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The American Civil War was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America. The war occurred between April 12, 1861, and April 9, 1865. The civil war was fought in thousands of different places, but the majority of the fighting took place in the states of Virginia and Tennessee. -
The Great Downturn was a devastating world economic depression. It started after the stock market in the United States crashed. Bringing the economic epidemic to a head-on September 4, 1929, which spread to the rest of the world on Black Tuesday, and the stock market crashed on October 29. Cities all throughout the world were heavily damaged, especially those depending on the dependent heavy industry. Crop prices plunged by 60%, taking a toll on farming towns and rural areas. -
World War ll was a massive outbreak for all countries, affecting thousands of people and killing millions, with concentration camps springing up as a result. Dropping nukes and bombs Many people have died and sacrificed, including family members who have lost family members and couples who have lost partners. The survivors would be traumatized for the rest of their lives. -
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the committee on fair employment practice, generally known as the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) by signing Executive Order 8802, which stated that "there shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race. This happened in Los Angeles. -
During World War II, the battle of Normandy, which lasted from June to August 1944, resulted in the liberation of Western Europe by the Allies and the seizure of power by Nazi Germany. -
Imperial Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945, through September 2, 1945, and was one of the causes of ending the War. -
Imperial Japan surrendered on August 15, as declared by Japanese Emperor Hirohito, and later on September 2nd, they signed the contract. Bringing World War ll hostilities to a close. -
The civil rights movement was an organized effort by Black Americans to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law. It began in the early1950s and ended in the late 1960s in Washington, D. C. Civil rights activists, known for their fight against social injustice and their lasting impact on the lives of all oppressed people, include Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, W.E.B. Du Bois and Malcolm X. -
Project Mercury was the NASA program that put the first American astronauts in space. Astronauts made a total of six spaceflights during Project Mercury. Two of those flights reached space and came right back down. These are called suborbital flights. The seven Mercury astronauts were Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Gordon Cooper, and Scott Carpenter. -
Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech was given in March 1963 by the American civil rights activist and a baptist and was went on to read by Mather Luther King on August 28, 1963. During the speech, King called for civil rights, economic rights, and an end to racism in the United States.