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Rosa Parks refuses to leave her seat
After refusing to leave her seat so that a white person may have it, Rosa Parks is arrested -
The "Little Rock Nine"
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus calls the National Guard to keep nine black students from enrolling in Little Rock Central High School -
Launch of Explorer 1
The U.S. launches its first successful satellite into space, named Explorer 1 -
Bay of Pigs invasion
The U.S. invades Cuba with the intention to over throw Fidel Castro, but fails after two days -
John Glenn orbits the Earth
As a part of Project Mercury, John Glenn is launched into space and becomes the first American to orbit Earth -
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
After the discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba, the U.S. blockades the country, and a stalemate ensues between the worlds two biggest nuclear superpowers. After nearly erupting into nuclear war, the crisis ends with an agreement that would keep nuclear missiles out from Cuba and Turkey -
U.S. Marines arrive in Vietnam
3,500 U.S. Marines are deployed as the first American troops in Vietnam -
Man walks on the Moon
Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to set foot on the Earths moon, winning the Space Race -
President Nixon resigns
With impeachment imminent due to the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon resigns as U.S. President