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The Klu Klux Klan was founded in the 1800s by Nathan Forrest on Pulaski, Tennessee.
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Elvis made his first television appearance in the mid 1950s on The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show in New York.
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The Governor, George Wallace, allowed two African American students enroll in the school of the University of Alabama.
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The 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in 1963 while riding through the Dealey Plaza in Dallas Texas
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The Nike foundation was founded in 1964. Nike is a company that specializes in the production of footwear, apparel, and equipment.
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Johnson began the operation rolling thunder, ground troops, and the Tet offensive.
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An United States movement occurred when a small group of peace keepers gained prominence after the bombing or North Vietnam.
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The Black Panther Party was founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale for self defense. The Black Panthers fought for equal socialism in the U.S.
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The brother of JFK and American Senator of the U.S., Robert F. Kennedy, was assassinated in 1968 in Los Angeles, California.
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President Kennedy had the idea to put a man on the moon. Astronaut Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Micheal Collins made their way to the moon.
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Charles Manson was sentenced to death after he was found guilty of murder.
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The Ping Pong Diplomacy was one of the first developing acts to create a U.S.-China relationship.
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The Watergate hotel was the setting where the Watergate scandal occurred in the 1970s.
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President Nixon resigned from his Presidency after the Watergate scandal that he was believed to be a part of.
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The 38th president of the U.S., Gerald Ford, was shot in Sacramento, California.
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Apple Inc. was founded in 1976, an tech company operated in California that sells computer software.
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John Lennon was a singer and musician during the 20th century that was shot and killed in Manhattan, New York.
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The 40th President of the U.S., Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington D.C.
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The Space Shuttle Columbia was the first Shuttle launched into space on a mission for NASA in 1981.
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During the 1980's, scientist found a human virus that causes AIDS due to the lack of T-lymphocytes .
