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Joe McCarthy
Known as an American politician and attorney who served as a rebublican U.S senator -
Rosenberg's
The first citizens to be convicted and executed for espionage during peace time -
Campanella
An American Baseball player, Primarily a catcher played for 9 years at the negro and Mexican leagues then he moved to the minors in 1946 -
Malcolm X
Malcolm was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights, activist. -
Harry Truman
known as the Four Point Speech, was delivered by United States President Harry S. Truman -
Red china
Communist that controlled china. Territories held during the Chinese Civil war -
Panmunjom
"President Truman announced to the nation and the world that America would intervene in the Korean conflict in order to prevent the conquest of an independent nation by communism" -
England's got a new queen
Known as the queen of the united kingdom. Born in Mayfair, London -
"Rock Around the Clock"
A social and cultural revolution known as its declaration of independence -
Dien Bien Phu falls
The battle of Dien Bien Phu falls known as a climactic confrontation -
Disneyland
Known as a theme park that can be found in California -
U2
Known as a spy plane and its first test flight was in 1955. It was flown during the Cold War over the Soviet Union, China, Vietnam, and Cuba. -
Trouble in the Suez
Invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel -
Alabama
The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and a social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit -
Little Rock
Governor Orval Faubus ordered the Arkansas National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling at Central High School. -
Sputnik
Known as the first artificial satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low earth orbit. -
Crack
Known as a free base form of cocaine that can be smoked -
California baseball
It was the first season of play in California for the Los Angeles Dodgers -
Space monkey
Gordo, known as the first monkey to travel into space. -
Hula hoops
The day Authur Melin applied for a patent for his version of a hula hoop. He also received patent number 3,079,728 -
Birth control
Connecticut went all the way up to the Supreme Court, which ruled in 1965 that birth control is legal for married women. -
Bay of Pigs invasion
Was a failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba -
Ole Miss
"Southern segregationists rioted and fought state and federal forces on the campus of the University of Mississippi" -
Woodstock
Known as a music festival held in August. It was held due to the fact that during the time the Vietnam war was taking place. -
Ayatollah's in Iran
Known as the 1st supreme leader of Iran -
Sally ride
Known as an American woman in space. 3 women overall in space -
China's under martial law
"Known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) played a decisive role in enforcing martial law"