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1955-1975

  • MLK bus boycott

    MLK bus boycott
    Sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks on 1 December 1955, the Montgomery bus boycott was a 13-month mass protest that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional.
  • Dwight Eisenhower reelected

    Dwight Eisenhower reelected
    Dwight Eisenhower reelected.
  • Hawaii and Alaska

    Hawaii and Alaska
    Hawaii and Alaska added to the United States.
  • U.S. sends military advisors to Vietnam

    U.S. sends military advisors to Vietnam
    U.S. sends military advisors to Vietnam.
  • The Trade Expansion Act

    The Trade Expansion Act
    Permits the President to impose tariffs based on a recommendation by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
  • JFK assassination

    JFK assassination
    John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. CST in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza.
  • Lyndon B. Johnson

    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • The 14th Amendment

    The 14th Amendment
    All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
  • The Voting Rights Act

    The Voting Rights Act
    Prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
  • MLK’s assassination

    MLK’s assassination
    Fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel.
  • Richard Nixon

    Richard Nixon
    Richard Nixon.
  • 26th Amendment

    26th Amendment
    Bars the states and the federal government from setting a voting age higher than eighteen.
  • The Equal Rights Amendment

    The Equal Rights Amendment
    Designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex.
  • Richard Nixon reelected

    Richard Nixon reelected
    Richard Nixon reelected.
  • The U.S withdraws from Vietnam

    The U.S withdraws from Vietnam
    The U.S withdraws from Vietnam.
  • Richard Nixon resigns

    Richard Nixon resigns
    Richard Nixon resigns.