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Africans brought in as slaves were not protected by the Constitution
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Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth in Ford Theatre, shortly after the end of the Civil War
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McCarthy had a list of suspected communists , where he convicted many and found very very few "possible" suspects.
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The supreme court ruled that seperate but equal schools were actually not so equal
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Ruled that if a defendant cannot afford a lawyer one will be appointed to him by the court
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a social insurance program for those who need health insurance over the age of 65 and for young disabled people.
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Provides health care for low income families, and those who cant afford it.
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Republicans broke into the democratic national convention in hopes of finding information to better their chances at winning the next election.
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Bill Clinton was impeached by the house of represenatives on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. He was aquitted by the Senate
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The world trade center was hit by two airplanes in a terrorist attack designed by Osama Bin Laden