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Rosa Parks Arrested
Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to move to the colored section of the bus. This kickstarted the bus boycotts. -
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Vietnam War
War between the North Vietnam and its allies (the Soviet Union and China), and South Vietnam and its allies (USA the Philippines, Australia, Thailand, and South Korea). The war ended in the Paris Peace Accords on January 27, 1973. -
Eisenhower Reelected
Eisenhower is reelected for his second term as US President. -
Little Rock 9
Little Rock is desegregated starting with the Little Rock 9 attending Little Rock Central High School. -
Sputnik Launched
The Soviet Union launches the first satellite called Sputnik. -
Explorer 1 Launched
the Explorer 1, the US's satellite, is launched kickstarting the SPace Race between the US and the Soviet Union. -
Lunch Counter Sit-Ins
Black students sit at the "whites only" counters at lunch places as peaceful protest against segregation. -
John F. Kennedy becomes President
John F. Kennedy becomes the 36th US President. -
Bay of Pigs
The most embarassing part of Kennedys presidency, 1500 Cuban exiles are trained and financed by the US in a terrible attempt to overthrow the Castro. -
Kennedy Assasinated
John F. Kennedy is assasinated in Dallas, Texas during a motorcade. -
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes President
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 37th US President -
MLK Assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis Tennessee. -
Richard Nixon Elected President
Richard Nixon is elected the 37th US President. -
Vietnamization
Nixon announces his new plan of training Vietamese troops in order to pull US troops out of the Vietnam War. -
26th amendment ratified
26th amendment is "withdrawn" changing the voting age from 21 to 18. -
Watergate
the Watergate scandal involved 5 men burglarizing the democratic national committee headquarters. The subsequent investigation results in Nixon's resignation as President. -
Nixon Resigns
Nixon resigns as president as a result of Watergate.