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A war that was between the communist government of North Vietnam against the government of South Vietnam and United States as their ally. This war was between Nov 1, 1955 - Apr 30, 1975.
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George Wallace the govenor of Alabama didn't allow intergration. He forbid blacks from registering into the university. The federal district court ordered the University of Alabama to admit African American students Vivien Malone and James Hood into the university.
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John F Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States, he was shot by Lee Oswald while riding through a parade in Dallas, Texas.
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The Black Panther Party was a revolutionary black nationalist and socialist organization. It was founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. The organization was created to protect the black community.
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Robert F. Kennedy was the brother of the 35th president JFK. He was shot as well, while at a Democratic presidential primary election in California.
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Apollo 11 was the first time mankind landed on the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the two men to land on the moon. Americans were the very first to do so.
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About 100,000 people marched around the White House. They protested against the war with large signs and chants. The anti war protest was targeted towards the Vietnam war and USA involvement.
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This was an actual exchange of ping-pong players between United States and China during the 1970's. Ping-pong diplomacy was such a success that they lifted the embargo against China on June 10, 1971.
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Goerge Wallace was shot at during a rally in Maryland, by Arthur Bremern. He was convicted for the assassination attempt on govenor Wallace.
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Five members of the Nixon's Committee to Re-Elect the President attempted to break-in to the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate complex and took copies of top secret documents and hacked the office's phones. President Nixion tried to cover up the incident from the public.
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A hurricane that was considered the worst during 1974. It made landfall on the US coast on August 20th- September 10th. Causing 162 million dollars in damage and 8 deaths.
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Aids and HIV was first brought up during the 1980's. It was a big break out in the month of June in the US. Once the very first case was reported alot of death rates increased. By the 1990's death rates had declined.
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