1955-1975

By campbell24
  • Polio Vaccine

    Polio Vaccine

    The first development of the Polio Vaccine was created and used by Dr. Jonas Salk.
  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks, a black women living in Alabama, refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man and was arrested. This small act fueled a movement that would change racial stigma in America forever.
  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs

    This was a failed invasion where the U.S. attempted to infiltrate Cuba.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    This was a near month of tension between the United States and Cuba, where the threat of a nuclear war with Cuba was a huge concern.
  • JFK Assassinated

    JFK Assassinated

    the 35th President John F. Kennedy was assassinated during a parade in Dallas, Texas.
  • Voting Rights Act

    Voting Rights Act

    This act was passed in 1965, and allowed all U.S. citizens to vote without racial discrimination.
  • MLK Assassinated

    MLK Assassinated

    MLK was shot and killed by James Earl Ray while standing on a balcony in Memphis, TN.
  • End of the Vietnam War

    End of the Vietnam War

    After discussing with other world leaders, the U.S. was able to withdraw from the war, allowing thousands of prisoners to come home, and ending the Vietnam War.