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joseph mccarthy
McCarthy was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. -
korean war
The Korean War began as a civil war between North and South Korea, but the conflict soon became international when, under U.S. leadership -
vietnam
Cold War-era proxy war[37] that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. -
emmit tills murder
Emmett Louis Till was an African-American teenager who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman. -
Althea Gibson
Gibson wins at Wimbleton in 1957Althea Gibson was the first African American to win a grand slam title in Tennis. Gibson is often considered the "Jackie Robinson of tennis" due to the lack of diversity that existed in tennis. -
little rock nine
The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas. They then attended after the intervention of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. -
brown v board of education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 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 to be unconstitutional. -
Willie O'Ree
Over the past sixty years, there have been only 18 black players in the NHL. The first of these players was Willie O’Ree -
hiv/aids
HIV is a virus spread through body fluids that affects specific cells of the immune system, called CD4 cells, or T cells. Over time, HIV can destroy so many of these cells that the body can't fight off infections and disease. -
civil rights movement
Civil Rights Movement encompasses social movements in the United States whose goals were to end racial segregation and discrimination against black Americans -
malcolm X
African-American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X articulated concepts of race pride and black nationalism in the 1950s and '60s -
hippie culture
A hippie is a member of a subculture that was originally a youth movement that emerged in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The word 'hippie' came from hipster, and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into New York City's Greenwich Village and San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. -
Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals (in the 100- and 200-meter dash and 400-meter relay) at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. She was the first American woman to accomplish that feat, -
charlie sifford
Charlie Sifford was the first to break the color barrier in golf. Starting off as a caddy, Sifford always dreamed of going professional. Although he was invited to his first PGA event in 1952, he did not participate due to threats and racial abuse -
falling of berlin wall
The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989,[1] constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until it was opened in November 1989. -
martin luther king jr
American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights leader -
assasination of john f kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, is assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas, in an open-top convertible. -
muhammed ali
former american heavy waight champion boxer and the greatest sporting figure of the 20th century.he got an olympic gold medel. -
disco music
Disco is a genre of music containing elements of funk, soul, pop, salsa and psychedelic that was most popular in the mid and late 1970s, though it has since enjoyed brief resurgences -
marlin briscoe
aka marlin the magician was the first black starting querter back in the nfl.he led his team to an 80 yard drive and ran it in for a 12 yard touchdown. -
jason elam
is a retired American football placekicker. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft and played 15 seasons with the Broncos and two with the Atlanta Falcons. -
jeff garcia
former American football and Canadian football quarterback who is currently the quarterbacks coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. -
lyndon b johnson
Johnson was strongly supported by the Democratic Party, and as President he designed the "Great Society" legislation upholding civil rights, public broadcasting, Medicare, Medicaid, aid to education, the arts, urban and rural development, public services, and his "War on Poverty -
hank aaron
one of haks amazing accomplishments were surpassing babe ruths record of career homeruns. -
Lee Elder
Lee Elder is best known for becoming the first African American to play in the Masters. Leading up to the tournament he received substantial amounts of hate mail. -
navade nuclear test
Nevada Test Site (NTS), is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in southeastern Nye County, Nevada, about 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the city of Las Vegas. Formerly known as the Nevada Proving Grounds -
reaganomics
refers to the economic policies promoted by U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s. -
magic johnson
he could play any position but he was atall point guard . he also had amazing passes no one could match. -
john lennons murder
At around 10:50 pm on 8 December 1980, as Lennon and Ono returned to their New York apartment in the Dakota, Mark David Chapman shot Lennon in the back four times at the entrance to the building. Lennon was taken to the emergency room of nearby Roosevelt Hospital and was pronounced dead on arrival at 11:07 pm. -
Lynette Woodard
Lynette Woodard made history by becoming the first female on the Harlem Globetrotters. Before being recruited to the Globetrotters, Woodard won two state basketball titles in high school
