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Dr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.
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korean war
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953)[29][a][31] was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) -
McCarthyism
McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence -
brown v. board of education
In 1954, the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision officially declared segregation in public schools as unconstitutional. -
Emmett Till Murdered (1955):
emmit till murder -
rosa parks
On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks refused to obey bus driver James F. Blake's order that she give up her seat in the colored section to a white passenger, after the white section was filled. -
oakridge established
Oak Ridge High School is a public secondary school in Orlando, Florida, established in 1956. The school has been rated as a D or F institution by the state every year since 200 -
little rock nine
the country was changed forever by the “Crisis at Central High”—one of the first federally ordered integration acts. -
george wallace won for govenor
n 1958, Wallace ran in the Democratic primary for governor. In those days, the Democratic Party was virtually the only party in Alabama, and the party primary was the real contest. This was a political crossroads for Wallace -
vietnam war
The Vietnam War was the prolonged struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify the country of Vietnam under a communist government and the United States (with the aid of the South Vietnamese) attempting to prevent the spread of communism. -
richard nixon/watergate scandal
The Kitchen Debate was a series of impromptu exchanges (through interpreters) between then U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of the American National Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow on July 24, 1959. -
hippie
The hippie subculture began its development as a youth movement in the United States during the early 1960s and then developed around the world. -
cold war
refers to the phase within the Cold War that spanned the period between the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis in late October 1962 -
JFK ASSASSINATED
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, -
electronic fuel injection
Electronic Fuel injection for cars invented -
first mcdonalds opened
The first McDonald's restaurant outside the United States opened in Richmond, British Columbia. -
robert f kennedy assassinated
Robert Francis Kennedy, commonly known as "Bobby" or by his initials RFK, was an American politician from Massachusetts. He served as a Senator for New York from 1965 until his assassination in 1968 -
woodstock
the Woodstock Music & Art Fair—informally, the Woodstock Festival or simply Woodstock—was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music". -
hard rock introduce
The 1970s saw the emergence of hard rock as one of the most prominent sub-genres of rock music. Bands such as Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Nazareth, Black Sabbath and Blue Öyster Cult were highly popular during the first half of the decade. -
civil rights movement
30 January 1972, in Derry is seen by some as a turning point in the movement for civil rights. Fourteen unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers protesting against internment were shot dead by the British army and many were left wounded on the streets. -
lyndon b.johnson
was the 36th President of the United States -
technological advances of the time period
the mid-1970s, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak had invented the Apple I and hobbyists were coming "on line." Today, you and I are communicating via the current iteration of the products of that development. -
the space race
The Space Race had its origins in the missile-based arms race that occurred following World War II, when both the Soviet Union and the United States captured advanced German rocket technology and personnel. -
apple first started making technology
Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics, personal computers, computer software, and commercial servers, and is a digital distributor of media content. Apple's core product lines are the iPhone smart phone, iPad tablet computer, iPod portable media players, and Macintosh computer line. Founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created Apple Computer on April 1, 1976,[1] and incorporated the company on January 3, 1977,[2] in Cupertino -
nba first join aba
On this day in 1976, the National Basketball Association (NBA) merges with its rival, the American Basketball Association (ABA), and takes on the ABA’s four most successful franchises: the Denver Nuggets, the Indiana Pacers, the New York (later New Jersey) Nets and the San Antonio Spurs. -
disco music
Disco is a genre of music that peaked in popularity in the late 1970s, though it has since enjoyed brief resurgences including the present day. -
iran hostage crisis
On November 4, 1979, an angry mob of young Islamic revolutionaries overran the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking more than 60 Americans hostage. -
john lennon murder
John Lennon was an English musician who gained worldwide fame as one of the founder members of The Beatles, for his subsequent solo career, and for his political activism and pacifism. He was shot by Mark David Chapman at the entrance to the building where he lived, The Dakota, in New York City on 8 December 1980 -
reaganomics
"Reaganomics" was the most serious attempt to change the course of U.S. economic policy of any administration since the New Deal. "Only by reducing the growth of government," said Ronald Reagan, "can we increase the growth of the economy." -
assssination attempt of ronald
The attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan occurred on Monday, March 30, 1981, 69 days into his presidency. While leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., -
Hiv/aids dicovered
AIDS was first clinically observed in 1981 in the United States. -
nintendo entertainment system intoduced
starting in 1983 the third generation began with the Japanese release of the Nintendo Family Computer (or "Famicom"; later known as the Nintendo Entertainment System in the rest of the world). -
michael jackson
in 1964, Michael and Marlon joined the Jackson Brothers—a band formed by their father and which included brothers Jackie, Tito, and Jermaine—as backup musicians playing congas and tambourine. -
war protests
In August 1964, North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked two U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin, and President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered the retaliatory bombing of military targets in North Vietnam -
michael jordan first nba game
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first 3d game
The first 3-D video game invented.
Disposable contact lenses invented. -
first nike air maxes
nike Air Max is a line of shoes first released by Nike, Inc. in 1987. -
first four wheeler
1888 and 1893, when his first four-wheeler was introduced along with a model intended for affordability. They also were powered with four-stroke engines of his own design -
falling of the berlin wall
On the night of November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall--the most potent symbol of the Cold War division of Europe--came down. Earlier that day, the communist authorities of the German Democratic Republic had announced the removal of travel restrictions to democratic West Berlin. Thousands of East Germans streamed into the West, and in the course of the night, celebrants on both sides of the wall began to tear it down. -
world first webcam
The world's first "webcam" comes into existence at Cambridge University. The actual camera remained in use for ten years (until 2001). It was invented by James Quentin and Paul Jardetzky. -
cordless phone introduce
In 1994, digital cordless phones in the 900 MHz frequency range were introduced. Digital signals allowed the phones to be more secure and decreased eavesdropping
