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Racial Integration
Governor George Wallace of Alabama had promised his followers that segregation would be forever. Upon hearing this, African Americans students attempted to desegregate the university of Alabama, but Governor Wallace had physically blocked the doors to prevent entry. After the court case "Brown v. Board of Education", the executive branch allowed the desegregation of the school. -
President JFK Assassinated
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, TX, by Lee Harvey Oswald while he was traveling during his political outing in an open top convertible. He was pronounced dead 30 minutes later at The Dallas Parkland Hospital at age 46. Two days later, Oswald was fatally gunned down by Jack Ruby. -
The Counterculture Movement
A hippie is a member of a liberal counterculture; originally a youth movement. This was also known as the Beat Generation. The counterculture movement lasted from 1964 to 1972 -
Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was the first space flight that landed on on the moon with Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin. The two landed back in earth the next day. Since that day, there have been 6 manned moon landings. -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. It affected Puerto Rico, Texas, Louisiana, Jamaica, and Belize. The hurricane killed 8 people and caused $162 million in damage. -
Apple Invented
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs were the co-founders of the Apple Computer Incorporation, who started off by building a prototype computer in the garage of Job's parents. The two started of selling the machines known as the Apple 1. Afterward, Jobs kept the Apple business alive and made the Apple 2 in 1977. -
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was am American musician and actor. He was know as the king of rock and roll or also just "The King". In 1957, after he was already famous, he was drafted into the U.S military. Presley died in 1977 from an overdose of prescription drugs. -
John Lennon Assassination
John Lennon was a singer and songwriter who was born on October 9th in Liverpool, England. He was in a popular band known as the Beatles. On December 8th, 1980, Mark David Chapman shot Lennon outside the Dakota apartment building in New York City. -
HIV Epidemic
HIV originated in Kinshasa, where it was first spread from chimpanzees to humans. It was first showing different illnesses and diseases in people such as PCP (pneumocystic carinii pneumonia) and was found commonly hemophiliacs. As of 2012, about 35.3 million people are living with HIV. About 3.4 million of he people are younger than 15.
