined the students in their sit-in movement, and eventually the restuarant agrees to desegregate. The success sparks similar nonviolent throughout the South and lead to the formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. http://www.usm.edu/crdp/html/cd/sit.htm -
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John F. Kennedy's Presidency
Born: May 29, 1917
Assassinated: November 22, 1963 Political Party: Democrat
35th U.S. president Major Events during presidency:
The Peace Corps were created (1961)
Bay of Pigs (1961)
Berlin Wall built (1961)
Alan Shepard became the first American in space (1961)
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) www.facts-about.org.uk/american-president-john-kennedy.htm -
First Freedom Ride begins
A group of black and white student activists from CORE attempts to ride buses from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans, to test the Interstate Commerce Commission's ban on segregated buses and facilities on interstate routes. The activists encounter extreme hostility, surviving a bombing of their bus in Anniston, Alabama and several beatings in Birmingham and Montgomery. http://www.usm.edu/crdp/html/cd/rides.htm -
First U.S manned sub-orbital flight
The first U.S. manned sub-orbital space flight is completed with Alan B. Shepard Jr. inside a capsule launched 116.5 miles above the earth from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Twenty days later, President Kennedy announces his intention to place a man on the moon by the end of the decade. http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1960.htmlFirst U.S -
Operation Chopper
In Operation Chopper, helicopters flown by U.S. Army pilots ferry 1,000 South Vietnamese soldiers to sweep a National Liberation Front stronghold near Saigon. This marks America's first combat missions against the Viet Cong. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/ -
Seattle Century 21 Exposition
The Seattle Century 21 Exposition, the first world's fair held in the United States since World War II, opens under the theme of space exploration. Over 9.6 million visitors would attend the exposition over 184 days in central Seattle, whose monorail still travels inside the city. http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1960.html -
March on Washington
Led by Martin Luther King Jr., more than 200,000 demonstrators take part in a March on Washington D.C. for jobs and freedom. The march is successful in pressuring the Kennedy Administration to initiate a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress. During this event, Martin Luther King delivers his memorable ‘‘I Have a Dream’’ speech. http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_march_on_washington_for_jobs_and_freedom/ -
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Lyndon B. Johnson's Presidency
Born: August 27, 1908
Died: January 22, 1973 Political Party: Democrat
36th US president Major events during presidency:
Vietnam Conflict (1963 - 1969)
Civil Rights Act (1964)
Medicare and Medicaid (1965)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated (1968)
Robert Kennedy assassinated (1968)
Pueblo Incident - Capture of the USS Pueblo, a Navy intelligence ship, by North Korea (1968) http://www.facts-about.org.uk/american-president-lyndon-johnson.htm -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Lyndon Johnson persuades Congress that the agressive act of Vietnam, the Gulf of Tonking incident, is suffieient reason for a military response. The U.S. congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving President Johnson the power to take whatever actions he sees necessary to defend southeast Asia. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/ Newman, John J., et al. US Histroy, Preparing for the AP Exam. New York: Amsco School Publications, 2010 -
Bloody Sunday
On "Bloody Sunday," about 600 civil rights marchers head east out of Selma. They get only to the Edmund Pettus Bridge six blocks away, where state and local lawmen attack them with clubs and tear gas and drive them back into Selma. Two days later Martin Luther King, Jr., leads a "symbolic" march to the bridge. http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/al4.htm -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Exactly 100 years after the end of the Civil War, the Voting Rights Act passes, outlawing literacy tests to voters and sending federal voter registrars into several states. This gives African Americans much more power that they begin to weild without fear of reprisals. Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 -
Operation Crimp
U.S. forces launch the largest American Operation of the War, Operation Crimp, deploying nearly 8,000 troops. The goal of the campaign is to capture the Vietcong's headquarters of the Saigon area, which is believed to be located in the district of Chu Chi. Even though the area in Chu Chi is thoroughly patrolled, American forces are not able to locate any significant Vietcong base. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/index1.html -
Black Panther Party is founded
In October 1966, Huey Newton and Bobby Seale form the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in Oakland, CA. Black ghetto members of Oakland and San Francisco arm themselves with guns, cameras, and law books and set out to defend residents of the black community from police harassment, brutality, and murder. The group, however, slowly shifts from defensive to offensive. http://www.usm.edu/crdp/html/cd/panther.htm Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton -
National Historic Preservation Act
The National Historic Preservation Act is made law by LBJ. It expanded the National Register of Historic Places to include historic sites of regional, state, and local significance. http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1960.html -
Tet offensive
On the Tet Holiday, the Vietnamese Lunar New year, The Vietcong launch an all-out surprise attack on almost every American Base in South Vietnam. The attack takes a fearful toll on the cities, but U.S. forces counteract, recover most of their territory and inflict much heavier damages on the Vietcong. Unfortunately, for Americans, losing over 2500 men, this is a major blow for public support. Newman, John J., et al. US Histroy, Preparing for the AP Exam. New York: Amsco School Publications,2010 -
Peace Talks between U.S., South Vietnam, and North Vietnam begin in Paris
Following a long period of debate, North Vietnamese and American negotiators agree on a location and start date of peace talks. W. Averell Harriman represents the United States, and former Foreign Minister Xuan Thuy represents the North Vietnamese delegation. Unfortunately, they are quickly deadlocked over minor issues, and the war continues. http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/vietnam/timeline.htm Newman, John J., et al. US Histroy, Preparing for the AP Exam. New York: Amsco School Publica -
Assassination of Robert Kennedy
Presidential candidate and brother of JFK, the Democratic Senator from New York, Robert F. Kennedy, is shot at a campaign victory celebration in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan, a Jordanian, after primary victories, and dies one day later. http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1960.html -
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Richard Nixon's Presidency
Born:January 9, 1913
Died:April 22, 1994 Political Party: Republican
37th president Major Events during his presidency:
1969 - Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon
1970 - Environmental Protection Agency created
1971 - Twenty-Sixth Amendment ratified giving 18-year-olds the right to vote
1972 - SALT Agreement
1972 - Nixon visits China
Vietnam War ends with US pulling out in 1973
Watergate Scandal breaks in 1973 http://www.facts-about.org.uk/american-president-richard-nixo -
Invention fo the Internet
The Internet is invented by the Advanced Research Projects Agency at the U.S. Department of Defense. The first operational packet switching network in the world is deployed connecting the IMP at UCLA and the Stanford Research Institute. By December 5, it includes the entire four node system, with the UCSB and the University of Utah. www.amsterdamnews.com -
Watergate Crisis begins
The Watergate crisis begins when four men are arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate office building in Washington, D.C. http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1970.html -
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Gerald R. Ford's Presidency
Born: July 14, 1913
Died: December 26, 2006 Party: Republican
38th US president Major Events during presidency:
1974 - Ford granted disgraced Nixon an unconditional pardon
1974 - Campaign Reform Law
1975-1976 - Communist victory in Southeast Asia
1975 - Helsinki Agreement http://www.facts-about.org.uk/american-president-gerald-ford.htm -
Ford Assassination Atempt
On the northern grounds of the California State Capitol, Lynette Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, drew a pistol on Ford when he reached to shake her hand in a crowd. She was quickly restrained by Secret Service agent Larry Buendorf and sentenced to life in prison. http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1975?p=4 -
Atomic Bomb tested in Nevada
A nuclear test is preformed at the Nevada Test Site, a remote site buffered for public access by vast, federally-owned land masses that serve as a military gunnery range and a protected wildlife refuge . http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1975?p=4
