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Franklin D. Roosevelt Dies
Franklin D. Roosevelt served as the 32nd president of the United States and served from 1933 until he died in 1945. He died from a hemorrage. -
The Nuremburg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials were a chain of trials that followed in post-World War II Germany to offer a platform for fairness against suspected Nazi war criminals. The first shot to penalize the criminals was directed by the International Military Tribunal in the German city of Nuremberg, beginning on 10-18-1945. 24 major Nazi war criminals were on trial, including Hermann Goering, Martin Bormann, Julius Streicher, and Albert Speer. Of the 22 that were ultimately tried, 12 were penalized to death. -
Winston Churchill Gives His "Iron Curtain" Speech
linkOn March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill spoke at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. This speech, regularly called the "Iron Curtain" speech but legitimately called "The Sinews of Peace," defined the split of Europe into democratic and Communist spheres. -
Gandhi Assassinated
linkGhandi was the leader of Indian natonalism. He was shot 3 times and was standing on the steps of a building before a prayer meeting. 5 attempts were made to assassinate Ghandi before he was actually killed. -
Berlin Blockade
linkThe Soviets blocked all access to the places in Berlin that were under allied control. The goal for the Soviets was to give Berlin all the suppiles they needed and have complete control over the city. -
The Start of the Korean War
The communists of North Korea invaded South Korea. President Truman sent all US forces to help South Korea. To end this, the United States and North Korea signed a cease-fire and ended the war. Korean War In Color Documentary -
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Dwight D. Eisenhower inaugurated as President
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th US President and was President for 8 years. He ran agaist Adali Stevenson and won by a landslide. Eisenhower was also the oldest man to be elected as President since Jasmes Buchanan, at the age of 62. -
Rosa Parks Refuses To GIve Up Her Bus Seat
linkRosa Parks paid her buf fare and took a seat in the colored section. When the white section got crowded the bus driver told her to give up her seat for the white people, the bus driver called the police and she was arrested. -
NASA Founded
NASA, or The National Aeronautics Space Administration, was founded on July 29th, 1958. The founders were Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard NIxon, Wernher von Braun and Jonh F. Kennedy. Dwight D. Eisenhower was president at the time. -
US U-2 Spy Plane shot down over Russia
When America sent pilot Francis Powers in a special U-2 spy plane over Russian territory, the mission was meant to be completely covert and Francis was to commit suicuide to evade capture if shot down. -
John F. Kennedy elected president
linkJohn F. Kennedy was the youngest man ever to be elected president of the United States, narrowly beating Republican Vice President Richard Nixon. He was also the first Catholic to become president. The campaign was fought hard and bitter. It was the first time, presidential candidates engaged in televised debates. -
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John F. Kennedy Elected to death
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Soviets launched First Man in Space
On April 12, 1961 on board Vostok 1, Yuri Gagarin made history when he became both the first person in the world to go into space and the first person to circle the earth. -
JFK's Man On The Moon Speech
President John F. Kennedy conveyed this speech, "Special Message to the Congress on Urgent National Needs," on May 25, 1961 before a mutual session of Congress. In this speech, JFK specified that the United States should set “landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth” as a goal by the end of the decade. Speech -
Beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviets had nuclear weapons in Cuba pointed towards the US. Tensions between the US and the Soviets had been increasing since the Bay of Pigs INvasion, a plan to overthrow the Cuban government.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Makes His "I Have a Dream" Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. conveyed a speech called the “I Have A Dream.” Speech on August 28, 1963, he called it the end to racism in the United States. It was conveyed to over 250,000 civil rights supports from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March On Washington, the speech was a essential moment of the American Civil Rights Movement. -
John F. Kennedy is Assassinated
AssassinationShortly after noon{November 22, 1963}, President Kennedy was assasinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealy Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. On Monday, November 25, 1963 President Kennedy was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Law ending discrimination againt people based on thier sex, religion, skin color, religion or natural orgin. It also ended voter registration requirements, and segregation in public schools. -
Malcom X Assassination
Malcom X was assasinated on Feburuary 21st, 1965. He was killed by 21 gunshot wounds. He was shot in the chest, shoulder, arms and legs. Movie version -
Assasination of Martin L. K.
He was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on Thursday April 4, 1968, he was 39 years old. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, and he was pronounced dead at 7:05pm that evening. James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary, was arrested on June 8, 1968 in London at Heathrow Airport, extradited to the United States, and charged with the crime. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. -
First Man to walk on the moon
For a long time, man had looked to the heavens and dreamed of walking on the moon. In 1969, Neil Armstrong became the very first to accomplish that dream, followed only minutes later by Buzz Aldrin. video
