1955-1975

By macy prestwood

  • Rosa Parks was Arrested

    Rosa Parks was an American activist in the Civil Rights Movement. She is known for her huge role in the Montgomery bus boycott, for not giving up her seat.

  • Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956

    This act would create the Interstate Highway system.

  • New President

    John F. Kennedy was elected as the 35th President of the United States

  • Bay of Pigs

    Invasion by Cuban exiles who wanted to overthrow Fidel Castro, this attempt was completely financed and directed by the U.S. government.

  • I Have a Dream Speech

    Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this speech to a group of civil rights marchers

  • Assassination of JFK

    He was assassinated in Dallas, TX as he rode through the plaza in a parade.

  • New President

    Lyndon B, Johnson soon became the 36th President of the United States

  • Assassination of MLK Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis Tennessee.

  • New President

    Richard M. Nixon was elected the 37th President of the United States.

  • 26th Amendment

    The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.

  • New President

    Gerald R. Ford took over the presidency when Nixon resigned and became the 38th President of the United States.