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Dwight D. Eisenhower President
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Beginning of Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted about a year and was a time in which African Americans refused to ride on the Montgomery public bus system to protest segregated seating after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man, and was arrested. -
Sputnik launched
Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. This intensified the space race and spurred on the US even more against the USSR. -
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John F. Kennedy President
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Bay of Pigs invasion
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed invasion of Cuba by the US, made up of Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro's regime. The US hoped to get rid of the communism in Cuba. The support for Castro was underestimated by the invasion force, and they were met with the full force of Castro's army, and the Bay of Pigs invasion failed. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a conflict between the US and USSR following the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba by the United States. The Soviet Union saw this invasion as an invitation to violence, and shipped missiles to Cuba. The conflict was resolved when the US agreed to not invade Cuba again and remove missiles in Turkey, and the Soviet Union shipped back the missiles. -
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Lyndon B. Johnson President
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JFK Assassinated
JFK was assassinated while riding through Dealey Plaza on a presidential motorcade. We was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald from a nearby building. Kennedy died about 30 minutes after the shooting, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson became the next president. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was one of the most influential civil rights act of all time. It banned discrimination on basis of race, color, religion, or sex in areas such as promoting, hiring, and firing. This Act opened many doors for advancement and equality. -
Handheld Calculator invented
The world's first handheld calculator was introduced in 1967 by a team at Texas Instruments. It was invented mainly by Jack Kilby and Edith Clarke. -
MLK Assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr., the leader of the civil rights movement, was assassinated at Lorraine Hotel in Tennessee on April 4, 1968. He was assassinated by James Earl Ray, and his death sparked riots and upheaval across the country. -
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Richard Nixon President
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Moon Landing
On July 20, 1969, United States astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first two people to land on the surface of the moon. This was the culmination of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union, and marked a momentous occasion in US history. -
Watergate
On June 17, 1972 a group of men broke into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel and stole some documents. It was discovered this break-in was linked to the White House, which it tried to cover up. This scandal and the fact President Nixon refused to show presidential tapes led to his reassignment from office before he was even impeached. -
Roe v. Wade
This Supreme Court case ruled that pregnant woman should have the right to choose whether or not to have an abortion with very limited governmental influence and restrictions.