Historic Events 1945-2000 By thomasx Jan 20, 1945 FDR Sworn in for 4th term Mar 8, 1948 McCollum v. BOE (Religious instruction in public schools unconstitutional) Jun 25, 1950 N. Korea invades S. Korea leading to beginning of Korean War May 17, 1954 Brown v. BOE (made separate but equal schools illegal) Sep 23, 1957 President Eisenhower sends troops to escort the famous "Little Rock Nine" into Arkansas high school Nov 8, 1960 JFK elected president of U.S.A. Aug 28, 1963 MLK delivers famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, DC Oct 2, 1967 Thurgood Marshall becomes 1st Black Supreme Court Justice Jul 1, 1971 26th Amendment passed - lowers voting age to 18 Apr 30, 1975 Vietnam War officially ends Nov 2, 1976 Jimmy Carter, Georgia native, elected President Mar 21, 1980 U.S.announces boycott of summer olympics (in Soviet Union) Sep 21, 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor named first female Supreme Court Justice May 8, 1984 Soviet Union boycotts summer Olympics (in US) Jan 20, 1986 First observance of MLK federal holiday Jan 13, 1990 Douglas Wilder became first Black governor in U.S. Apr 29, 1992 Los Angeles riots begin as result of police in Rodney King case being found not guilty May 6, 1994 Nelson Mandela confirmed winner in S. Africa's first apartheid election Jul 27, 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing (Atlanta, GA) Apr 20, 1999 2 teenage students murder 13 other students and teachers at Columbine
