Post-WWII to 1980 By lrambo Period: Jan 11, 1945 to Jan 11, 1953 President H.S. Truman Period: Feb 4, 1945 to Dec 26, 1991 Cold War Cold War Timeline Apr 11, 1948 Truman integrates military Period: Apr 11, 1950 to Apr 11, 1953 Korean War Period: Jan 11, 1953 to Jan 11, 1961 President D.D. Eisenhower Apr 11, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Apr 11, 1955 Emmett Till & Rosa Parks Period: Apr 11, 1956 to Apr 11, 1973 US involvement in Vietnam Apr 11, 1957 Little Rock Nine Apr 11, 1957 Sputnik launched Apr 11, 1960 SNCC founded Period: Apr 15, 1961 to Apr 15, 1963 President J.F. Kennedy Apr 15, 1963 MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail Period: Dec 11, 1963 to Jan 11, 1969 President L.B. Johnson Apr 11, 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Apr 11, 1964 Economic Opportunity Act - War on Poverty Apr 11, 1965 Malcolm X assassinated Apr 15, 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Apr 11, 1966 Black Panthers founded Apr 11, 1966 NOW founded Apr 11, 1968 MLK assassinated Period: Jan 11, 1969 to Jan 11, 1974 President R.M. Nixon Period: Aug 11, 1974 to Jan 11, 1977 President G.R. Ford Period: Jan 11, 1977 to Jan 11, 1981 President J.E. Carter