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Elvis
Heartbreak Hotel was Elvis's number one hit song. The king of Rock and Roll got inspired to write the tune of the song after reading a suicide note in the Miami Herald. This song became his first million seller and best single of 1956. -
Bear Bryant Alabama Football
Since Bryant had became the new coach of the football team, they have kept setting new records year after year. they won a combined games in three years before he became the new coach. After he joined, the team went 11 and 0 their third year. -
Cuban Missle Crisis-CH.30 Kennedy and the Cold War
The United States found out that the Soviet Union was installing missiles in Cuba. They felt threatened and decided to put a blockade on Cuba and ordering the Soviet Union to remove all missiles off of Cuba. If any ship crossed the bloackade, they would be shot down, and it would've most likely led to war. -
University of Alabama desegregates-CH.31 Freedom Now
John F. Kennedy ordered the Univerisity of Alabama to be desegreated by sending in national gaurds. However Governor Wallace tried to resist. In this attempt, he failed and the students, Vivian Malone and James A. Hood, were allowed into the university. -
Assassination of JFK-CH 30.2 The Kennedy White House
President Kennedy was riding in an open car down Dallas, Texas. As the car made a right turn down the street, a shooter shot 3 times at him. The whole crowd was in shock, and Kennedy was quickly taken the hospital. The shooting was claimed to be Lee Harvey Oswald, who never got to be interviewed because he was killed by another person. Kennedy was pronounced dead at the time he arrived to the hospital. -
Vietnam escalation
In 1965, President Lindin B. Johnson did the opposite of what the United States wanted. He wanted to join the war in Vietnam to "fight against Communism". At first there were 3,500 troops in vietnam in March. By December, this escalated to 200,000 -
Hippie Movement
The Hippie movement involved in a widespread of music and drug useage. Their style was integreated into the mainstream society in the 1970's. It orginally began in the United States, but began to spread throughout the world. -
Assassination of Robert Kennedy
After giving a speech at the Ambasador Hotel, he walked into the colonial room which was filled with the press. then one man, SIrhan SIrhan, took out his pistol and shot at Robert Kennedy. He was quickly rushed to the hospital and needed a brain surgery. His wounds were so great that he died after the surgery at age 42. -
US Lands on the Moon
President Kennedy challegned NASA to land on the moon within the decade of 1961-1971. On July of 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon along with Buzz Aldrin. They brought 46 pounds of rocks, and took many pictures so the Moon can be examined. -
Ping Pong Diplomacy
This was the first time when the United States and China met after the communist take over in China. This The US ping pong team went against China's ping pong team. These were not always successful, however it created peace between Nixon and Mao. -
Watergate Scandal
Several burglars were arrested inside the office of the Democratic National Committee. They were attempting to wiretap into phones and tried stealing secret documents. People think this was Nixon's doing, however he was not prosecuted. This event changed the way people might think about who their leaders are truly. -
Hurricane Carmen
It was formed 180 miles East of Guadeloupe. It hit northern Gulf of Mexico as a category 4 Hurricane. Alabama was hit the worst with the most floods, causing many people homeless.
