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Lincoln AssassinationLincoln was assassinated while watching a play in Fords theatre by John Wilkes Booth. This occured five days after the confederacy surrendered and slavery was abolished in the United States.
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Social Security Act was signed by president Rooselvelt in 1935. It is the old age, survivors, and disability insurance for people of the United States.
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Brown vs. Board of Education was the event that led to the desegregation of public schools. The surpreme court said that segregating schools was unconstituional and blacks and whites were put together.
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The civil rights act of 1965 was huge for the descrimination of racism in the US. This made descrimination of any kind illegal whether it be of racial, sex, or any other reason.
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Medicare is the national social insurance for the United States. This provides insurance for elderly people 65 years and older.
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This was when president Nixon was found to have been listening in on his opponents conversations with his committee. This led to the resignation of Nixon as president of the United States.
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Reagan gave this speech in Berlin on the 750th anniversary of the city. He was indirectly talking to the soviet union leader Gorbachev telling him to tear down the wall and mix the city back together.
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Medicaid began in 1991 when states were received waivers to create medicaid programs. These programs are a private health plan which receives monthly premiums from the state.
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Clinton was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice. He claimed he had not had an affair with Monica Lewinsky, but he later admitted he had. Clinton is now known as many as just a liar with poor judgement.
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The World trade center was hit by two planed on 9/11/01 and this day has been remembered ever since. Many were killed and the two tallest buildings in the U.S were burned all the way to the ground.