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The first women's rights convention for the U.S.
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Margaret Sanger is arrested for opening a clinic in Brooklyn that distributes contraception to women.
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Alice Paul and supporters chain themselves to the Whitehouse fence to gain attention of lawmakers.
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The 19th Amendment is ratified giving white women the right to vote.
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FDR closes the nations banks in order to end a series of bank runs and regain the trust of the people in the economy.
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The Supreme Court strikes down the Agricultural Adjustment Act in the U.S. vs. Butler decision.
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The New Deal passes congress and and promises the three Rs: reform, recovery, and relief.
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Auto workers launch sit-down strikes and occupy factories in order to gain better rights.
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The Long telegram introduces the policy of containing communism in Eastern Europe.
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President Truman announces that the U.S. Will support democratic governments overseas and will not supper governments established by force.
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The Korean War begins after North Korea becomes communist.
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Vietnam war begins in an effort to contain the spread of communism.
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Freedom Rides begin in the south in hopes of ending discrimination on public transportation.
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MLK comes to Alabama and is arrested for peaceful demonstrations.
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Congress passes the Voting Rights Act giving equal voting rights to all races.
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Supreme Court strikes down a law banning interracial marriage.
