APUSH Period 8 By rylancoov 1945 Formation of the United Nations Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953 Korean War 1954 Brown v. Board of Education 1961 Bay of Pigs 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis 1963 JFK Assasinated 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Period: 1965 to 1973 Vietnam War (US troops begin directly fighting) 1968 MLK Assasinated Period: 1979 to 1981 Iran Hostage Crisis