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Smith Act
The Smith Act was a concept that came upon to prohibit certain subversive activities and to amend certain provisions of law with respect to the admission and deportation of aliens. it would also require the fingerprinting and registration of aliens for various reasons. -
G.I Bill
A law passed in 1944 that provided educational and other benefits for those individuals that have served in the armed forces in World War II. Benefits are still available to persons honorably discharged from the armed forces. -
Joseph McCarthy
Senator McCarthy was a politician of the republican party for Wisconsin who began in 1947 to 1957. He spent almost five years trying in vain to expose communists and other left-wing “loyalty risks” in the U.S. government. In the hyper-suspicious atmosphere of the Cold War, insinuations of disloyalty were enough to convince many Americans that their government was packed with traitors and spies. -
Fair Deal
The Fair Deal was an ambitious set of proposals put forward by U.S. President Harry S. Truman to Congress in his January 1949 State of the Union address. Generally the term characterizes the entire domestic agenda of the Truman administration from about 1945 to 1953 -
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Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was an American foreign policy whose stated purpose was to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. this would help to provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey and any country threatened by Communism or any totalitarian ideology. -
Marshall plan
On this date, president Truman signed off the economic recovery act of 1948. This was A program by which the United States gave large amounts of economic aid to European countries to help them rebuild after the devastation of World War II. this act was proposed by George Marshall -
Beat Generation
The Beat Generation was a literary movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced the American culture and politics in the post-World War II era. The peak of their work was published and brought to the social eye throughout the 1950's -
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Bill Haley and the comets
Bill Haley & His Comets were an American rock and roll band that was founded in 1952. The band included the leader Bill Haley, Franny Beecher, Johnny Grande, Johnny Kay, Marshall Lytle, Rudy Pompilli and Al Rex. The band played a significant role in the 1950's music era and rock and roll. Many people loved their music and had million dollar selling hits. -
TV Shows
Television shows in the 1950's helped shape what people thought a perfect society should be. Shows generally included a white father, mother, and children.The 1950s were a period of conformity. Watching TV was extremely popular. A very popular show that would typically be aired were Game shows, which grew to become very popular. -
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was born in 1935 an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century. Presley reached his all time high in fame in the 1950's and was often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" he later died in 1977 with a heart attack in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Dr. Jonas Salk
Jonas Edward Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. Sulk announced on a national radio show that he had successfully tested a vaccine against 'poliomyelitis'. -
Little Richard
Richard Wayne Penniman was born December 5, 1932 an known famously as Little Richard. He was an American musician, songwriter, singer, and actor. An influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Little Richard's most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his dynamic music and charismatic showmanship was at its absolute peak -
Emmett Till Tragedy
On August 24, 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till reportedly flirted with a white cashier in Money, Mississippi. Four days later, two white men tortured and murdered Till. His murder galvanized the emerging Civil Rights Movement -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Louise Parks was a nationally recognized woman that was recognized as the “mother of the modern day civil rights movement” in America. It began when her refusal to surrender her seat to a white male passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus, December 1, 1955, triggered a wave of protest December 5, 1955 that reverberated throughout the United States. -
civil rights act of 1957
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction now known as the "Civil Rights act of 1957" . The new act established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote. -
NASA
N.A.S.A is a acronym for The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. The program was found in 1958 by Dwight D. Eisenhower -
Ike Turner
Ike Turner was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, talent scout, and record producer. Turner was an early pioneer of fifties rock and roll. he is most popularly known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s along with his wife at the time Tina Turner. -
Hippies
Hippies are often persons of unconventional appearance, which they typically have long hair wear beads and a colorful piece of clothing. They are associated with a subculture involving a rejection of conventional values and the taking of hallucinogenic drugs. they made their peak with the 'hippie movement' and with the disagreement with the 'Vietnam War'. -
Feminism
The activity and thought if feminism sprouted in the early 1960s in the United States. It quickly spread across the Western world with an aim to increase equality for women by gaining more than just voting rights. Issues addressed by the second-wave included rights regarding domestic issues and employment. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a proud activist during the Human Rights Movement. Originally named Malcolm Little, Malcolm was born in Nebraska, Omaha in May 19th 1925. He was a Muslim and human rights activist that praised race pride and Black Nationalism in America in the 1960s where racism towards black was still prominent. -
OPEC
(OPEC) which stands for Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an intergovernmental organization of 14 nations which was founded in 1960 in Baghdad by the first five members and headquartered since 1965 in Vienna, Austria -
