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dred scott decision
in the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Mr. Scott, a slave who had spent part of his life in non-slave territory, could not sue for his freedom in a federal court because, “Negroes, whether slaves or free, that is, men of the African race, are not citizens of the United States by the Constitution.” -
lincoln assasination
abraham lincoln was assinated as fords theater on april 15 a865 by hohn wilkes booth. booth escaped, but was later caught and executed. -
original social security act of 1935
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the "Social Security Act." This law created "a system of Federal old-age benefits" for workers and their families. -
brown vs board
this case declared "separate but equal" black and white schools unconstitutional. this also was the overturning of the plessy vs. ferguson decision. -
mccarthy hearing
joseph mccarthy, who created paranoia in washington by accusing a lot of people of being communists, was censured in a hearing on december 2 of 1954 after 7 months of investigation. -
gideon vs. wainwright
Clarence Earl Gideon was convicted of a federal crime in florida, and was denied counsel. He defended his right to free council, leading to a supreme court decison that any defendant that, if convicted, would spend even one day in jail, was entitled to representation. -
medicare
lyndon johnson signed medicare into law on june 30, 1965. Medicare is a social insurance plan for americans age 65 and older, as well as younger americans with disabilities. -
reagans "tear down this wall" speech
this speach was givin at a celebration of the founding of berlin on the subject of uniting west and east berlin. Reagan delivered the line the speech is named for in german -
clinton impeachment
after having an extramarital affiar, bill clinton was impeached by the house of representatives on two charges. he was charged with obstruction of justice and perjury. he was not convicted. -
9/11/2001
on september eleventh, 2001, two planes that had been hijacked by terrorists crashed into the twin towers. a third plan slao crashed into the pentagon. the fourth plane was taken over by the passengers and crashed in a field in pennsylvania instead of the terroists original target.
