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The Murder of Emmett Till
The murder of Emmett Till was one of the events that sparked the civil rights movement. He was a teenage african american boy who was visiting his relatives in the south. People in North were harsh to racism but he didn't know how bad it was. One day he was walking and a woman claimed that he whistled at her. Two white males murder Emmett Till badly. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was another spark to the Civil Rights movement after the WW2. This event was about a activist named Rosa Parks, who refused to yield her seat to a white man. The boycott of the Montgomery Bus began on the day of Park's court hearing and lasted 381 days. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a war between America/South Vietnam and North Vietnam/Vietcong. The cause of this war was communism. This was the first war Americans lost. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans were killed in this conflict.
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Little Rock nine
A group of nine courageous African American students who integrated the Arkansas Capital city's Central High School in September 1957. The nine student were: Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Pattillo, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls. -
Anti-War Protest
The anti-war protest was a part of a movement in opposition to the Vietnam War and took place daily in the U.S. There is no specific day for the protest but the ear is 1963. (Below i put a random date to fill it in but the right year) -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The civil Rights Act of 1964 is a US Labor Law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on sex, race, color, religion, or national origin.
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Hippie Movement
Hippie's vocal opposition to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War and the increasingly rocky road to shared civil rights among all Americans led to the new, alternative form of activism the Hippie Movement -
Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party was a Black political organization; for self-defense. It was originated in Oakland,California, by founders Huey Newton and Bobby Seale -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans (Neil Armstrong and Aldrin), who were Americans, on the Moon. They landed back to Earth on July 24, 1969 http://www.history.com/topics/apollo-11/videos/one-small-step?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false -
Resignation of President Nixon
The year 1974 saw an Arab oil embargo, gasoline rationing, and a continuing series of revelations about the Watergate scandal. The scandal escalated, costing Nixon much of his political support, and on this Day August 9 he resigned in the face of many people and removal from office. -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. Carmen originated as a tropical disturbance that emerged from Africa toward the end of August. This killed 8 people and caused $162 million in damage. -
President Ford Assassination Attempt
The assassination attempt was in Sacramento by Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme to kill the president. She wanted to make a statement to people who refused to halt environmental pollution and its effects on Air, Trees, Water, and Animals. http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/gerald-r-ford/videos/first-ford-assassination-attempt
