1955 – 1975

By laneybleblanc

  • Polio Vaccine

    A working vaccine for Polio is announced.

  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus.

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Martin luther King led a boycott of public busses following Rosa Parks' arrest.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1957

    Ensuring that all Americans could vote.

  • Sputnik 1 Launched

    Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1.

  • Explorer 1 Launched

    United States launches Explorer 1.

  • Alaska and Hawaii

    Alaska and Hawaii become US States.

  • Moon Landing

    America sends Apollo 11 to the moon.

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