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In a 9-0 vote, the Supreme Court declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. Brown Vs Board of Education forced schools to integrate whites and non-whites and overall got rid of lawful segregation in public schools. -
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white male on a segregated bus and as a result, is arrested. The arrest stirs up protests across the nation among civil rights activists. -
Explorer 1 was the first U.S. satellite to be launched into space. During its mission, the satellite discovered the Van Allen radiation belt, a magnetic field that protects the earth from radiation. -
On August 21, 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state, completing the United States of America -
The sit-ins, which spread rapidly across the South, started with four black men who sat at a whites-only lunch counter, refusing to leave unless they were served. Desegregation eventually took place in Greensboro, encouraging others across the country to stage similar sit-ins. -
Lee Harvey Oswald shot President Kennedy from a building overlooking the motorcade in Dallas TX. Jack Ruby ends up killing Oswald while he is being transported to prison -
The Civil Rights Act fo 1964 became effective with Johnson's signature. It prohibited segregation in public settings and made it illegal to discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, and religious views. -
Nixon told Asian allies that America was going to support them with economic and military aid rather than ground troops. The Nixon Doctrine, as the president’s statement came to be known, clearly indicated his determination to “Vietnamize” the Vietnam War. -
Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 38th president of the United States, after the resignation of Richard Nixon.