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The United States and 11 other nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty, creating NATO, a military alliance with the purpose of countering communism.
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The Republican party nominated Dwight Eisenhower better known as "IKE." He was elected over his democratic nominee, Stevenson, because of his military backround as a general. He was the only other president besides George Washington to be elected for his military prestige. text
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The Brown v. Board of Education case in May of 1954 was said to be one of the most important supreme court decision of the 20th century. In a nutshell, the case concluded the segregation in public schools to be a violation of the fourteenth amendment. It didn't fully desegragate schools in the United States but what was signifigant was congress being on the side of desegregation and full educational equality. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html
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Congress approves the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, authorizing the President to repel attacks against US forces and to prevent further aggression in the area. The Resolution provides President Johnson with a blank check to take whatever action he deems appropriate in South Vietnam. It is the only congressional action, to authorize American actions during the war. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_diplomatic_history
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A very threatening pact was formed across the sea. Americans felt a foreshadow of a cold war. The Warsaw Pact was a mutual defense treaty between eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_diplomatic_history
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Known by congress as the "first lady of civil rights," Rosa Parks stood up for her natural rights and faught discrimination. Starting when she peacefully refused to give up her seat on a public transit bus in Montgomery, Alabama. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a result from Rosa Parks' arrest. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html
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The Eisenhower Doctrine gives the president authority to enact a necessity to assist nations requesting help against armed communist power. link
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The, "Little Rock Nine" was a group of African-American teenagers who were racially segregated from an all-white highschool. The govener of Arkansas ordered the national guard to block the nine black students from entering the central high school. Eisenhower sent federal troops on behalf of the students to protect their passage to school. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmheroes1.html
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The Space Race was from the mid 20th century to end of the 20th century. It was a competition between the Soviet Union and the United States regarding space exploration. America was the first to land on the moon in 1969!
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was formed in response to the launching of sputnik. It was a space exploration unit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_diplomatic_history
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The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Earl Warren on January 20th, 1961. The plans that day were thought to be cancleed because of stormy weather conditions. JFK flew out with IKE to the nations capital to be sworn in as the 35th president of the United States of America. text
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America breaks diplomatic relations as Castro aligns with Soviet Union.
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The first US helicopters arrive in Vietnam, carrying 400 soldiers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_diplomatic_history
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James Meredith was the first ever African-American to enroll in University of Mississippi. His acceptance caused angry riots which were propelled by the states governor, Ross Barret. Kenedy sent 5,000 troops to shut down the mobs. Meredith graduated in 1963. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0930434.html
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On October 22, 1962, Americans discovered missiles in Cuba and demanded their removal while imposing a quarentine blockade. Soviet missiles are withdrawn on the condition that America will not invade Cuba.
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Buddhist Monk Quang Duc sets himself on fire in protest against Diem government policies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_diplomatic_history
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A massive crowd of over 200,000 black and whites congregated at the Lincon Momerial on Aug 28th, 1963. It was the largest gathering of people in D.C. and the largest televised.The March on Washington had the "Big Six" civil rights leaders, including MLKj, speak in front of the crowd, only furthering the hatred for prejeduce and discrimination. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/marchonwashington.html
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Birmingham Alabama, Sep 15th, 1963, a bomb explodes in a known civil rights activist church. It was a baptist church explotion on Sixteenth Street that killed four young girls by the names of Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Addie Mae Collins. The deaths of these girls created riots in Birmingham, that lead to the deaths of two more young African-Americans. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html
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U.S. and the Soviet Union agreed not to test nuclear bombs in space, in the atmosphere or underwater. 100 Nations agreed upon testing underground only. Several countries including France and the People's Republic of China disagreed.
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Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, was sworn into the oval office on November the 22nd, 1963. He was born in texas and famous for his, "Great Society." Johnson carried restrained Communist encroachment in Viet Nam. text
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, is considered one of the greatest achievements of the civil rights movement. First proposed by President John F. Kennedy, and was then signed into law by Kennedy’s successor, Lyndon B. Johnson. It later became the Voting Rights Act of 1965. http://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-act
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On Feb. 21, 1965, Malcolm X was shot and killed by assassins identified as Black Muslims. He was about to address the Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem. He was 39, and Malcom X was a radical. He belived in violence against the discrimatores instead of peaceful nogotiations like MLKj. http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/21/feb-21-1965-malcolm-x-is-assassinated-by-black-muslims/
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The US launches Rolling Thunder, in which 100 US Air Force planes and 60 South Vietnamese planes bomb North Vietnam. Rolling Thunder continues on and off from now until 1968. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_diplomatic_history
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The first major US offensive action of the war is taken by 3000 troopsof the 173rd Airborne Division and 800 Australian troops. The Troops were proposed to sweep near north Saigon. The sweep failed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_diplomatic_history
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The famous Civil Rights Act of 1964 spirled into an extension of law known as the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Passed by congress, this act enforced the passing of the fifteenth amendment. It was signed by Lyndon Johnson himself. A quarter of a million blacks registered in the following year, the act had worked. http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=100
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At 6:01 p.m. on April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was hit by a sniper's bullet. He had been standing on the balcony in front of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, when, he was shot. The .30-caliber rifle bullet entered King's right cheek, traveled through his neck, and finally stopped at his shoulder blade. King was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. in the local hospital.
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Richard Nixon was the first president of the United States to resign. Nikon supported the taft-hartley act of 1947. His inaguration as president took place on on January 20th, 1969. Nikon is famous for his secret continuation of bomb drops in north korea and the infamous Watergate Scandle. The Watergate Scandle was an attempt by Nixon and his republican party, to spy on democrates in hotel Watergate. text
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The Watergate scandal occurred as a result of the June 17, 1972 bugging of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in D.C. Nixon and his administration tried to cover it up. The scandal eventually led to the voluntary resignation of Richard Nixon— the only resignation of a U.S. President. link
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Gerald Ford was the 38th president of the United States of America. He served the country from 1974 to 1977. He is the first president to serve as both Vice President and President without being elected by the electoral college. Ford signed the Helsinki Accords and continued the acts of detante from President Nixon. text
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The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were two rounds of talking about international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union—the Cold War superpowers—on the issue of armament control. text
