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1950-1990 Timeline

By StephensonA

  • Klu Klux Klan

    Klu Klux Klan
    Nathan Bedford Forest was the first grand wizard of the Klu Klux Klan.

  • Looking for Charlie

    Looking for Charlie
    Charlie is the name given to the Vietcong. The United States troop were constantly searching for the Vietcong, who were rebels in support of North Vietnamese Army and opposed the South Vietnamese and the United States.

  • Hippies Counterculture

    Hippies Counterculture
    It was a liberal counterculture movement that began in the 1960s. Hippies rejected the use of nuclear weapons and the U.S. involvement in the war. They encouraged sexual liberation and the use of phsychdelic drugs.

  • Governor Wallace Tries to Stop Desegregation of the University of Alabama

    Governor Wallace Tries to Stop Desegregation of the University of Alabama
    He fulfills his promise to stand in the school house doors to stop desegregation of the university of Alabama. After President John F. Kennedy sent National Guard troops to exert federal pressure, Wallace yielded, and Vivian Malone and Jimmy Hood were able to successfully integrate the school.

  • Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    Assassination of John F. Kennedy
    President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas.

  • Anti- War Protest

    Anti- War Protest
    There were demonstrations held in Washington DC of the United States' participation in the Vietnam war.

  • Ping Pong Diplomacy

    Ping Pong Diplomacy
    The exchange of table tennis players between the United States and the People's Republic of China in the 1970s. This showed improved relations between the U.S and China.

  • Watergate Scandal

    Watergate Scandal
    During Richard Nixon's presidency, the Campaign for Re-electing the President hire men to break in the Democratic National Committee Headquarters. Richard tried to cover up his involvement in the scandal. He eventually resigns.

  • Hurricane Carmen

    Hurricane Carmen
    The most intense tropical cyclone in the 1974 hurricane season. This destructive hurricane originated from Africa at the end of August.

  • Napalm

    Napalm
    U. S troops used a substance called napalm, which is a highly flammable substance, in the Vietnam War. Aft first, Napalm was used in flamethrowers, but it eventually was used by B-52 bombers.

  • HIV/AIDS

    HIV/AIDS
    A new virus is discovered, but there is not a cure for this illness.

  • Ronald Reagan Assassination Attempt

    Ronald Reagan Assassination Attempt
    President Ronald Reagan is shot in the Chest by John Hinckley Jr.