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The American Civil War was fought between the US and the Confederate States of America, a group of eleven southern states that broke away from the Union in 1860 and 1861. The main cause of the conflict was a long-standing debate about the system of slavery.
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Between 1877 and the mid-1960s, Jim Crow was the name of a racial caste system that functioned largely, but not entirely, in southern and border states. Jim Crow laws were more than just a set of strict anti-black regulations. It had become a way of life. African Americans were treated as second-class citizens throughout the Jim Crow era. Jim Crow was a symbol of anti-black racism's legitimization.
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It all started after the October 1929 stock market crash, which plunged Wall Street into a frenzy and wiped out millions of investors. Consumer spending and investment fell sharply during the next few years, resulting in significant drops in industrial output and employment as failing businesses laid off workers.
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World War II, also known as the Second World War and abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a global conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. The vast majority of countries in the world, including all of the great powers, formed two competing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. The major participants committed their whole economic, industrial, and scientific assets behind the war effort, blurring the boundaries between civilian and military resources.
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Langley began hiring African-American women with college degrees as computer operators in the 1940s. The "West Area Computers" (or West Computers) processed data submitted to the pool and also joined sections on a temporary basis when additional aid was needed. They were initially organised in a separated area. -
Victory over Japan Day, or V-J Day, commemorates the end of World War II, one of history's deadliest and most devastating conflicts. On August 14, 1945, when President Harry S. Truman announced that Japan had unconditionally surrendered, war-weary populations all around the world erupted in joy. -
Representatives from the Japanese government and Allied forces gathered aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945, to sign the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, effectively ending World War II. The US War Department drafted the document, which President Harry S. Truman signed. -
It was 60 years ago today that a simple act of civil disobedience in the U.S. South sparked a civil rights movement. On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a public bus in Montgomery, Ala. -
John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth on February 20, 1962, 60 years ago today. In 4 hours and 55 minutes, he circled the globe three times in his space capsule Friendship 7. The feat made Glenn a national hero and a household name. It was the '60s, and the space race was on. -
It was 60 years ago today that a simple act of civil disobedience in the U.S. South sparked a civil rights movement. On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a public bus in Montgomery, Ala.