Timeline Art Project By shaylarock0 Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Jan 1, 1969 Timeline Art Project Apr 30, 1945 Hitler Commits Suicide Jul 28, 1945 Postdam Conference Mar 5, 1946 Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill Aug 1, 1946 Korea divides at the 38th parallel Apr 15, 1947 Dodgers sign Jackie Robinson Apr 1, 1948 The Marshall Plan Apr 4, 1949 N.A.T.O. Founded Dec 9, 1952 Brown v. Board of Education case Jan 20, 1953 Dwight D. Eisenhower elected president Dec 5, 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott Started Jun 29, 1956 President Eisenhower re-elected Feb 1, 1960 Sit In Movement Aug 28, 1963 "I have a dream speech" By Martin Luther King Jan 1, 1965 First large scale aid to public schools Apr 4, 1968 Assasination of Martin Luther King