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Mc Carthyism
McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence. Also had a way of proving ones point by any means. a.k.a the second red scare -
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Forest Gump Project 1950-1990
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korean war
korean war lasted from 1950 to 1953 until the korean armisice agreement was signed. this was riginaly a war between the north and south competing for control of the korean peninsual. -
united nations headquarters officially opens in new york
the general assembly seleted new york as the site for the united nations headquarters. the united nations headquartrs was completed in 1952 -
First succesful surgical removal of siamese twins.
conjoined twins usually at hip and typically found among females. most popular siamese twins are chang and eng bunker -
U.S. test Hydrogen bomb
bomb that uses heat generated by fission to compres and ignite a nuclear fission stage. which is more devastating because of great increase in explosive power -
civil rights movement
a.k.a the afircan american civi rights movement was particularly in the south. Main goal was to end racial segregtion and discrimination for Black citizens. -
Pentagon anounces development of ICBMs
U.S. develops intercontinental ballistic missiles to counteract russias persistence of war. These were used for delivering more then one nuclear war head -
PLedge of allegiance
president Dwight D. Eisenhower requests "under god" be added to pledge of allegiance. written in august 1852 by francis Bellamy who was baptist minster. -
First nuclear powered submarine
the uss Nautilus was the first Nuclear powered submarine in history. There were previous USS Nautilus created 3 i believe. -
first succesful submergeto north pole
USS completes first succesful submerged transit to the north pole. it was laid down june 14 1952 the plans fort it. -
Vetnam war
basically a war between communist and anticommunist, north and viet cong vs south and america. Techincally america ultimately lost this war even though we withdrawed -
JFK anounces
senator John f Kennedy anounces his candidacy for the presidential democratic presidentia nomination. at 43 he was youngest to be elected in to office. -
Vietnam war officially starts
first american helicopters arrive in saigon slong eith 400 soldies.Eisenhower warned Kennedy about Laos and Vietnam, Europe and Latin America "loomed larger than Asia on his sights -
Navy seals
united states Navy SEALS are activated.Special field in navy that operates in sea air and land which is the acronym for SEALs -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
35th president of united states assassinated 12:30 pm central standard time. JFK was Killed for his belief of makig coloreds equal. -
Jimmy Hoffa
convicted by federal jury for tampering with a federal jury. He was last seen in late 1975 and his disappearance has produced many theories. -
rodney glen king
born in 1965 died june 17 2012. was a victim of racial discrimination. -
Vietnam continued
the U.S. anounces it will substantially increase its troops in vietnam. The cold war continues -
25th amednment
The 25th amendemnt is ratified(presidential succession and disability) to te U.S. constitution. this amendment wasn adopted February 23 -
MLK
Martin Luther king Junior was shot dead at the lorraine motel in Memphis Tennessee. Civil rights members go into a uproar about the death of a civil rights leader. -
Withdrawl
the very first withdrawl america has made from vietnam. Vienamization begins. -
Richard Nixon
President Nixon forces troops into cambodia threatening to widen vietnam war. This sparks Kent state shootings. -
Apollo 15
Apollo 15 is launched carrying David scott, alfred worden, and james irwin. also first to ride on a moon rover a day after landing. -
Mariner 9
Mariner 9 was first spacecraft to orbit another planet. sent pictures back from mars -
Peace negotiatins
An attempt at pece negotiations between vietnam is made. President nixon anounces suspensin of offensive action in north. -
super outbreak
Largest series of tornadoes in History hits U.S.. 3 states were hit and one canadian province -
cold war
cold wa still going strong. berin wall still stands -
Clifford alexander junior
confirmed as first african american secretary of the U.S. army. -
comouters
worlds first personel omputer is demonstrated at a winter consumer electronics show in chicago -
assassination
In San Francisco, California, Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former Supervisor Dan White. -
SpaceProbe
The U.S. Voyager I spaceprobe photos reveal Jupiter's rings. space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977 to study the outer Solar System. Operating for 36 years, 8 months and 17 days as of 22 May 2014 -
HIV/AIDS
HIV(Human immunodeficiency virus infection)/AIDS(Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome) is a disease of the human immune system caused by infection with the HIV. Thinkof this as a deterioation of the immune basically equivalent to not having one. But wth each passing period your more susceptible to infectio. -
Hostages
United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity -
Orlando, Florida
In Orlando, Florida, Walt Disney World opens the second largest theme park, EPCOT Center, to the public for the first time -
afro-american history
STS-8: Space Shuttle Challenger carries Guion S. Bluford, the first African-American astronaut, into space. -
Ronald regan slips up over radio
United States President Ronald Reagan, during a voice check for a radio broadcast remarks, "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes -
Massive tornadoe strike
Forty-one tornadoes hit in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Ontario, killing 76 -
Genocide
After waiting 37 years, the United States Senate approves a treaty outlawing genocide. which was unny because of world war ll
