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Rosa Parks
She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, and her arrest started the Montgomery Bus boycott. She is called "the mother of the civil rights movement." -
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Vietnam War
The conflict between Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The US joined in hopes of stopping the spread of Communism. -
US First Satellite
Explorer 1 marked the beginning of the US space age. Launched in response to the Soviet Sputnik 1, which was a part of the Cold War Space Race. -
Alaska and Hawaii
Alaska territory was purchased for $7 million from Russia and Hawaii was annexed as US territory years prior. In 1959 they became the 49th and 50th states. -
John F Kennedy
JFK, the 35th President, prioritized economic growth. He proposed the Civil Rights Act, established the Peace Corps, and continued the space program. He was assassinated on November 1, 1963. -
Bay of Pigs
The failed invasion of the South coast of Cuba by Cuban Exiles. JFK canceled at last minute the US airstrikes that were supposed to hit. -
Richard Nixon
37th President eased Cold War tensions and ended American involvement in the Vietnam War. He is the only president to resign the office because of the Watergate Scandal. -
Man on the Moon
American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon when he made the journey on Apollo 11. Famous words, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." -
26th Amendment
Gave American citizens 18 years and older the right to vote.