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Dwight D. Eisenhower is the 34th President of the United States.
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The Supreme Court issued an ambiguous order that ordered that school districts desegregate "with all deliberate speed."
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The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that "separate but equal" violated the Interstate Commerce Clause of the Constitution.
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Two white men murdered Emmet Till because he allegedly whistled at a white woman. The two men were not found guilty even though damning evidence was available.
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Under the leadership of civil rights workers and local ministers, the Black Population of Montgomery boycotted the city's public transport. until the Supreme Court ordered the integration of public transport.
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Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to another man, and she was arrested.
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The act signaled that pressure was mounting on Americans to change and the act achieved gains such as a department that was charged with investigating claims of racial discrimination.
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The United States of America admitted Alaska as the 49th state in January and Hawaii later in August as the 50th state.
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African Americans began sitting at segregated counters in defiance and refused to leave until they were served.
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John F. Kennedy is the 35th President of the United States
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James Meredith became the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi.
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The United States saw missiles being built in Cuba, and Kennedy ordered for a naval blockade around Cuba. Tensions between the Soviet Union and the US grew. Then the US and the Soviet Union came to an agreement and deescalated the situation.
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Civil Rights leaders organized a march in Washington D.C. that called for civil rights legislation, and other acts that prevented discrimination against black people. There, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
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John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza.
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Lyndon B. Johnson is the 36th President of the United States
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Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which is considered to be one of the most important civil rights legislation. This act banned segregation in public accommodations and banned discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, and national or religious origin.
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Congress passed the act to grant President Johnson the authority to deploy American troops to defend South Vietnam because the USS Maddox reported firing from North Vietnamese ships.
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This act abolished voting discrimination at all levels of government.
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President Lyndon b. Johnson signed the act to allow Cuban refugees to become citizens of the US.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis while he was supporting sanitation workers on strike.
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California was the first state to adopt the no-fault divorce law which enabled couples to get a divorce without having to prove that the other was guilty of an offense like cheating. Soon almost every state had no-fault divorce laws.
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Richard Nixon is the 37th President of the United States.
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As part of the Space Program, Neil Armstrong and some other astronauts were sent to be the first human beings on the moon. Neil Armstrong said that his steps marked "one giant leap for mankind."
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The amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
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Five men were arrested inside the offices of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate Complex because they were attempting to install bugging equipment.
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After years of fighting, North and South Vietnam signed the Paris Peace Accords to end the war. However, by 1975, North Vietnam had overwhelmed southern forces and united Vietnam under a communist government.
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The US Supreme Court ruled that a state cannot prevent a woman from having an abortion during the first six months of pregnancy. This ruling caused outrage among many Catholic and conservative people.
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Richard Nixon resigned before the House could vote to impeach him because of the Watergate scandal. He became the first and only American president to resign from office.
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Gerald Ford is the 38th President of the United States
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North Vietnam swiftly took over South Vietnam and united Vietnam into a communist country after the US left Vietnam.