US History By jrmav20 Period: May 7, 1954 to Apr 30, 1975 Stuff US.gov May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Jan 1, 1955 US military aid and advisers are sent to South Vietnam Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks is arrested, Montgomery Bus Boycott begins Dec 8, 1956 Supreme Court declares seperate-but-equal doctrine is no longer constitutional Jan 10, 1957 Martin Luther King Jr. creates SCLC Mar 10, 1957 Osama bin Laden was born Sep 4, 1957 Arkansas gov blocks desegregation of Little Rock High, troops sent Apr 15, 1960 Student leaders form SNCC after sit ins in North Carolina May 1, 1960 U-2 spy plane shot down May 4, 1961 James Farmer organizes Freedom Riders Aug 28, 1963 King's "I Have A Dream" speech Jul 2, 1964 Johnson signs Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law Aug 7, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed Mar 8, 1965 US combat troops arrive in vietnam Aug 3, 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Jan 31, 1968 Tet Offensive begins May 4, 1970 National Gaurd troops kill student at Kent Sate Jan 27, 1973 Agreement to end the war signed. Mar 29, 1973 Last US troops leave Vietnam Nov 7, 1973 War Powers Act passed
