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Rosa Parks arrested
On this day the history was made of black woman Rosa Parks who refuses to give up her seat to black man and is later arrested. This event is still brought up to this day in history. -
Highway Interstate
Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the highway act of 1956 which creates the interstates of highway, this is known as one of the biggest projects in American history definitely leaving a huge impact every single day since then. -
First Nuclear Power Plant
On this day the first nuclear power plant begins operating supplying electricity to Pittsburgh from shippingport, Pennsylvania. Was Americas first full scale nuclear power plant. -
U-2 shot down
The US U-2 spy plane was shot down by soviet air defense forces while it was preforming photographic aerial deep into soviet territory. -
First US combat death
American serviceman dies in Vietnam this was the first ever combat death reported at the time. Most Americans consider this the beginning of the Vietnam war. -
Americas longest war
After the first combat man died that war was known as the longest war in American history. -
Withdraw troops
During this time the House and the Senate vote to withdraw all troops in Vietnam by end year. -
End.
The North Vietnamese take Saigon, the war in Vietnam ends.