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Albert Sabin
Albert Bruce Sabin was a Polish American medical researcher hat is also best known for developing second vaccine known as 'the oral polio vaccine' which has played a key role in nearly eradicating the disease. -
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is an organization that selects volunteers that is run by the United States government. The actual concept of the Peace Corps includes providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand American culture and helping Americans to understand the cultures of other countries. -
Ceasar Chavez
Cesar Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962. Originally a Mexican American farm worker, Chavez became the best known Latino American civil rights activist -
Kennedy's Speech at Rice University
On September 12, 1962, President Kennedy delivered a speech known as the 'moon speech' in which he went into detail describing his goals for the nation’s space effort in front of a crowd of 35,000 people in the football stadium at Rice University in Houston, Texas. -
Anti-war Movement
An anti-war movement is a social movement, that is usually in opposition to the nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict, unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause. The term can also refer to pacifism, which is the opposition to all use of military force during conflicts. Many activists distinguish between anti-war movements and peace movements. -
Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald was an American ex Marine and Marxist who assassinated United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Oswald is known for committing the ultimate crime in the 60s which was the successful shot and kill of President Kennedy from a sniper's nest on the sixth floor of a school book depository as the President traveled by motorcade through Dealey Plaza in the city of Dallas, Texas -
Assassination of JFK
John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. in Dallas, Texas while riding in a presidential motorcade in Dealey Plaza. His accused killer was Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine who had embraced Marxism and defected for a time to the Soviet Union. -
Jack Ruby
Jack Leon Ruby was the Dallas, Texas nightclub owner who fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963, while Oswald was in police custody after being charged with assassinating U.S. President Kennedy. -
Warren Commission
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as the Warren Commission, was established by President Lyndon B. Johnson through Executive Order 11130 on November 29, 1963[1] to investigate the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy that had taken place on November 22, 1963. -
LSD
a psychedelic drug known for its psychological effects, which may include altered awareness of one's surroundings, perceptions, and feelings as well as sensations and images that seem real though they are not. It is often sold on blotter paper, a sugar cube, or gelatin. It can also be injected. LSD is not usually addictive. However, adverse psychiatric reactions such as anxiety, paranoia, and delusions are possible. -
Black Panthers Party (B.P.P)
The Black Panthers, also known as the Black Panther Party, was a political organization founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale to challenge police brutality against the African American community. Dressed in black berets and black leather jackets, the Black Panthers organized armed citizen patrols of Oakland and other U.S. cities. -
Native-American Civil Rights Movement
Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 applies to the Indian tribes of the United States and makes many, but not all, of the guarantees of the Bill of Rights applicable within the tribes. This was to encourage self-determination among Native Americans and to establish international recognition of their treaty rights. -
Death of MLK
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr., American clergyman and civil rights leader, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. MLK was a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience. -
Stonewall Riot
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous and violent demonstrations by members of the gay community against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall -
Warren Burger
Burger served on this court until 1969 and became known as a critic of the Warren Court. In 1969, President Richard Nixon nominated Burger to succeed Chief Justice Earl Warren, and Burger won Senate confirmation. -
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Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first three American persons on the Moon. The crew consisted of Mission commander Neil Armstrong, pilot Michael Collins ad Buzz Aldrin in which they landed the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969. -
Nixon Tapes
The Nixon White House tapes are audio recordings of conversations between U.S. President Richard Nixon and Nixon administration officials. Nixon family members and White House staff, produced between 1971 and 1973. -
Roe vs Wade
Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, is a landmark decision issued in 1973 by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of the constitutionality of laws that criminalized or restricted access to abortions. -
Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 was signed on December 28, 1973 which provides for the conservation of animals that are endangered or threatened throughout all or a portion of their range and the conservation of the ecosystems on which they depend on -
War powers Resolution Act
The War Powers Resolution act is a federal law that was intended to check the president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress. The Resolution was adopted in the form of a United States Congress joint resolution. It act is provided so that the U.S. President can send U.S. Armed Forces into action abroad only by declaration of war by Congress, -
federal election commission
The Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 (FECA) form the basis of current federal campaign finance law. FECA's main provisions include limits on contributions to federal candidates and political parties, a system for disclosure and voluntary public financing for presidential candidates. -
