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korean war begins
Armed forces from communist North Korea smash into South Korea, setting off the Korean War. The United States, acting under the auspices of the United Nations, quickly sprang to the defense of South Korea and fought a bloody and frustrating war for the next three years. -
. Joseph McCarthy- McCarthyism
In an attempt to bring attention to himself while up for re-election the senator of Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy, gave a speech claiming he had the names of more than 200 government employees who were card carrying members of the communist party. With the scare of communism being so high in the United States, this claim really got the country up in arms -
Brown vs Board
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which allowed state-sponsored segregation. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (Vietnamese: Chiến tranh Việt Nam) was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 -
Emmit till murder
was an African-American boy who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman. Till was from Chicago, Illinois, visiting his relatives in Money, Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta region, when he spoke to 21-year-old Carolyn Bryant, the married proprietor of a small grocery store there. Several nights later, Bryant's husband Roy and his half-brother J. W. Milam arrived at Till's great-uncle's house where they took Till, transported him to a barn, be -
The "Little rock nine"
in arkansas 9 colored students tried to integrate central high school. the governor used the national guard to prevent the students from entering the high school. mobs of students came to stop the kids and called the kids many names. finally they were allowed to enter after lawyers of the naacp won a district court injunction. -
Space race
It effectively began with the Soviet launch of the Sputnik 1 artificial satellite on 4 October 1957, and concluded with the co-operative Apollo-Soyuz Test Project human spaceflight mission in July 1975 -
Berlin war
The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin.The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, -
Cuban Missile crisis
was a 13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other, in October 1962. It was one of the major confrontations of the Cold War, and is generally regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to turning into a nuclear conflict. -
Asssasination Of kennedy
Kennedy was fatally shot while traveling with his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally's wife Nellie, in a presidential motorcade. -
Malcom X
Malcolm X was a prominent figure during the Civil Rights era. Offering an alternative view to the mainstream Civil Rights movement, Malcolm X advocated for both the establishment of a separate black community (rather than integration) and the use of violence in self defense (rather than non-violence) -
Apple
Founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak effectively created Apple Computer on April 1, 1976, with the release of the Apple -
Martin Luther King Murder
MLK was shot in memphis. the bullet pierced his neck and went all the way to the shoulder blade. his death caused a lot of violence. today MLK is revered as a great man who made great sacrifices for black rights. -
Woodstock
The Woodstock Music & Art Fair (informally, Woodstock or the Woodstock Festival) was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music -
Nixon watergate scandal
big scandal with the president. these robberers were arrested for stealing documents and setting wiretaps. they were related to nixons campaign committee. nixon was asked to resign for trying to cheat the election. he was pardoned however by his former vice president. -
Vietnam War ends
It is said that UA won the battle but not really. On April 30th, 1975, Communists people were able to get the Capitol of South Vietnam - Saigon. -
Apple Inc.
Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics, personal computers, computer software -
John Lennons murder
He was shot by Mark David Chapman at the entrance of the building where he lived, The Dakota, in New York City on 8 December 1980. Lennon had just returned from Record Plant Studio with his wife, Yoko Ono. Lennon was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, where it was stated that nobody could have lived for more than a few minutes after sustaining such injuries. Shortly after local news stations reported Lennon's death, crowds gathered at Roosevelt Hospital and in -
HIV/AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus infection / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system caused by infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -
Fall of berlin wall
the Border separating Western from Eastern Germany was effectively opened. The following days were most unusual for the whole of Germany - considering the usual German ways, one could almost speak of anarchy: Shops stayed open as long as they wanted
