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Korean War Begins
In the 1950's the Korean War began when North Korean began to invade South Korea. Soon after the war began, North Korea gained ground at South Korea's capital, Soul. The United States and the UN then sent troops to South Korea to help them. -
Guam Organic Act
This made Guam unincorporated territory of the United States. This basically means that the federal government recognized Guam as a territory of the United States. This act was signed by president Truman. -
Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union and seven of its Eastern Bloc allies sign the Warsaw Pact in Poland. The Warsaw Pact treaty set up a mutual defense agreement between the eight members and was created as a response to the Western formation of NATO. -
U.S Involvement in Vietnam
The United States involvement in the Vietnam Conflict or Second Indochina War officially began on the first of November 5 with the arrival of the U.S. Military. This war would many years until the United States would pull out in 1975. -
Browder v. Gayle
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the Browder v. Gayle case during November . The ruling stated that racial segregation on buses was unconstitutional by affirming the Federal District Court ruling that had been made in June of that year. -
First artificial satellite Sputnik 1
USSR launches Sputnik 1 on inaugurating the Space Age and the Space Race. Over the next few years the USSR and The United States continued to advance the technology, but the crowning glory of this period of history has to be the successful landing of a man on the moon by the United States. -
NASA Created
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act into law, creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, commonly referred to as NASA. -
Hawaii becomes the 50th state
US President Eisenhower signs the Hawaii Admission Act into law and Hawaii becomes the 50th state in the United States of America. William F. Quinn is elected as the state's first governor -
OPEC
September 10th OPEC is formed in Baghdad, Iraq Original OPEC members include Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela. Over the next 30 years OPEC used it's oil production as a political tool. -
First Men In Space
1962 President Kennedy asks Congress for $531 million to put a man on the moon before the end of the decade. America also puts a man into orbit this year. -
Kennedy Assassination
1:00 PM CST the 35th President of The United States John Fitzgerald Kennedy is declared dead at Parkland Hospital's Trauma Room. The president was shot in Texas. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law on July 2nd, . The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made it illegal to discriminate against someone based on their race, religion, sex, national origin, or the colors of their skin. It also made segregation in public places illegal, enforced the desegregation of schools and addressed unfair and unequal access to voting and voter registration.
