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The American Civil War
Fourteenth Amendment extends full citizenship to African Americans
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Great Depression
Three Thousand of unemployed people went on strike, attacking many workers. -
World War 2
Germany invades, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
Bomb on Hiroshima
America dropped a bomb on the Japanese city Hiroshima during WWII. The bomb anihilated 90 percent of the city. 80,000 people were killed immediatley. -
Ruby Bridges
At six years old, Ruby Bridges made history by being the first african american child to integrate into a white elementary school. Ruby and her mother were escorted to the school by four federal marshals everyday that year. BArbara Henry was the only teacher that would teach Ruby. She was taught in a classroom of one and had no friends. Ruby graduated from a desegregated high school and later founded he Ruby Bridges Foundation to promote tolerance and create change through education. -
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Birmingham Children's Crusade of 1963
Thousands of childdren were trained in using non violent tactics as a way to desegreate Ablabama. On day one of the protest, hundreds of kids were arrested. On the second day, the police were ordered to spray the children with powerful firehoses, threaten attack dogs, and beat them with batons. Many children still volunteered to be apart of these protests. Eventually, ity leaders agreed to desegregate business and to free all who had been jailed during the demonstrations. -
JFK Assassination
President Kennedy and Governor Connolly got shot at Dallas' Dealey Plaza -
Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon. -
9/11
At 8:45. American Airline Flight 11 crashes into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, killing everyone on board and hundreds inside the building. -
Attaining Marriage Equality
After many years of pushing for same-sex marriage to be legal, Same-sex marraige was finally obtained. There were 13 states in america in which same-sex marriage was still outlawed who were forced to drop the ban and same-sex marraige was legallized all across the America.
