US History II (1955-1975)

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  • Explorer I

    The first American satellite, Explorer I, is launched into space.

  • Alaska Becomes a State

    Alaska is officially signed into law as the 49th state.

  • Hawaii Becomes a State

    Hawaii is officially signed into law as the 50th and final state.

  • The Bay of Pigs

    The Bay of Pigs invasion was launched by President Kennedy in order to push Cuban leader Fidel Castro from power. However, this mission failed.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    President Kennedy denounces Soviet Union for secretly installing missile bases on Cuba and initiates a naval blockade of
    the island.

  • "I Have A Dream"

    Martin Luther King Jr. delivers this famous speech before a crowd of 200,000 during the civil rights march on Washington, DC

  • The Great Society

    President Lyndon Johnson proposes his Great Society, an ambitious series of policy initiatives, legislation, and programs

  • The First Men on the Moon

    American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, Jr. travel on the Apollo 11 and become the first men to land on the Moon.

  • The Twenty-Sixth Amendment is Ratified

    The twenty-sixth amendment is added to the Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18.

  • Roe vs. Wade

    This monumental Supreme Court decision legalized abortion in the first trimester across the entire United States

  • President Nixon Resigns

    After accusations of scandal and threats of impeachment, President Nixon resigns, causing Gerald Ford to succeed him as president.