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start of the civil rights movement
THe civil rights movement was a campaign by african americans and allies to end racial discrimination and segregation in the united states. -
Gideon v. Wainwright
This court case was from an old man accused of stealing over $50 worth of change and because of this one mans actions about pressing the right to be assigned a lawyer changed the constitution to this day. -
Loving v Virginia
This court case protected the rights to interracial marriage giving that marriage is a fundamental right of a citizen. -
Ronald Reagan becoming the 40th president
With the election of ronald reagan military spending went up increasing our countries military power, regular spendin was cut, taxes were cut, and in his second term we had a fair amount of military conflicts with the iraq war and the ongoing cold war. -
Sally ride lands in space
The first female astronaut makes her landing in outer space changing what types of jobs women can get forever. -
Iran-Contra scandal
Reagan's administration illegally sold weapons to iran for money to support the rebels in Nicaragua. -
President bush gets elected
President bush did many military things such as making homeland security, the war on terror, and signing the patriot act which allows surveillance of suspected terrorists. -
Fall of the berlin wall
With them taking down the wall europe finally ended communism and the reunification of germany began. -
persian gulf war
Iraw led a army into kuwait and when the UN told them to move out they didn't listen which started the persian gulf war and the Operation Desert Storm began leading into iraqs retreat out of kuwait. Also the first war women served in combat. -
Clean air act of 1990
A nationwide approach to reduce acid rain with government regulation. -
Cold War ends
On this wonderful day the soviet union broke up into independent republics such as Russia, Georgia, and Ukraine -
No child left behind act
The no child left behind act was made to authorizes several federal education programs administered by the states. -
9/11
A tragic day for American citizen where both of the twin towers got hit by planes the pentagon got hit by a plane and a plane was shot down in PA in fear of it hitting another important building and it was a terrorist attack by 4 hijackers. -
Invasion of afghanistan
after the terrorist attacks on sept 11 the US had began war on terror which led off with the US having an intense bombing run on supposed taliban hideouts -
Saddam is executed
Saddam was executed for the crimes against humanity which consisted of imprisonment, torture, and willful killing. -
RIley v California
This court case won the citizens in america the right of privacy for their devices meaning police now need a warrant to search your electronic devices