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The Vietnam War was between Communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The United States, South Vietnam's allie, did not want communism to spread so they sent money and supplies to South Vietnam.
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The Little Rock 9 was a group of nine students who were enrolled at Little Rock Central High School. Though segregation was illegal, Governor Orval Faubus said the students were not allowed to attend school there because they were African American. Later, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to escort the students into the school. -
Explorer I was launched on January 31, 1958. This was the first U.S. space satellite and it was launched by the Army at Cape Canaveral. -
Kennedy is inaugurated as the 35th president. He defeated incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican Party nominee in the 1960 presidential election. -
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered this speech during the march on Washington for jobs and freedom. MLK Jr. was a civil rights activist. he called for racism to end, and civil and economic rights. -
John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, TX. He was in a motorcade at a campaign visit when the incident occurred. He was shot in the neck and head and was rushed toParkland Hospital. He was pronounced dead shortly after. Kennedy was only 46 years old at the time. -
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president because of the assassination of president John F. Kennedy. This makes Lyndon B. Johnson the 36th president of the United States. Johnson served as Kennedy's after Vice President. -
The is a landmark case because it ruled that criminal suspects have to informed of the rights to an attorney and against self-incrimination before police questioning. -
In the 1968 election Richard M. Nixon defeated Hubert Humphrey and became the 37th president of the U.S. Nixon is most known for being the only president resign from office. -
Gerald R. Ford became president after Richard Nixon resigned from office due to his involvement in the Watergate Scandal.