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is an artificial waterway that is approximately 77 km in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit for maritime trade. The Panama Canal Treaty stated that the Panama Canal Zone would cease to exist on October 1, 1979. These two treaties were signed on September 7, 1977. -
Robert Johnson
Robert L. Johnson was Robert Louis Johnson is an American entrepreneur, media magnate, executive, philanthropist, and investor. He is the co-founder of BET (Black Entertainment Television) Which was founded in 1981. Johnson was the first to become an African American Billionaire. -
Robert Johnson
Robert Louis Johnson was born in Hickory, Mississippi on April 8, 1946 and is an American entrepreneur, media magnate, executive, philanthropist, and investor. He is the co-founder of BET, which was acquired by Viacom in 2001. He also founded RLJ Companies, a holding company that invests in various business sectors. Johnson is the former majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. He also became the first black American billionaire -
Iran Hostage Crisis
The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States. Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981. The Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line supported the Iranian Revolution, it was them whom took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. -
Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. is an American politician who had served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He also was the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975. Carters objective was to make the gov. competent and compassionate but, in the economic crisis produced by rising energy prices. He met with difficulty in achieving it. His economic response centered on the taming of inflation through government austerity and high interest rates -
Rap Music
Rap music became widely known and spread popularly throughout the 80s. It greatly influenced America in numerous ways and It is characterized by its diversity, quality, innovation and influence on hip hop after the genre's emergence and establishment in the previous decade. Some famous rappers from this era include Beastie boys, Run DMC, Public Enemy and N.W.A. -
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Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Ronald Reagan was viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his program known as the Reagan Revolution, which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce their reliance with the Government. He felt he fulfilled his campaign pledge of 1980 to restore “the great, confident roar of American progress and growth and optimism.” -
A.I.D.S Crisis
AIDS is the most severe phase of HIV infection. People with AIDS have such badly damaged immune systems that they get an increasing number of severe illnesses. By 1980, HIV/ AIDS had already spread to five continents (North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Australia). In this period, between 100,000 and 300,000 people could have already been infected. Many were in fear of the horrific amount that carried the disease and demanded researches for cures -
Space Shuttle Program
The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This had accomplished the first routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011. -
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor is a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. In 1981 Ronald Reagan nominated her to the U.S. Supreme Court. She received unanimous Senate approval, and made history as the first woman justice to serve on the nation's highest court. O'Connor was a key swing vote in many important cases, including the upholding of Roe v. Wade. She retired in 2006 after serving for 24 years. -
Music Television (MTV)
Music television is an American cable and satellite television channel owned by Viacom Media Networks (a division of Viacom) and headquartered in New York City. The type of television programming would focus predominantly on playing music videos from recording artists. This is usually on dedicated television channels broadcasting on satellite or cable. -
Iran Contra Affair
The Iran-Contra Affair was a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of Ronald Reagan s' Administration. The Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, which was the subject of an arms embargo. -
Reagan Doctrine
In Reagan's 1985 state of the union address, President Reagan pledged his support for anti-Communist revolutions in what would become known as the "Reagan Doctrine." The strategy was orchestrated and implemented by the United States under the Reagan Administration. to overwhelm the global influence of the Soviet Union in an attempt to end the Cold War. -
George H.W Bush
George H.W Bush is an American politician (republican) who served as the 41st President of the Unites States from 1989 to 1993. He is widely known for his role in world war 2 becoming the youngest Navy Pilot at the age of only 18. Many years later after being inaugurated president, he introduced the Bank Bailout Plan, Semi- Automatic rifle ban (temporary) and many more plans during his presidency. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
the Berlin wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989.The Fall of the Wall. On November 9, 1989, as the Cold War began to thaw across Eastern Europe, the spokesman for East Berlin's Communist Party announced a change in his city's relations with the West. He announced that citizens of the GDR were all now sovereign to cross the country's borders. -
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Persian Gulf War / 1st Iraq War
The Persian Gulf War was a big war between the forces of the United Nations, led by the United States and the whom of those in Iraq that followed the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. -
Election of 1992
The United States presidential election of 1992 was the 52nd quadrennial presidential election. The Democratic Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas defeated incumbent Republican President George H. W. Bush, independent businessman Ross Perot of Texas, and a number of minor candidates. -
Hilary Clinton
