Timeline Art Project ~ Lesson 14, US History 2 By sethroganslovechild Feb 4, 1945 Cold War Begins Mar 5, 1946 Winston Churchill gives “Iron Curtain” speech Apr 3, 1947 Marshall Plan enacted, providing American aid in rebuilding western and southern Europe Oct 1, 1949 China becomes communist Jun 25, 1950 Korean War Begins May 17, 1954 Supreme Court declares segregation unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education Dec 5, 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott Aug 15, 1961 East Germans raise Berlin Wall Oct 14, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Nov 22, 1963 Assassination of John F. Kennedy Mar 10, 1966 Martin Luther King takes civil rights movement to the North Apr 4, 1968 Assassination of Martin Luther King in Memphis, Tennessee Aug 23, 1968 Brutal beatings of protestors at Democratic National Convention in Chicago Nov 5, 1968 Richard Nixon wins presidency behind power of white backlash Jul 20, 1969 Americans land on moon
