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McCarthyism
known as the Second Red Scare, is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence. -
The Korean War
was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Total civilians killed/wounded: 2.5 million -
Brown v. Board of Education
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. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 -
Steve Jobs
Was an American entrepreneur marketer and inventor who was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. 8.3 billion -
Warsaw Pact
Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation, and Mutual Assistance.treaty among eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War -
Emmett Till
was an African-American boy who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman -
Captain Kangaroo
An American children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for nearly 30 years,making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program. -
Rosa Parks refusal to move
sat in an empty seat in the first row of back seats reserved for blacks in the "colored" section.Then bus driver demanded that four black people give up their seats in the middle section so that the white passengers could sit.Parks refused to give up her seat, a police officer arrested her. -
Vietnam War
Known as the Second Indochina War, Resistance War Against America or simply the American War. Was fought between North Vietnam ; supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies. -
Little Rock Nine
were a group of African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. 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;Governor of Arkansas. They then attended after the intervention of President Eisenhower. -
The Space Race
The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US), for supremacy in spaceflight capability -
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. -
The Berlin Wall
a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic . included guard towers placed along large concrete walls."Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart -
Trade Expansion Act
United States granted the White House unprecedented authority to negotiate tariff reductions of up to 50%. -
Cuban missile crisis
13-day confrontation in October 1962 between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side and the United States on the other side. US had placed nuclear missiles in Turkey and Italy, aimed at Moscow, and the failed US attempt to overthrow the Cuban regime, -
Smiley
Comprises a yellow circle with two black dots representing eyes and a black arc representing the mouth.an important part of popular culture -
All american football team
Using George Wallace symbolic blocking of the doorway to the University of Alabama, we know that Forrest is named to the college football All-America team in 1963 where he later meets John F Kennedy -
I Have a Dream Speech
is a public speech delivered by American civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr which he calls for an end to racism in the United States. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington -
Assassination of John F. 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.Kennedy was fatally shot by a sniper while traveling with his wife. -
Malcolm X
Muslim minister and a human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. -
Voting Rights Act
landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the American Civil Rights Movement.the Act is considered to be the most effective piece of civil rights legislation ever enacted in the country. -
Higher Education Act
Made by president Johnson.The law was intended “to strengthen the educational resources of our colleges and universities and to provide financial assistance for students in postsecondary and higher education. -
Black Panthers
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale write the first draft of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPP) 10 - Point Program. -
Hippie movement
A youth movement in the United States during the early 1960s and then developed around the world. Its origins may be traced to European social movements in the 19th and early 20th century and the influence of spirituality -
Six-Day War
The war began on June 5 with Israel launching surprise strikes against Egyptian air-fields in response to the mobilisation of Egyptian forces on the Israeli border.--
Egypt – 10,000–15,000 killed or missing
4,338 captured
Jordan – 6,000 killed or missing
533 captured
Syria – 2,500 killed
591 captured
Iraq – 10 killed
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Martin Luther King, Jr
Was an American pastor, activist, humanitarian, 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 based on his Christian beliefs. -
Assassination of RFK
Brother of assassinated President John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, took place shortly after midnight .Kennedy was shot as he walked through the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel and died in the Good Samaritan Hospital twenty-six hours later -
Landing on the moon
Apollo was the first Apollo to make it to the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the moon. His famous quote is "thats one small step for man, one gaint leap for man kind. -
Woodstock Music & Art Fair
a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music -
Kent State shootings
occurred at Kent State University in the US city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard.The guardsmen fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis -
Ping-pong Diplomacy
The U.S. Table Tennis team was in Nagoya, Japan in 1971 for the 31st World Table Tennis Championships on April 6 when they received an invitation to visit China. They incorporating the slogan "Friendship First, Competition Second" -
Watergate Scandal
major political scandal that occurred in the United States.Subsequently five men were arrested for breaking and entering at Democratic National Committee headquarters -
Lyndon B. Johnson
36th President of the United States (1963–1969) was responsible for the great soicety -
Hurricane Carmen
most intense tropical cyclone of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. A destructive and widespread storm, Carmen originated as a tropical disturbance that emerged from Africa toward the end of August. 8 Deaths category 4. -
Elvis Presely
Was an American singer, musician, and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll". -
Three Mile Island accident
in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was the worst accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history.The accident began with failures in the non-nuclear secondary system, followed by a stuck-open pilot-operated relief valve in the primary system, which allowed large amounts of nuclear reactor coolant to escape -
HIV AIDS
Is a disease of the human immune system caused by infection with human immunodeficiency virus.As the illness progresses, it interferes more and more with the immune system, making the person much more likely to get infections, -
Refugee Act
an amendment to the earlier Immigration and Nationality Act and the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, and was created to provide a permanent and systematic procedure for the admission to the United States of refugees of special humanitarian concern to the U.S. -
John Lennon
Was the fourth member of the Beatels. In 1970 the Bealts broke up. That is when Lennon became for known for his music. in 1980 John Lennon was shot at the Dakota Hotel in New York City. -
Jimmy Carter
is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 39th President of the United States.was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace PrizeU.S. Naval officer, was a peanut farmer, served two terms as a Georgia State Senator and one as the Governor of Georgia,
