-
Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. Martin Luther King Jr. started his campaign for equality by leading a boycott against the bus system. -
the United States expands through Hawaii and Alaska gaining Statehood -
John F Kennedy was elected as the 35th president of the United States. -
On November 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated John F Kennedy, and Lyndon Johnson was immediately sworn into office. -
Lyndon B Johnson was re-elected for president. -
Martian Luther King was assassinated on April 4, 1964, leaving the country stunned.
-
Richard Nixon was elected for President, making him the 37th President.
-
Richard Nixon is re elected but resigns just a few years later in 1974.
-
The Equal Rights amendment was passed on March 22 1972, stating that civil rights may not be denied on account of someone's gender. -
The Vietnam War began after the French were vacated, and Vietnam was split between communism and the pro-west south. For 20 years, they were at war. Americans intervened in 1973.