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The Federal-Aid Highway Act was signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Interstate Highway System is a network of highways throughout the United States.
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The United States launches its first satellite, Explorer I, into space to enter the space race with the Russians.
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The Greensboro Sit-Ins were a protest by African American students who had been refused service. The students refused to leave the lunch counters and had sparked protests all across the nation.
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John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th President of the United States.
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The Bay of Pigs was an invasion by the United States in Cuba. The invasion was a failure because the plan had been found out by Cubans.
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Americans marched on the Pentagon to protest the United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
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MLK is assassinated by James Earl Ray because of his part in the Civil Rights movement.
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Richard Nixon is elected as the 37th President of the United States.
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Vietnamization was President Richard Nixon's plan to withdraw American troops from Vietnam and transition the prominent role to South Vietnam.
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The Watergate Scandal was the uncovering of Richard Nixon and his administration's immoral acts. This caused Nixon to resign to escape impeachment.
