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Lincoln Assassination
On April 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln was assasinated by John Wilkes Booth. Booth did this to try and revive the Conferderate cause during the end of the civil war. -
Social Security
FDR signed the Social Security Act in 1935 to provide benefits to the retirees and unemployed during the Great Depression. -
McCarthy Hearings
The McCarthy hearings were from April 1954 to June 1954. They were held due to accusations betweent he US Army and senator Joseph McCarthy. -
Brown vs Board of Education
A famous supreme court case which banned segregation in public schools. A suit was filed by thirteen parents of twenty students of a Topeka, Kansas school because they were being segregated. -
Medicare
In 1965 medicare was introduced to guarentee adults ages 65 and older health insurance. It also covers younger people with disabilaties. -
Civil Rights Act of 1965
The Civil Rights Act of 1965 outlawed different forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities and women. -
Medicaid
Started in , medicaid helped people and families with low incomes. It helped low income familes and people with disabilaties. -
Watergate Scandal
The Watergate Scandal was a political scandal that occurred during the 70's. President Richard Nixon and his staff were accused of bribery, abuse of power and obstruction of justice. This scandal led to Nixon resigning in August 1974. -
Clinton Impeachment
On December 19, 1998 President Bill Clinton was impeached on two charges: Purjury and obstruction of justice. He was not convicted at his impeaachment trial. -
September 11, 2001
The twin towers in New York City were hit by two seperate planes in a coordinated attack by terrorists which included the hijacking and crashing of four US jets carrtying over 150 people each. Nearly 3,000 people died from these attacks which sparked the US to declare war on the taliban.
