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Korean war/President Truman, without the approval of Congress, commits American troops to battle
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First hydrogen bomb is detonated by the U.S. on Eniwetok, an atoll in the Marshall Islands
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End of korean war Armistice agreement is signed
Armistice agreement is signed -
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy accuses army officials, members of the media, and other public figures of being Communists during highly publicized hearings
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Explorer I, first American satellite, is launched
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Alaska becomes the 49th state
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Lt. Col. John Glenn becomes first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth
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Marin luther king Jr spech "I Have A Dream"
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President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Ac
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Martin Luther King, Jr., is assassinated in Memphis, Tenn.
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F. Kennedy is assassinated in Los Angeles, Cali
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Jimmy Carter is inaugurated as the 39th president
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President Carter announces that U.S. athletes will not attend Summer Olympics in Moscow unless Soviet Union withdraws from Afghanistan
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U.S. hostages held in Iran are released after 444 days in captivity
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U.S. invades Caribbean island of Grenada after a coup by Marxist faction in the government
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It is the worst accident in the history of the U.S. space program. U.S. bombs military bases in Libya in effort to deter terrorist strikes on American targets
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Bomb explodes in basement garage of World Trade Center, killing 6, injuring 1,000, and causing more than $500 million in damage
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aula Jones, a former Arkansas state employee, files a federal lawsuit against President Clinton for sexual harassment
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U.S. launches missile attacks on targets in Sudan and Afghanistan following terrorist attacks on U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania
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U.S. and Britain launch air strikes against weapons sites in Iraq
