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Segregation Has Left the Chat pt 2
The Supreme Court orders that all public schools be integrated immediately. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks, an African American seamstress, refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. This prompted a series of boycotts that led to the declaration that bus segregation laws were unconstitutional. -
Hello? Hello?
The first transatlantic phone cable is put into operation. -
Aye Jimmy
The FBI arrests labor-leader Jimmy Hoffa through a bribery charge. -
Voting Rights
U.S. Congress approves the first civil rights bill since Reconstruction ended, providing the additional protection of voting rights. -
Explore that Universe
Explorer I is launched by the US Army at Cape Canaveral. -
Alaska Enter
Alaska is admitted as the 49th state in the USA. -
Castro has Entered the Chat
The US recognizes the new Cuban government under rebel-leader Fidel Castro. -
Hawaii Enters
Hawaii enters the USA as the 50th state. -
Tiros
The first weather satellite, Tiros I, is launched by the United States. -
Gary Powers
A United States U-2 recon plane is shot done by Soviet forces, leading to the capture of U.S. pilot Gary Powers and the cancellation of the Paris summit conference -
Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crises begins in response to the Soviet Union building offensive missiles in Cuba when President John F. Kennedy orders a naval and air blockade of military equipment to the island. -
20th Parallel
President Lyndon B. Johnson orders the continuous bombing of North Vietnam south of the 20th parallel. -
MLK is Assassinated
Martin Luther King is assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee while standing on a motel balcony. -
Finally, We Have Youtube
The Internet is invented by the U.S Department of Defense. -
Earth Day
The first Earth Day is celebrated by millions of Americans participating in anti-pollution demonstrations. -
Watergate
Watergate begins when four men are arrested after breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate office building in Washington, D.C.. -
The Arab Oil Embargo
Oil from Arab nations is banned from entering
the US after the start of the Arab-Israeli war. -
Resignation
President Richard M. Nixon resigns presidency after admitting to his role in Watergate. -
My Mom was Born
Christy M. Lamb was born!!!!!!!! -
SV Surrenders
South Vietnam is overtaken by communist forces.