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Vietnam War started
It is covered in chapter 33 section 1. Name of the chapter is War in Vietnam. It tells what happened, what techniques were used in the war. -
Little Rock Nine
Nine African American that were not allowed to go Little Rock Centeral High School. They were told to go to school after the decision of Brown vs. Board of Education. It all happened after an African American student out of nine went to school. -
Assassination of Jon F. Kennedy
This topic is covered in Chapter 31 section 1. He was 35th President of United States of America. He was shot in the head when he went to Dallas, Texas. He went there before signing the Civil Right Act in 1964. He was shot by a guy named Lee Harvey Oswald and after someday Oswald was shot by Jac Ruby. -
Founding of Nike
It was first called Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. Name Nike ,came from greek goddess of victory, in year 1978. there headquater is in Washington County, Oregon. -
Black Panther Party
It was an African American socialist organiztion. It was active from 1966 to 1982. It was founded in Oakland, California by Booby Seal and Huey Newton. -
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
He was a US senator and brother of President John F. Kennedy. He was assassinated in Los Angeles California after winning California and South Dakota primary elections for Democratic nomination for President. He was shot in Ambassador Hotel. Name of the person who shot him was Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian/ Jordanian immigrant. -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the spacecraft that anded the first humon on the moon on July 21, 1969. First person to step on the moon was Niel Armstrong, he was also the commander of the spaceship. -
Watergate scandal
This topic was covered in Ch. 34 section 2 name of the section is From Watergate to Ford. Watergate scandal was apolitical scandal in which Pres. Nixon was listening to democratic conversation before the election but he reigned before he was about to get arrested. -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen was from August 19 to September 11, 1974. It was the most intense tropical cyclone of 1974 Atlantic hurrican season. areas that if affected were Louisiana, Yucatan Peninsula and Puerto Rice. The damage in US dollar was arount $160 million. -
Vietnam War ended
It is said that UA won the battle but not really. On April 30th, 1975, Communists people were able to get the Capitol of South Vietnam - Saigon. -
Founding of Apple
It was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wazniak and Ronald Wayne in 1976. First apple product was Appli 1, hand built by Wazniak. In July 1976, it was kept in market for sell at price of around $666. -
Founding of AIDS in USA
On April 24, 1980, first case of AIDS was found in San Francisco. Firt person to die because of AIDS was in New York on January 15, 1981. Aids spread because of the Hippy Movement.
