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Dien Bien Phu
Defeat of French forces in Veitnam -
Segregated schools are unconstitutional
Supreme court declares segregated schools unconstitutional -
Montgomery Bus Boycott begins
Rosa Parks is arrested for not going to the back of the bus. -
Sepreate but equal doctrine is no longer constitutional
Supreme court declares this. -
SCLC is created
Southern ministers create SCLC -
Kenedy takes office
Kennedy takes office -
First Freedom Riders
James Farmer created first Freedom Riders to desegregate interstate bus travel -
Martin Luther King Jr. Leads protests in Birmingham Alabama
Martin Luther King Jr. Leads protests in Birmingham Alabama. King is jailed -
Diem was overthrown
Diem is overthrown and executed. -
Civil Rights Act
Outlawed major forms of discrimination -
President Johnson makes an inmportant announcement
President Johnson announced North Veitnamese torpedo boats fired on two american destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
President can take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression -
SDS led a march on Washington DC
This drew more than 20,000 participants -
Voting Rights Act
Congress passes voting rights act of 1965 -
Rally at Washington's Lincoln memorial
This drew tens of thousande of protestors -
Veitcong and North Veitnamese launched a massive suprise attack
Veitcong and North Veitnamese launched a massive suprise attack during Tet. -
Johnson addresses public
Makes an important announcement -
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated -
Robert F. Kennedy is assinated
Robert F. Kennedy is assinated in L.A. California shortly after midnight -
Kent State University protest students are shot by National Guard
Kent State University protest students are shot by National Guard -
Veitnam War ends and peace is restored
Treaty was signed between waring sides. Peace was restored -
US involvement in Veitnam ends
US involvement in Veitnam ends