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Forest Gump - Living History
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Joseph McCarthy - McCarthyism
On February 9, 1950 former United States senator Joseph McCarthy had stated that he had a list of 205 members of the communist party who claimed they were "working and shaping policy." McCarthyism was the method of disloyal accusations especially dealing with pro-communist. -
The Korean War
This war was an attempt to contain communism. It started when about 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army traveled across the 38th parallel. -
Civil Rights Movement
Around this day, the United States Supreme Court ruled the "separate but equal" doctrine which formed a basis of approved discrimination. The separation of colored and whites led to civil disobedience and other nonviolent protest methods. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
In this yea the Supreme Court made the decisions about segregation in schools. The racial segregation of children in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. -
Emmett Till Murder
Emmett Till just only 14 years young was killed because he was flirting with a white woman. The woman's brother and father tortured him to death, then finally shot and killed him. -
Rose Parks
In Montgomery, Alabama on December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks was a brave African American woman who refused to give her seat up to a white passenger. Defying southern rule that requires African Americans to give up seats that are towards the front of the bus to white passengers, -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a well known civil rights leader in the mid-1950s. He was also a pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He even received a Nobel prize. -
The "Little Rock Nine"
Nine African American students attended Little Rock High School in Arkansas. These nine student fought against school segregation. -
The Space Race
Explorer 1 was the first American satellite to reach orbit and was launched this day. It carried scientific equipment that lead to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt. -
Student Sit-in
Four freshmen students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College began sit-ins at lunch counters created to end segregation. Soon led to the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which used more aggressive nonviolent methods of protesting. -
George Wallace, Governor of Alabama
Known as America's most outspoken supporter of racial segregation, he also fought integration. Stood in the door way of the University of Alabama to stop two black students from walking in. -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
John F.Kennedy and his wife arrived in Dallas early in the day, around 12:30 pm in the afternoon as him and his wife passed through downtown Dallas for their next stop, shots were fired. Kennedy was shot twice in his head and neck, soon after arriving to the hospital he was pronounced dead. -
Founding of Nike
Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight visioned athletic footwear and soon the company began to develop. -
Start of the Vietnam War
After the attack of two United States destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin, John F. Kennedy's successor Lyndon B. Johnson ordered bombing in North Vietnam. Soon that the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed giving Johnson power for attacks. -
Malcolm X
A man known for standing up for African American rights through the method of violence. In 1965 he was assassinated and his funeral was on this specific day. -
War Protest
Vietnam war protests lasted throughout the 1960s and 1970s. People who were against the American involvement in Vietnam war gathered together, Included small–among peace activists and leftist intellectuals on college campuses Students for a Democratic Society. -
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
While being escorted through a kitchen pantry in the Ambassador Hotel, Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan fired a .22 pistol. Robert F. Kennedy was shot multiple times and pronounced dead. -
Hippie Culture
Hippie culture included flower power, counter culture movement, folk music and psychedelic rock, the belief in happiness and peace, sought out the meaning of life, natural colors, vest, denim clothing, and patched jeans, ripped or torn pants. First rainbow gatheing was held this day in Colorado. -
Founding of Apple
Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne on this day to develop and sell personal computers. -
HIV/AIDS
Around this time of the year HIV/AIDS was first mentioned in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The disease did not get the title of HIV until soon afterwards. -
Reaganomics
Ronald Reagan our 40th president was influenced by Friedman’s theories and wanted less government involvement. So he created a recipe/plan to fix the nation’s economic mess. -
Assassination Attempt of Ronald Reagan
Outside of Washington Hilton hotel, John Hinckley fired at least six shots at Reagan as he was leaving from his speech. However, as Reagan arrived at the hospital he joked with the doctors to ease the tension. -
Challenger Explosion
After about 73 seconds after liftoff, the space shuttle the Challenger explodes. Killing all seven crew members that were on board. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
During the Cold War the Berlin Wall was built to symbolize the division of East and West Germany. On this day openings began to be made to entire either East or West freely. -
Cold War
After World War II the Soviet Union and United States rivalry grew stronger, which soon began the Cold War. Each country threatened one another with nuclear power.
