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Eisenhower sends troops to Little Rock
President Eisenhower sent troops to Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas to look after the 9 African American students attending school. -
Explorer I launched
Explorer I was the first ever American satellite. It was also the first American Satellite that was launched into space. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis started when the Soviet Union tried to install missiles in Cuba without telling the US. When President Kennedy was aware about the situation he ordered a naval blockade of Cuba. -
"I Have a Dream"
Martin Luther King Jr. speaks his speech "I Have a Dream" in front of over 200,000 people during the civil right march. -
President Kennedy's Assassination
President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was killed while riding through downtown Dallas. The person who killed Kennedy hid in the Texas movie theater to hide from the police, but was found. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act prohibited discrimination against color, race, gender, etc. Kennedy was the one who proposed the Civil Rights Act and Lyndon B. Johnson signed it. -
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Richard Nixon's Presidency
Richard Nixon became the 37th president of the United States. Nixon almost got impeached when he was president but didn't because the impeachment never fell through. -
26th Amendment
The 26th amendment lowered age of voting. Instead of people who are 21 and over, now people who are 18 and over can vote for president.