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