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Blackwood's Magazine
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US Civil War begins
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War and Peace
n Russia, Leo Tolstoy publishes the text War and Peace. This novel is the study of early 19th-century Russian society and is regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. -
War and Peace
In Russia, Leo Tolstoy publishes the text War and Peace. This novel is the study of early 19th-century Russian society and is regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. -
Zulu War begins
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Joseph McCarthy- McCarthyism
McCarthy was born into a Roman Catholic family as the fifth of nine children in Appleton, Wisconsin. Although McCarthy dropped out of grade school at the age fourteen, he returned to diligently finish his studies in 1928, permitting him to attend Marquette University. Once accepted, he began his journey to become what many historians consider to be one of the least qualified, most corrupt politicians of his time. After receiving his law diploma at Marquette University, McCarthy dabbled in unsucc -
Rise of Fascist Dictators in Europe
In the two decades following World War I, many countries of the world experienced economic depression. In response to the economic disaster, some nations fell prey to totalitarian dictators. These dictators promised to restore economies, order and national pride. This occured in Europe in the countries of Germany and Italy. Hitler and Mussolini rose to power. -
malcolmx
Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Louise Norton Little, was a homemaker occupied with the family's eight children. His father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and avid supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Earl's civil rights activism prompted death threats from the white supremacist organization Black Legion, forcing the family to relocate twice before Malcolm's fourth birthday. "When my mother was pregnant with m -
world war ii
The relative lull in fighting which followed the defeat of Poland ended on April 9, 1940, when German forces invaded Norway and Denmark. On May 10, 1940, Germany began its assault on western Europe by invading the Low Countries (Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg), which had taken neutral positions in the war, as well as France. On June 22, 1940, France signed an armistice with Germany, which provided for the German occupation of the northern half of the country and permitted the establishment -
the little rock nine
The "Little Rock Nine" are escorted inside Little Rock Central High School by troops of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army.The Little Rock Nine were a group of African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. The ensuing Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, and then attended after the intervention of President Eisenhower. The U.S. Supre -
cold war
Photograph of the Berlin Wall taken from the West side. The Wall was built in 1961 to prevent East Germans from fleeing from Communism. It was an iconic symbol of the Cold War and its fall in 1989 marked the end of the War.
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THE KOREAN WAR
some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army poured across the 38th parallel, the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south. This invasion was the first military action of the Cold War. By July, American troops had entered the war on South Korea’s behalf. As far as American officials were concerned, it was a war against the forces of international communism itself. After some early back-and -
brown v. board of education,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 unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which allowed state-sponsored segregation. Handed down on May 17, 1954, the Warren Court's unanimous (9–0) decision stated that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." As a result, de jure racial segregation was ruled a violation of the Equal Prot -
emmentt till,s murder
in Money, Mississippi, 14-year-old Emmett Till, an African American from Chicago, is brutally murdered for flirting with a white woman four days earlier. His assailants--the white woman's husband and her brother--made Emmett carry a 75-pound cotton-gin fan to the bank of the Tallahatchie River and ordered him to take off his clothes. The two men then beat him nearly to death, gouged out his eye, shot him in the head, and then threw his body, tied to the cotton-gin fan with barbed wire, into the -
American Servicemen Killed by Guerilla Attack
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Announcer: While the first steps on the moon were glorious, to many Americans they underscored the paradox and the discrepancy between man’s achievements in science and technology and his failure to live in peace on earth. Unknown Speaker: "It is not protesting America’s ability to explore outer space, but we are protesting the injustice and inequity of the United States' Congress and its appropriation to space exploration, in comparison to its appropriation to keep men alive h -
China-Russia conflict over Communist ideology
After China had become Communist conflicts between Russian Communist and Chinese Communist ideology began to emerge. THese two nations had suc a strong disagreement that it actually caused the Chinese invasion of Vietnam. When The Russia and Vietnam made an alliance China gained the aid of America to combat them. -
First American in Space
oon after the russians sent a man in outer spaace, the United States sent Alan Shepard. He was on board a tiny mercury capsule by the name of Freedom 7. -
. Assassination of John F. Kennedy
applied to all federal investigations by the executive branch of government,[123] a period "intended to serve as protection for innocent persons who could otherwise be damaged because of their relationship with participants in the case.”[124] The 75-year rule no longer exists, supplanted by the Freedom of Information Act of 1966 and the JFK Records Act of 1992. By 1992, 98% of the Warren Commission records had been released to the public.[125] Six years later, at the conclusion of the Assassinat -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This was a great piece of legislation signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson that helped to end discrimination in voter registration as well as end all segregation in public facilities. This meant that minorities would no longer be faced with the same adversity in voting and would be truly given equal facilities and resources (at least on a public level) and given access to education of a better quality than they previously had. -
george wallace, governor of alabama
This article is about the governor of Alabama. For other people named George Wallace, see George Wallace (disambiguation).
