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Harry Truman defeats Dewey in the Presidential Election all the while being the underdog. -
China becomes a Communist controlled population during the Chinese Civil War. -
Known for brutal interrogations against the guilty and the innocent. His job was to find the Communist spy in the government. -
The Rosenbergs were a husband and wife who were arrested and executed for selling secrets of the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. -
Panmunjom is A place located in Korea where the U.S and North Korea negotiate ending the Korean War -
Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI. -
Roy Campanella was the all-star catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He breaks the franchise record of 130 RBIs with 142. -
The first rock and roll hit song to touch the #1 on the billboard and stay there for 8 weeks. -
The French lose control over Indo-China (Modern day Vietnam)with the fall of the city Dien Bien Phu. -
a theme park created in southern California by Walt Disney, opened. Visited by many including Soviet leader Nikita Krushchev -
A place of protest for the Civil Rights after the Montgomery Bus Boycott Incident with Rosa Parks. -
Egyptian President chooses to nationalize the Suez Canal, which results Suez Crisis -
9 young black students attends a segregated school, results in a law suit Oliver Brown vs The board of education in Arkansas,Banned Segregated Schools. -
The first satellite launched in outerspace, sent by the USSR. Led to the space race. -
Hula hoop was invented by Toy company "Wham-O!". -
The Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team moved to Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Giants moved to San Francisco. -
Numerous monkeys were sent into space through space shuttle, almost none of them made it back alive, Miss Baker was the first one to complete the mission. -
A pilot's (Gary Powers) aircraft (also flown by the CIA) gets shot down by the soviet union, marking a blow to the relationship between the Union and the States. -
United States trained Cuban soldiers attempt to invade Fidel Castro in Cuba but it was a large fail (under the leadership of JFK) -
A riot between Southern segregationist civilians and government forces after James Meredith became the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. -
A big name in the civil rights movement. Preached fighting for what we want. -
Used to prevent pregnancy, can be taken orally. Innovated but not invented in the 60's -
Big moment in history for music and festivals, Originally took place in Bethel, NY. -
The Iranian Revolution sees the overthrow of the Shah, and a group of religious leaders, called Ayatollahs, take over enforcing Islamic law. -
Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space. She becomes a role-model for women in the field of science and math. -
An addictive drug that is usually found in impoverished areas like the streets of New York. -
Students in Beijing are protesting against the corrupt communist, and the military strikes back at anyone who stands in the way.