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Mccarthyism
McCarthy delivers speech in Wheeling, West Virginia and displays a list of 205 Communists in the State Department apparently harbored by Communist sympathizers in high places. Because his charges seem specific, McCarthy wins national headlines. McCarthyism is a political ploy that wields accusations and shame without significant evidence. -
the korean war
Within a few days, North Korea's invasion of South Korea brought about a United Nations' "police action" against the aggressors. That immediately produced heavy military and naval involvement by the United States. *this war lasted three years and was ended by orders of the president, who fired a general for multiple reasons, but mostly for insisting on finishing the war and then calling the president stupid for not doing so. -
i love lucy
This enormously popular sitcom, TV’s first smash hit, starred the real-life husband-and-wife team of Cuban actor/bandleader Desi Arnaz and talented redheaded actress/comedienne Lucille Ball. They played Ricky and Lucy Ricardo, a New York bandleader and his aspiring actress/homemaker wife who was always scheming to get on stage. Costarring were William Frawley and Vivian Vance as Fred and Ethel Mertz, the Ricardos’ landlords and good friends, who participated in the escapades and dealt with the -
Ku Klux Klan
the KKK was a group of men who dressed up in their bed sheets and went around burning crosses on peoples front lawns. they were mostly a hate group against blacks, they enforced segregation and Jim crow laws. -
Vietnam War
A war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The U.S. government involed itself in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam. the U.S. did not want south vietnam to fall under the "Domino Affect" this war was also the introduction of weed to many americans -
The Little Rock Nine
*Nine african american students were being intigrated into a once segregated school. the governer told police officers to block the students from entering the school. it wasnt until the military came in and forced the cops to stand down that the students were allowed into the school. -
space race
this was a race between the United States and the Soviet Union to be the first to get to space.
*the US was the secound nation to send a man made odject into space after the soviet union. under the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower who signed a public order that created NASA. -
Elvis Presley
in 1958 was drafted into the Army. he was also a big singer of his time. after a couple of performances they only filmed him from the waste up because people complained that when he danced it appeared as if he was having sex on stage. -
Martin Luthur King Jr. "i have a dream" speech
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by their character. I have a dream today. -
assasination of JFK
Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. -
Nike
The company was founded as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. This is now a wide spread company which is very wealthy. they make clothing and accessories, and are mostly known for their shoes. on May 30th 1978 The company changed its name from Blue Ribbon Sports to Nike, Inc. -
Vietnam War Protests
Vietnam war Protest began small but in 1965 it gained national Prominence. On this day it was organized by professors against the war at the University of Michigan. many protests were held on the national mall in washington D.C. -
Assasination of Malcom X
On February 21, 1965, one week after his home was firebombed, Malcolm X was shot to death by Nation of Islam members while speaking at a rally of his organization in New York City.- In the end he went against his beliefs and spoke against the nation of islam, and they retaliated by spraying him down while he was in the middle of a speech.
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Civil Rights Movement
The first March from Selma to Montgomery was held on this day. Also known as "Bloody Sunday" — when 600 marchers, protesting the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson and ongoing exclusion from the electoral process, were attacked by state and local police with billy clubs and tear gas. during the civil rights movements protesters were humiliated, beaten, and sprayed down with fire fighter hoses, as well as attacked by police dogs. -
Hippie Culture
They made their way to Northern California this year. The Human Be-In in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco popularized hippie culture, leading to the legendary Summer of Love on the West Coast of the United States. the hippies were mostly a peace society, they always wanted wars to end be able to get along with all human beings as well as annimals. they were also known for smoking lots of weed to keep calm and relaxed. -
Assasination of Robert F. Kennedy
Assasination of Robert F. Kennedy Was killed at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. he was assasinated by an iranian immigrant for trying to work with and approve civil rights. -
Sesame Street
Sesame Street premiered on PBS, with a combination of Jim Henson's Muppets, animation, and live shorts and cultural references.
*this show was made primarily for young children who were going to pre-school and needed a way to prepare for it. A combined grant of $8 million from Carnegie, the Ford Foundation and the US federal government was given to the sesame street writers to create and produce a new children's television show. -
Ping-Pong Diplomacy
The U.S. got an invitation to play China in China and these were the first Americans to set foot in China since 1949. our ping pong team didnt win but it was an honor to finally be let back into china after such a long time of their doors being closed off to the world, -
DISCO
soul makossa is a single made by cameroonian makossa saxaphonist Manu Dibango. it is often cited as one of the first disco records. -
watergate scandle
*ordered by nixon plumers broke into the waqtergate hotel and stole information from the democrates office. nixon refused to hand over tapes and when he did he erased evidence from them and was accused of tampering with evidence. he later on resigned as president and was pardened of all crimes. -
HIV/Aids
The discovery of HIV in 1983 and the proof that it was the cause of AIDS in 1984 were the first major scientific breakthroughs. after this break through many people were horrified by one another not knowing how this virus was being passed around. many people stayed inside wore face masks and would not even touch another person, but they soon found out that it was be transmitted sexually. -
the fall of communism
The Revolutions of 1989 (also known as the Fall of Communism, the Collapse of Communism, the Revolutions of Eastern Europe and the Autumn of Nations[1]) were the revolutions which overthrew the communist states in various Central and Eastern European countries.
The events began in Poland in 1989,[2][3] and continued in Hungary, East Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and Romania. One feature common to most of these developments was the extensive use of campaigns of civil resistance demonstrating -
falling of the berlin wall
The Berlin Wall was a wall separating the Eastern side of Berlin from the Western side. It was a symbol of The Cold War until it fell in 1989. Here are ten facts about the Berlin Wall
