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Civil War in South Vietnam begins
This was a Vietnam war between communist forces of North Vietnam (backed by China and the USSR) and the non-communist forces of South Vietnam (backed by the United States). -
Little Rock Nine
Black students decide to attend an unsegregated school in Little Rock Arkansas. Their president sends troops to inforce intergration. -
Cuban refugees invade the Bay of Pigs
Cuban refuggees land in Cuba and attempt to topple the communist government. -
Freedom Riders head to U.S. South
Preople travel on bus to protest segregation. -
Civil Rights March (MLK)
In Washington DC, Martin L. King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech before a crowd of 200,000 called the Civil Rights March. -
Malcolm X Assassinated
The popular Malcolm X; a black leader, islam religion was assassinated. He was killed by muslims in New York. -
Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated
Leader MLK was assassinated in Memphis Tenn. -
Richard Nixon elected president
Richard Nixon, a republican running for president at that time. -
Roe v. Wade legalizes abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy
This was called the Landmark Supreme Court Decision, which legalizes aborrtion in first trimester. -
Vietnam era ends
Soliders were sent back home and they expanded the G.I Bill which was passed to help out the soliders with good forms of education and government help. -
Three Mile Island
This was an island "power plant" in the U.S which had a nuclear meltdown. This released radioactive gases and iodine into the envirnment. -
Reagan Election
This was an election between former governer Ronald Regan and Jimmy Carter -
Berlin Wall Falls
The Berlin wall was a constructed by the German Democratic Republic. Cut off West Berlin and East Germany. Used to prevent emigration. -
Clinton Elected
Democratic party. Only served as president for two of the four years. -
Federal Office Building Bombed
A 5,000-pound bomb, hidden inside a Ryder truck, exploded just outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City -
President Clinton Impeached
Bill Clinton was impeached because of two charges which were perjury and obstruction of juctice. He also was accused for the abuse of power. -
George W Bush Elected President
George Bush was a republican former govener of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush. -
9/11 Attack on New York and Washington DC
Airplanes crashed into twin towers of World Trade Center; mentioned as the worst terriost attack on the U.S. a third hijacked plane flies into the Pentagon, and a fourth crashes in rural Pennsylvania. More than 3,000 people died in the attacks -
Anthrax Attacks in US
Following the Sep. 11 attacks, there were letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to several news media offices and two Democratic U.S. Senators, killing five people and infecting 17 others. -
Enron Bankruptcy
There was something called the Enron scandal in that October which led to the bankruptcy of the Enron Corperations. -
Hurricane Katrina Devastates Gulf Coast
Hurricane Katrina caused damage on Mississippi and Louisiana; 80% of New Orleans was flooded. -
Barak Obama Inaugurated President
Barack Obama and John McCain go against each other as the run for president. Obama wins! -
Osama Bin Laden Killed by US Forces
A terriost who was responsable for the 9.11 attcks was killed by U.S forces after years of searching.
