Technology Project 1955-1975

By taylorannlanier1417

  • 1955- Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks is asked to leave her seat on the bus. She is arrested when she refuses to move; her refusal to move sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

  • 1956- National Interstate & Defense Highway Act

    This act was established on April 27, 1956. It was the United States' interstate highway system.

  • 1961- John F. Kennedy became President

    John F. Kennedy became the 35th President of the United States on January 20, 1961.

  • 1961- Bay of Pigs Invasion

    The CIA began a full-scale invasion of Cuba on April 17, 1961.

  • 1964- The Civil Rights Act

    This act abolished segregation in public spaces and prohibited employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin.

  • 1967- MLK Speech against War

    Thousands of demonstrators follow Martin Luther King Jr. to the United Nations headquarters in New York, where he makes a speech opposing US foreign policy in Vietnam.

  • 1968- MLK Assassination

    At the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, Martin Luther King, Jr. is killed. James Earl Ray, his assassin, pleads guilty.

  • 1971- 26th Amendment

    The 26th Amendment, allowing 18-year-olds to vote, is ratified on March 23, 1971.

  • 1975- Microsoft

    Bill Gates established Microsoft on April 4, 1975, and it eventually ruled the personal computer operating system industry.