1950-1999 U.s history project

McCarthyism

Feb 9, 1950

joseph mccarthy said there were communist in the country. Therefore just like salem. And that meant there were accusing people of being communist

Korean war

Jun 25, 1950

Fight against communism.Truman, without the approval of Congress commits American troops to battle.

Civil Rights Movement

May 18, 1954

African Americans fought for there civil rights. Passive or Aggresive

Space race

Aug 2, 1955

This was a race between America and The Soviet Union to see who could be the first to explore space. Ended after the U.S. landed a man on the moon first.

vietnam war

Nov 1, 1955

U.S went to war with vietnam. And pack our bags and left.

Explorer 1

Jan 31, 1958

First american Satalite was lunched

Gaining Land

Jan 3, 1959

Alaska was bought and became the 49th state. Augs 21 hawaii was conquered and forced to become 50th state

Cold war ends

May 22, 1960

Mostly about threats, technology advancement, and nuclear detonation. Contains the space race. The end of the war almost started a nuclear war between America and The Soviet Union.

MLK.jr "I had a dream speach"

Aug 28, 1963

MLK. jr Gave his "i had a dream" speach which explained civil rights

Assassination of John.F. Kennedy

Nov 22, 1963

The 35th president was shot and killed in dallas tx. JFK he was the first non-White, anglo, saxson. protestan.

Civil rights signing

Jul 2, 1964

Pres. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act

MLK Assassination

Apr 4, 1968

MLK was shot and killed in menphis tenn.

First men on the moon

Jul 20, 1969

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. become the first men on the Moon

Kent state shooting

May 1, 1970

4 students were shot and killed by national gaurds during a anit-war protest

Watergate

Jun 17, 1972

President Nixion resigns before he faces impeachment due to the government finding out about his plan to phone tap the opposing political opponents.

Panama canal

Sep 7, 1977

President Carter signs treaty to turn control of Panama Canal over to Panama on Dec. 31 1999

Reaganomics

Jan 1, 1980

During the year of 1980 Ronald Regan announced a way to fix the American economy. His theory was called "Supple Side or Trickle Down Effect." During the end years of the program he had tripled the national debt of America.

HIV/AIDS

May 22, 1980

no spacific date. Hiv started getting noticed in the united states in the 1980s. But in 1981 it was United States became the first country to officially recognise hiv

Pres Reagan assassination attempt

Jan 20, 1981

Pres. Reagan was shot in the chest and lived.

Space shuttle Challenger explodes

Jan 28, 1986

Challenger explodes killing all seven crew members