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Elvis Presley
Elvis was born on Jan, 8, 1935 and had a twin brother. he won a grammy at age 36. His music became very popular. He started his music career in 1954. -
Kaptian Kangaroo
Kaptian Kangaroo was a very famous t.v. program. During the war it was especially famous and well known. Stayed on air till late 1984. -
Anti War Protest
In the 60s anti war protest became well known and very common. They brought many people and veterians to promote these protests. Alot of hippyies took part in these, such as other movements such as the black panters. -
Alabama Schools Desegragated
in june of 1963, the school in Alabama became desegragated. this became very important and world widely known. This marked a change in african history. -
JFK Assassination
In November 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated while he was visiting Dallas, Texas. He was in his car as he drove through the motorcade. He was shot multipule times. He was taken to the nearby hospital where he later died. -
Black Panther Movement
In 1966, the black panther movement became very influencial. They all were a small amount of people but very affective. they did use force and violence but were against the war. -
Nike
Began when two coaches agreed on a shoe disehn in 1967. They soon went on to be the biggest shoe company in history. The shoe became very famous after the 70s -
Robert J. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy was assisnated in 1968. By a palistinian, after shots the man cuntinued to shoot. RJK fell and had a pool of blood surrounding him. -
Sesame Street
Joan Ganz Cooney was the man who created sesame street the t.v. show. In 1969 it was created. After the late 70s it became very famous. -
Walk on the Moon
In july of 1969, the first man to walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong. This also became very famous, a quote was made saying, " One giant leap for mankind." This marked a historic event in american history. -
Watergate
Watergate got its name from a hotel near the patolmic. There was five men who were arrested and accused of working for he president. The president resigns and never gets the a jail sentence. (pardon given by Ford.) -
Hurrican Carmin
Probably the most extreme tropical storm. It was a very seiver storm. The storm effected many areas espesally the areas near the shoreline.
