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Cold War
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Joseph McCarthy- McCarthyism
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Forest gump History project
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First successful organ transplant
the first successful living-related kidney transplant led by Dr. Joseph Murray and Dr. David Hume at Brigham Hospital in Boston: A kidney was transplanted from Ronald Herrick into his identical twin, Richard. Read an exclusive New York Organ Donor Network interview with Dr. Joseph Murray (PDF) about this history-making transplant -
• Emmett Till’s
Emmett Louis Till was an African-American boy who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman. -
Hiv/Aids
While we talk about HIV/AIDS being 25 years old, in actuality it is believed that the syndrome has been around far longer. In 1959, a man residing in Africa died of a mysterious illness. Only decades later, after examining some blood samples taken from that man, was it confirmed that he actually died from complications related to an HIV infection. -
ruber laser
Ruby Laser
In 1960, Theodore Maiman invented the ruby laser considered to be the first successful optical or light laser.
Many historians claim that Theodore Maiman invented the first optical laser, however, there is some controversy that Gordon Gould was the first. -
war protest
Late 1960s and early 1970s anti-Vietnam war protests, social and political background notes and a short discussion of some of the best rock 'n roll music of the times. by James K. Sayre Background sketch: For those of you currently in your teens, your twenties, your thirties or your forties, you are probably too young remember the late 1960s scene. First, try to imagine a world without personal computers, cell phones, Email, the Internet, VCRs, CDs or 24-hour satellite television news. For t -
first james bond movie
The James Bond film series is a British series of spy films based on the fictional character of MI6 agent James Bond, "007", who originally appeared in a series of books by Ian Fleming. It is one of the longest continually-running film series in history, having been in on-going production from 1962 to the present (with a six-year hiatus between 1989 and 1995). In that time Eon Productions has produced 23 films, usually produced at Pinewood Studios. As of March 2013, the series has grossed just o -
First walmart opens in 1962
1962
On July 2, 1962, Sam Walton opened the first Walmart store in Rogers, Ark. -
Assasination of John F. Kennedy
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Founding of Nike
It was first called Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. Name Nike ,came from greek goddess of victory, in year 1978. there headquater is in Washington County, Oregon. -
James Chaney
James Earl "J.E." Chaney, from Meridian, Mississippi, was one of three American civil rights workers who were murdered during Freedom Summer by members of the Ku Klux Klan near Philadelphia, Mississippi. Wikipedia -
Civil Rights Movement
The first March from Selma to Montgomery was held on this day. Also known as "Bloody Sunday" — when 600 marchers, protesting the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson and ongoing exclusion from the electoral process, were attacked by state and local police with billy clubs and tear gas. -
Malcom X
Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist -
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience -
Thurgood Marshall
Died: January 24, 1993, Bethesda Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from October 1967 until October 1991. Marshall was the Court's 96th justice and its first African-American justice. Wikipedia -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States, a position he assumed after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States -
Vietnam War
The end of the war. The U.S. pulls out -
Space race
The Space Race was a mid-to-late 20th century competition between the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (USA) for supremacy in space exploration. Between 1957 and 1975, the Cold War rivalry between the two nations focused on attaining firsts in space exploration, which were seen as necessary for national -
John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE was an English musician, singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a founder member of the Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Wikipedia -
William bradford
William Bradford "Bill" Huie was an American journalist, editor, publisher, television interviewer, screenwriter, lecturer, and novelist -
The Falling of the Berlin Wall/Fall of Communism/ Breakup of Soviet Union
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. -
History of skateboard deck design 1950s to 2011: A brief overview
The 1960s brought with it three significant milestones when it came to deck design. First, commercial manufacturers started producing skateboards such as the Roller Derby Number 10 Skateboard, Zipee's Sidewalk Surfer and the Nash Sidewalk Surfer.
