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Vietnam War
It was a long armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. U.S forces withdrew in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed.(CH 29) -
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley was a singer and actor. He was reffered to as the "KIng of rock and roll", and his first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. -
Hippie Movement
People would dress up with all differnet colors, long hair, and do drugs. And they were anti-war. They would also have fairs where they would just go to listen to music and get stoned.(CH 30 Section 1) -
Integration of US of Alabama
Former Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace vowed "segregation forever" and blocked the door to keep blacks from enrolling at the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963, in Tuscaloosa, Ala, while being confronted by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach. -
Assassination of JFK
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas.JFK was shot by a sniper while in the car with his wife Jacqueline.(CH 28 Section 2) -
Creation of Nike
Nike was originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports. It was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman. -
Assassination of Robert Kennedy
The assassination of Robert Kennedy, a United States Senator and brother of assassinated President JFK, took place shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, in Los Angeles, California, during the campaign season for the United States Presidential election, 1968. After winning the California and South Dakota primary elections for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, Kennedy was shot as he walked through the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel. -
Anti-watr protest in D.C
A group called Women Strike for Peace demonstrate in Washington, D.C., in the first large antiwar demonstration since President Richard Nixon's inauguration in January. The antiwar movement gave Nixon a chance to make good on his campaign promises to end the war in Vietnam. But, NIxon had no solution. -
Fitness Craze
Nagging TV ads people started taking their hesalth into their own hands. This is when a bunch if people started to get up and start jogging and working out. -
Assassination Attempt of Wallace
Governor George Corley Wallace, Jr. was an American politician and the 45th Governor of Alabama. A 1972 assaination attempt left him paralyzed. -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. The hurricane killed 8 people and caused $162 of damage. -
Ford assassination attempt
Lynette Fromme tried to kill U.S. President Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California. She wanted to make a statement to people who refused to halt environmental pollution and its effects on Air, Trees, Water, and Animals. Although Fromme stood a little more than an arm's length from Ford that Friday morning and pointed a pistol at him in the public grounds of the California State Capitol building, her gun failed to fire and no one was injured. -
Creation of Apple
Founded by Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne, and Steve Wozniak: Apple Inc. is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics, personal computers, computer software, and commercial servers, and is a digital distributor of media content.
