1962-Present

By ryansliv12

  • In Engel v. Vitale, it was decided that prayer would no longer be allowed in school.

    In Engel v. Vitale, it was decided that prayer would no longer be allowed in school.

  • President John F. Kennedy is assasinated while in Dallas, Texas.

  • The Civil Rights Movement produces the Civil Rights Act, and it becomes a law.

  • Civil Rights Activist, Martin Luther King, Jr., is assasinated in Memphis Tennessee

  • U.S. involvment in the Vietnam war comes to an end.

  • Ronald Reagan is elected and begins the new conservative era.

  • Teach for America is formed.

  • Terrorists of Al-Qaeda crash hijacked planes into the twin towers in New York City.

  • The "great recession" begins in America.

  • Barack Obama wins the election and becomes the first African-American President.

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