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Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man.
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African Americans protested the bus company, unltimately fighting for Black Civil Rights.
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Clifford Brown was a vastly popular Jazz musician in Pennsylvania. He is noted as the most influential trumpeter of his generation. He was made famous by such albums as: "At Basin Street" and "Sonny Rollins Plus Four ".
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America and Britain refuse to fund Egypt's construction of the Aswan High Dam. This refusal was due to Egypt's relations with communist Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia. In response, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser declared marshall law seizing control of the Suez Canal Company.
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The Hungarian uprising began twelve days prior. Thousands of Hungarians were killed by Soviet tanks and troops
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The "Little Rock Nine", as they were called, were nine black students being integrated into an all white school. On Sept. 25, president Eisenhower sends troops to ensure that the children would safely attend their classes.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Adminitstration is a civilian based agency. It is responsible for all of America's activities in space.
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A U2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. Pilot, Francis Gary Powers, is captured. Cold War nerves are at an all time high.
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The CIA launched what they thought would be a definitive strike on Cuba and its leader Fidel Castro. 1400 American-trained Cubans invaded the island.The operation was not successful and the invaders were vastly outnumbered by Castro's troops. The invaders surrendered after less than 24 hours of combat.
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On October 1st, 1961, an African-American man was finally enrolled at the University of Mississippi after months of attempts. Riots broke out following the news leaving 2 dead and many wounded.
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The WSP, a womens' organization, protested atmosperic nuclear Between 12,000 and 50,000 women in various nations demonstrated their protest.
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A political and military standoff began between America and communist nations Cuba and the Soviet Union. The standoff lasted 13 days while the nations tetered on the brink of nuclear war.
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Over 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C. Many civil rights and religous groups gathered to shed light on political and social difficulties African Americans were facing. The climax of the march was the famous "I have a dream" speech made by Dr. Marting Luther King Jr.
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President Kennedy served just over 1000 days in office before being assasinated. He was shot by ex-marine Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was known to be a communist sympathizer and was killed 2 days later.
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This day signaled the completion of the 630 ft. high arch, which marked the Jefferson National Expansion Monument. The arch stands in the city of St. Louis.
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the astronauts on the flight. The 2 men became the first men to step foot on the moon.
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The festival washeld in Bethel, New York.Top acts included: Bob Dylan, Jimmy Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, and Janis Joplin.
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Though it was first seen in 1610 by Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, the Orion Nebula was not catalogged until 1976. The nebula is approximately 1350 light years from Earth.
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