1955-1975 Timeline

By Preslea.wilson

  • 1st Summit Conference

    1st Summit Conference between Soviet and American leaders in Geneva, Switzerland.

  • Minimum Wage Act

    Eisenhower raises minimum wage from $0.75 to $1.00.

  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks gets arrested for standing up for herself in Montgomery, Alabama.

  • Eisenhower Re-Elected

    Eisenhower gets re-elected as President.

  • Sputnik

    The Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the first man-made satellite.

  • First Satellite

    The US launches the first satellite named Explorer 1 entering them into the Space Race.

  • Lunch Counter Sit-Ins

    Protests in Charlotte, North Carolina called the Lunch Counter Sit-Ins.

  • American Spy Plane Shot Down by Soviets

    American U-2 spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Union.

  • JFK is President

    John F. Kennedy was elected President beating Richard Nixon.

  • Bay of Pigs

  • Start of the Vietnam War

    1st US combat death in Vietnam marking the beginning of the Vietnam War.

  • JFK Assassinated

    John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

  • Lyndon B. Johnson is President

    Johnson wins the presidential election.

  • Troops Requested

    More troops requested in Vietnam.

  • End the War

    Johnson looks to end the war in Vietnam.

  • No Re-election

    Johnson doesn't want to be re-elected.

  • MLK Jr. Assassinated

    Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.

  • Longest War in History

    Vietnam War becomes the longest war in American History.

  • Nixon Elected President

    Richard Nixon is elected president.

  • Nixon promises Withdrawal

    Richard Nixon promises the American people withdrawal of troops from Vietnam.

  • 26th Amendment ratified

    The 26th amendment was ratified.

  • Nixon Re-Elected

    Richard Nixon re-elected.

  • Nixon Resigns

    Richard Nixon resigns from office.

  • Saigon Falls

    North Vietnam troops take Saigon, causing the end of the war.