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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was considered to be one of the most controversial wars in the 20th century. Americans hated this war for many reasons; some believed that the war just wasn’t productive for the United States. A lot of these soldiers were labeled as “baby Killers.” -
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley was knownas one of the greatest revolutions in Rock and Roll and Pop culture. He was known for his very diffrent dance moves such as the pelvic thrust and many other similar forms of dancing. He was one of the most famous musicians at the time and its arguable that he is still most famous today. -
Assassnation of JFK
John F. Kennedy was not only the youngest President he was also the first Roman Catholic to be President. On November 22, 1963 Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas Texas. JFK was ranked and still is ranked as one of Americas most loved presidents. -
Desegregation of Univ of Alabama
On this date governor of Alabama, George Wallace makes an attempt to stop the integration of this university. He was known as one of the most controversial politician’s in the history of the U.S. He was all about segregation in his inaugural address, when the black students tried to desegregate the governor stood in front of the door physically blocking them, even though 1954’s brown v. board declared this unconstitutional. -
Hippie Movement
The hippie movement did a lot more for America than anyone thinks. The average hippie was from 15-25 years old and white, middle class people who are misunderstood by society. Movement started in San Francisco, California where a group of hippies meet at the corner of Haight street and Ashbury street, which then was known as the Haight-Ashbury district. -
Black Panther Party
The black panthers were a group of African Americans in 1966-1982. There cause was to prevent racism against their people, and that all African Americans deserved to be treated as equal as whites. There group was known best for its rhetoric and military type of posture and the way they express their beliefs. -
Assassination of Bobby Kennedy
June 5th 1968 almost 5 years after his brother john was shot and killed, Senator Robert Kennedy is shot at the ambassador htel in L.A after winning the california presidential primary. Kennedy was shot a few times by 22-year old palestinian Sirhan Sirhan. -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the first space launch to land humans on the moon. Neil Armstrong and buzz Aldrin were the first to walk on the surface of the moon on July 21st. Armstrong walked around for 2 hours outside the space craft collecting samples of lunar material. -
Watergate / Nixon
The Watergate torture was made famous because of President Nixon. This became a scandal when the burglars were caught and found out to be sent by Nixon. 1973 Nixon was chosen to be re-elected but his black cloud hovered over his head into the early 1974, the country was consumed by Watergate. -
Assassination Attempt on Reagan
On the 31st of March, 1981 President Reagan along wit a few others were shot by John W. Hinckley Jr in an attempt to assassinate him. one bullet entered Reagan’s chest, causing it then to puncture a lung and being lodged 1 inch away from his heart.
