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Korean WAr
A war between the parts of Democratic Korea supported by the United Nation and the Republic Korea at one time supported by the peoples Republic of China and the SU. https://youtu.be/OF_Ts_6oSi8 -
Form of Little Rock 9
After the case, Brown vs. Board of Education, all schools were required to be integrated. Many schools ignored this new law. On September 3 1957 nine black students tried to go to Little Rock Central High. This was a problem even the governor attempted to stop the students from attending the schools. However, the federal government did get involved and the students were escorted to and from the school by guards for nearly a year. https://youtu.be/oodolEmUg2g -
Bay of Pigs
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Creation of Nike(Blue Ribbon)
The company we know today was formerly known as Blue Ribbon Sports. This shoe company was first founded January 25 1964 by a University of Oregon track athlete Phil Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman. Blue Ribbon then changed its name to Nike in 1978. Now know to be the most popular shoe franchises in history. With an estimated net worth of 28.1 billion dollars -
Death of Malcom X
As also known to be the former leader of the Nation of Islam he was killed after about a speech. 3 gunman came and shot him over 15 times. https://youtu.be/oqKVKp96fEA -
Apollo 11 to the Moon
The landing occurred as part of the Space Race. Even though Russia was the first one to send a person to space and orbit the world, America sent the first man to the moon. The Space Shuttle they used was called Apollo 11. https://youtu.be/xLu0Ak9Blog -
Ping Pong Diplomacy
When the United States were invited to play a Ping pong tournament with China. U.S citizens having been in China since the 40s -
WaterGate Scandal
This scandal involved president Nixon, it was a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. -
Creation of AIDs
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Ronald Raegan Assassination attempt
69 days into the presidency of Ronald Reagan. While leaving after giving a speech at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington D.C. President Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley, Jr. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/archive-video-ronald-reagan-survives-assassination-attempt-38032898 -
U.S invades Granada
United States–led invasion of the Caribbean island of Grenada, that resulted in a U.S. victory within a matter of weeks.United States invades Granada. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=us+invades+grenada&&view=detail&mid=7EACEC471009E0EEC2E37EACEC471009E0EEC2E3&FORM=VRDGAR -
The Creation of the World Wide Web
The World Wide Web was created by Tim Berners Lee and Robert Cailliou. The internet of which we know and still use today was created on this day. It rapidly became popular world-wide and used in various ways.