George Wallace Wallace announces he is a presidential candidate on a third party ticket, February 8, 1968.
45th Governor of Alabama
In office
January 14, 1963 – January 16, 1967
Lieutenant James B. Allen
Preceded by John Malcolm Patterson
Succeeded by Lurleen Wallace
In office
January 18, 1971 – January 15, 1979
Lieutenant Jere Beasley
Preceded by Albert Brewer
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hippie culture music ,clothing ,beliefs
Hippies rejected middle class values, opposed nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War. They embraced aspects of eastern philosophy and sought to find new meaning in life. Hippies were often vegetarian and believed in eco friendly environmental practices. They championed free love and sexual liberation, particularly for women. They also promoted the use of psychedelic drugs which they believed expanded their consciousness. Hippies participated in alternative arts and street theater and listened t -
martin luther king ,jr
and "MLK" redirect here. For other uses, see Martin Luther King (disambiguation) and MLK (disambiguation).
Martin Luther King, Jr. King in 1964
Born Michael King, Jr.
(1929-01-15)January 15, 1929
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died April 4, 1968(1968-04-04) (aged 39)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Monuments Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Nationality American
Alma mater Morehouse College (B.A.)
Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D.)
Boston University (Ph.D.)
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assassination of robert .f kennedy
John, see Assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Robert F. Kennedy assassination Boris Yaro's photograph of Robert F. Kennedy lying wounded on the floor immediately after the shooting. Kneeling beside him is 17-year-old Juan Romero,[1] who was shaking Kennedy's hand when Sirhan Sirhan fired the shots.
Location Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA
Date June 5, 1968
12:15 a.m. (Pacific Time Zone)
Target Robert F. Kennedy
Weapon(s) .22 caliber Iver-Johnson
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woodstock,1969
build a recording studio and a retreat for rock musicians up in Woodstock, New York (where Bob Dylan and other musicians already lived). The idea morphed into creating a two-day rock concert for 50,000 people with the hope that the concert would raise enough money to pay for the studio. The four young men then got to work on organizing a large music festival. They found a location for the event up in an industrial park in nearby Wallkill, New York. They printed tickets ($7 for one day, $13 -
Vietnam War
Vietnam War 1962–75 Iroquois helicopters land to take members of 7RAR back to Nui Dat after completion of Operation Ulmarra, August 1967. AWM
EKN/67/0130/VN Australia's military involvement in the Vietnam War was the longest in duration of any war in Australia's history. The arrival of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) in South Vietnam during July and August 1962 was the beginning of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War. Australia's participation in the war was formally -
• Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson was chosen by his fellow Democrats to be the minority leader. Thus, he became the least senior Senator ever elected to this position, and one of the least senior party leaders in the history of the Senate. One of his first actions was to eliminate the seniority system in appointment to a committee, while retaining it in terms of chairmanships. In the 1954 election, Johnson was re-elected to the Senate, and since the Democrats won the majority in the Senate, Johnson became majority leader -
richard nixon/ watergate scandal
•Eventually, all sorts of damaging stuff began to surface, including evidence that key documents linking Nixon to the cover-up of the break-in had been destroyed, that the Nixon reelection committee had run a “dirty tricks” campaign against the Democrats, and that the administration had illegally wiretapped the phones of “enemies,” such as journalists who had been critical of Nixon. •In March 1974, former Attorney. General John Mitchell and six top Nixon aides were indicted by a federal grand -
