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James Dean is killed in a highway accident
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Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956
An act to amend and supplement the Federal Aid Road Act approved July 11, 1916, to authorize appropriations for continuing the construction of highways; to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide additional revenue from taxes on motor fuel, tires, and trucks and buses; and for other purposes. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
An act to provide means of further securing and protecting the civil rights of persons within the jurisdiction of the United States. -
National Defense Education Act
An Act to strengthen the national defense and to encourage and assist in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical national needs and for other purposes. -
Cuban Revolution
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New Tax Rate
Eisenhower recommends continuation of a 52 percent tax rate on corporate profits. -
Alaska and Hawaii Become States
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Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
An act to provide for the reporting and disclosure of certain financial transactions and administrative practices of labor organizations and employers, to prevent abuses in the administration of trusteeships by labor organizations, to provide standards with respect to the election of officers of labor organizations, and for other purposes. -
Get America Moving Again
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Civil Rights Act of 1960
An act to enforce constitutional rights, and for other purposes. -
President Kennedy Assassination
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Tax Proposal
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States of America to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes. -
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
An Act to mobilize the human and financial resources of the Nation to combat poverty in the United States. -
U.S. in Vietnam War
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
An act to enforce the fifteenth amendment of the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes. -
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 also known as the Hart–Celler Act, is a federal law passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The law abolished the National Origins Formula, which had been the basis of U.S. immigration policy since the 1920s. -
Higher Education Act of 1965
An Act to strengthen the educational resources of our colleges and universities and to provide financial assistance for students in post-secondary and higher education. -
MLKJ Assassination
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Civil Rights Act of 1968
An Act to prescribe penalties for certain acts of violence or intimidation, and for other purposes. -
Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Allowing 18 years old to vote. -
Nixon Visits China
President Richard Nixon visits China, an important step in formally normalizing relations between the United States and China. This helped open trade for the economy. -
Apollo 17
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Microsoft
Bill Gates founded Microsoft, which in time dominated the home computer operating system market.