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In Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man. She was therefore arrested. -
The Vietnam War was a catastrophic conflict that took place in Vietnam between the years of 1955-1975. This war was between the Communist Northern Vietnam and South Vietnam, also known as the Republic of Vietnam. The U.S. attempted to prevent the spread of communism by joining the forces of South Vietnam, but pulled out of the war in 1973 and suffered many casualties throughout the war. -
This boycott lasted from 1955-1956. It was a conflict in which African Americans refused to ride in the city buses in Montgomery, Alabama. This was to protest segregated seating. -
Eisenhower sends federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce the court ordered desegregation of the city's public schools. The outcome of this event led to nine black students being allowed to attend classes at Little Rock High School. -
In 1961, American astronaut Alan Shepard was the first American to travel into space. -
On April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was assassinated by James Earl Ray. -
Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. He served from 1969-1974. -
Gerald Ford was the 38th president of the United States. He served from 1974-1977.