• Disco Music/Culture
The early disco was dominated with producers and labels such as SalSoul Records (Ken, Joe and Stanley Cayre), West End Records (Mel Cheren), Casablanca (Neil Bogart), and Prelude (Marvin Schlachter) to name a few. The genre was also shaped by Tom Moulton, who wanted to extend the enjoyment — thus creating the extended mix or "remix". DJs and remixers would often remix (re-edit) existing songs using reel-to-reel tape machines. Their remixed versions would add in percussion breaks, new sections, -
jimmy carter /iran hostage criss
say later, "No matter who was with me, we watched the big grandfather clock by the door." Time was running out, for it was Tuesday, January 20, 1981. The scene was the Oval Office. In just hours this president would leave it for good, and a new leader, Ronald Reagan, would move in. As the clock ticked the time away, Carter tried to resolve a crisis that had almost destroyed his presidency. He was close, very close, and as he said, "At stake were the lives of 52 precious human beings who had bee -
• John Lennon’s Murder
and called the police, with the final words "John is kill" to which the dispatcher replied "no".[12] Police artist's drawing of the murderOutside, doorman Perdomo shook the gun out of Chapman's hand then kicked it across the sidewalk.[19] Chapman then removed his coat and hat in preparation for the arrival of police—to show he was not carrying any concealed weapons—and sat down on the sidewalk. Doorman Perdomo shouted at Chapman, "Do you know what you've done?" to which Chapman calmly replied -
assassination attempt of ronald
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RONAL REAGAN/REAGANOMICS
When Ronald Reagan's offers for acting roles started to wane, General Electric offered him a position as their corporate spokesman in 1954. He learned to express himself well in front of audiences for GE products, which later came in handy when he ran for president and had to give speeches across the country for votes. In 1962 Reagan was fired from GE for his negative comment about the Tennessee Valley Authority .Originally a member of the Democratic Party, and a self-described "NEW DEALER", h -
the falling of the berlin waall /fall of communism/ breakup of soviet union
revolutionary changes sweeping east central Europe in 1989. Throughout the Soviet bloc, reformers assumed power and ended more than 40 years of dictatorial communist rule. The reform movement that ended communism in east central Europe began in Poland. Solidarity, an anti-communist trade union and social movement, had forced Poland's communist government to recognize it in 1980 through a wave of strikes that gained international attention. In 1981, Poland's communist authorities, under pressure -
• Technological Advances of the Time Period
Germany in the 1870 and 1880s: Nicolaus Otto created a four-stroke internal combustion engine, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach modified the Otto engine to run at higher speeds, and Karl Benz pioneered the electric ignition. The Duryea brothers and Hiram Percy Maxim were among the first to construct a "horseless carriage" in the US in the mid-1890s, but these early cars proved to be heavy and expensive. Henry Ford revolutionized the automobile manufacturing process by employing interchangea -
. HIV/ AIDS
year. He had been diagnosed during 1984.[207] A notable British casualty of AIDS that year was Nicholas Eden, a gay politician and son of the late prime minister Anthony Eden.[208] On November 24, 1991, the virus claimed the life of British rock star Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the band Queen, who died from an AIDS related illness having only revealed the diagnosis on the previous day.[209] However he had been diagnosed as HIV positive during 1987.[210] One of the first high-profile heterose -
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low I.Q. but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His 'mama' teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam, finding new friends called Dan and Bubba, he wins medals, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, starts a ping-pong craze, create the smiley, write bumper stickers and songs, donating to people and meeting the presi