Hilary Rodham-Clinton is and American Politician and first lady of the united states from 1993 to 2001 and also served as the junior U.S senator from New York from 2001-2009 and the 67th United States Secretary of state from 2009 to 2013. Her accomplishments were consistently centered around health care, military services, families and children. Clinton also ran for president in 2016 against Donald Trump and lost to the Trump Administration. -
Bill Clinton
the 42nd U.S. president, served in office from 1993 to 2001. Prior to that, he was an Arkansas native and the Democrat was governor of his home state. During Clinton’s time in the White House, America enjoyed an era of peace and prosperity, marked by low unemployment, declining crime rates and a budget surplus. However, during his presidency Clinton was impeached his third year into second term with allegations of having a sexual relationship with a white house intern. -
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey was born Kosciusko, Mississippi, on January 29, 1954. Her early life and career began as an actress, producer and later on will become a philanthropist She first made appearance in 1976 when Winfrey moved to Baltimore and hosted the hit t.v show 'People Are Talking'. She later became the host of her own, wildly popular program, The Oprah Winfrey Show, airing from 1986 to 2011. That same year she launched her own TV network, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). -
George W Bush
George W. Bush was born on July 6, 1946 in New Haven Connecticut and later became an American politician (republican) who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001-2009. He was also the 46th governor of Texas from 1995-2000. His accomplishments were the 'No child left behind' act, tax cuts, high deficits, but also caused economic problems and was in office during the attack on the Twin Towers on Sept. 9, 2001 -
Lionel Sosa
Lionel Sosa is a Mexican- American Advertising & marketing executive who was born in San Antonio, TX. In his early years, he designs many logos including the Ricos drop the flavor, and worked at different shops designing company signs. Sosa soon entered the political advertising by supporting John Tower and with Sosa, he won a great portion of Hispanic voters. Soon, Ronald Reagan asked for Sosa help for more Hispanic voters and after Sosa's help Reagan won about 40% of Hispanic voters. -
Lewinsky Affair (smh)
The Monica Lewinsky scandal began in the late 1990's when America was shocked to hear a political intercourse scandal which involved Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, who at the time was a white house intern. After a two year secret love life, the secret arose when Monica shared the information to a co-worker about the affair. The new later then became public an impeached Clinton and asking under oath about the relationship to which, he objectified against but was proven guilty later on. -
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act authorizes several federal education programs that are administered by the states. The law is a re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.Under the 2002 law, states are required to test students in reading and math in grades 3–8 and once in high school. -
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9/11 Attacks
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,996 people, injured over 6,000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage. -
2nd Iraq War
The Iraq War was a protracted armed conflict that began in 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by a United States-led coalition that overthrew the government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict continued for much of the next decade as an insurgency emerged to oppose the occupying forces and the post-invasion Iraqi government -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was an extremely destructive and deadly Category 5 hurricane that caused catastrophic damage along the Gulf coast from central Florida to Texas, due to storm surge and levee failure. Severe property damage occurred in coastal areas ruining buildings, pushing cars and houses inland. The water reached 6–12 miles with winds up to 175 mph from the beach. It as the third most intense United States tropical cyclone. There were about 1,800 fatalities reported -
Barack Obama
Obama was born in 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, two years after the territory was admitted to the Union as the 50th state. Raised largely in Hawaii, Obama also spent one year of his childhood in Washington State and four years in Indonesia. After graduating from Columbia University in 1983, he worked as a community organizer in Chicago. Later on he will become the 41st president of the United States and the first African American president. -
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III was born August 29, 1936 in Coco Solo, Panama and is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Arizona since 1987. He was the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election, which he lost to Barack Obama. -
The Great Recession
The Great Recession was a period of general economic decline observed in world markets during the early 2010s. The scale and timing of the recession varied from country to country. In terms of overall impact, the International Monetary Fund concluded that it was the worst global recession since the 1930s the Great Depression.The causes of the recession largely originated in the United States, particularly related to the real-estate market, though choices made by other nations contributed as well -
First Hispanic SCOTUS judge
President Obama commissioned Sotomayor on the day of her confirmation; Sotomayor was sworn in on August 8, 2009, by Chief Justice John Roberts. Sotomayor is the first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court. She is recognized as a somewhat controversial and outspoken candidate whose words are sometimes misinterpreted yet she is distinguished for her many years of judicial service -
Affordable Care Act
Obamacare is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. It mandates health insurance for all. It expanded subsidies for middle- income families, and taxes healthcare providers and higher-income earners. Obamacare is the most comprehensive piece of legislation since the Social Security Act of 1935. It's named after President Barack Obama, who has championed healthcare reform since running for office in 2008.
