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United States Drops Atomic Bomb
United States drops first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6 and the second on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, resulting in a surrender by Japan and killing approx. 226,000 people total. (info please.com) -
United States passes Marshal Plan
The Marshal Plan was signed passed by President Truman in order to help provide economic recovery to European countries following WWII. The countries were able to decide what their needs were and the US was able to provide material and financial aid on a broad scale, resulting in their recovery. (info please.com) -
Korean War
The Korean War began when about 75,000 soldiers from North Korean's army poured across the 38th parallel, the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south. By July, American troops had entered the war on South Korea’s behalf. As far as American officials were concerned, it was a war against the forces of international communism itself.
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First Televised Presidential Debate Airs
The debate between presidential candidates Kennedy and Nixon is broadcast nationally on all TV networks (only three networks exist in 1960), and on network radio, about 70 million people are listening or watching. This is the start of political campaigning becoming a new ballgame, and image can beat substance. (pbs.org) -
Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream Speech
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/mlk01.asp
This iconic speech addressed the need for equality in jobs and freedom of not only African Americans, but for all people in America. This is a document and speech we still look at for words of unity, encouragement, and change we hope to still one day see. -
Kennedy Is Assassinated
President John F. Kennedy is shot and killed in Dallas, TX, resulting in Lyndon Johnson taking on presidency. -
Civil Rights Act
President Johnson signed the Civil Rights act that ended Jim Crow Laws and the segregation among African Americans and white Americans in the US. It is now illegal to discriminate against race, religion, sex, color, and national origin. (infoplease.com) -
Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins are the first people to land and walk on the moon leading to new explorations and further advancements in astronomy and science. (pbs.org) -
Equal Rights Amendment
Women fought for their rights and gender roles, while Congress had a hard time approving the Equal Rights Amendment, it was finally apart of the constitution in 1972 reading, “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” (history.com) -
Roe vs. Wade
The Supreme Court made a landmark decision to legalize abortion in first trimester of pregnancy. This is protected by the privacy rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and is a another step towards women rights and the power of choice. (history.com) -
President Nixon Resigns
Judiciary committee recommended Nixon be impeached due to obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of Congress pertaining to Watergate. The next month he resigns from office and Gerald Ford succeeds him. -
U.S. and China
U.S. establishes diplomatic ties with China for the first time since Communist takeover in 1949. This resulted in agreements on various topics including academic exchanges, cooperation in the fields of space technology, high-energy physics, and science and technology policy. (history.state.gov) -
Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space
Sally Ride is a significant figure in American history due to her contribution in science through children’s books, middle school education projects and her position in the President’s Committee of Advisors for Science. Ride has also been inducted in the National Women’s Hall of Fame and has won numerous awards for her dedicated to education and science. (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/ride-sk.html) -
Hole in the Ozone was discovered
Scientific study concludes that the ozone levels had dropped 10% than normal. (http://www.theozonehole.com/) -
Operation Desert Storm
This was an operation during the Gulf War where the United States was defending Kuwait from Iraq. (http://www.ushistory.org/us/60a.asp) -
Bill Clinton is impeached
Bill Clinton was the second president to be impeached by congress due to perjury, obstruction of justice, witness-tampering, and abuse of power. He was the first sitting president ever to testify before a grand jury investigating his conduct. (http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/impeachments/clinton.htm) -
September 11th 2001
9/11 terrorist attacks are made on U.S. soil since the War of 1812.
America endures its first terrorist attack from members of Al-Qaeda that resulted in many lived being lost from planes crashing into the world trade towers and other locations. -
Gulf War II
America invades Afghanistan, takes over terrorists and strives to stop the Taliban. (https://www.ambrosevideo.com/screening-room/59-21TP) -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina destroys New Orleans and leaves many people without shelter, food and electricity. (https://www.ambrosevideo.com/screening-room/59-21TP) -
Illegal Immigration hits 11 million in the United States
Illegal immigrants from Mexico and Latin America has reached to 11 million, creating a new political tension in regard to immigration. (https://www.ambrosevideo.com/screening-room/59-21TP) -
Barrack Obama becomes president
The first black president is elected into office and will later serve two consecutive terms.
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Supreme Court allows same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage becomes recognized federally in the United States.
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Donald Trump becomes president
Donald Trump becomes president, breaking the Democratic chain of presidents.
(https://www.ambrosevideo.com/screening-room/59-21TP)
