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Franklin D. Roosevelt as President.1 Jan 1945
In 1945, Roosevelt took on his fourth term as being president. He ran in the election for the fourth time in 1944 believing that he needed to see the nation go through their victory. -
Establishment of the United Nations.
Representatives from about 50 countries established the United Nations. This group was meant to encourage cooperation among nations and to help prevent future wars. -
Hitler commits suicide
On this day, Hitler seems to realize that he lost all hope that he will be able to win WWII. He commited suicide on his Berlin bunker. -
Victory in Europe Day
Also known as V-E day; This was the day when the Germans surrendered in the war. -
Japan surrenders
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed by the U.S just to make the war end faster. -
Boom Times
When the troops came back from their rough time fighting in WWII, little did they know they were going to be experiencing a cultural change. When they came back, they went through a "Baby Boom." This boom was when just about everyone was building up their families. -
The start of the Korean War
In the early mornings, more than 100,000 North Korean troops crossed over the 38th parallel and invaded South Korea. -
Ending fights in Korea
The United States entered peace talks to figure out ways to end the war in Korea. -
Long time Soviet Union leader
Joseph Stalin, Soviet Unions ruthless dictator, had died. He led the Soviets through a horrible history for his country. He also led his nation into the Cold War. -
Montgomery Bus boycott
This boycott was started by Rosa Parks when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on the bus she was riding. -
Sit-In Movement
In Greensboro, North Carolina, four college students began a sit-in campaign at a lunch counter. These students were African American students and they were sitting at a white persons counter. Here, the waiters refused to give them service because they weren't sitting in the right place -
The March on Washington
This was on of the largest civil rights demonstration. They held this campaign in Washington to build their support on the movement. -
President JFK
Kennedy rode in an open car through the city of Dallas to a site where he was going to present a speech. Just shortly on his ride there shots rang through the air, fatally wounding and actaully killing President Kennedy. -
Assassination of King
King went to Memphis, Tennessee to help aid African Americans sanitary workers who were holding a strike. King was standing on his balcony of his motel and James Earl Ray shot MLK Jr. with a high-powered rifle. -
First children's educational programming
Sesame Street was one of the first shows that was "kid friendly" that launched on television.
