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Joseph McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy was a first term senator from Wisconsin who had won an election in 1946 after a campaign in which he criticized his opponent’s failure to enlist during World War II while emphasizing his own wartime heroics. McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. -
korean war
Cold war conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces on Korean Peninsula. North Korean communists invade South Korea (June 25, 1950). President Truman, without the approval of Congress. -
Civil RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Civil Rights Movement The African-American Civil Rights Movement or 1960s Civil Rights Movement encompasses social movements in the United States whose goals were to end racial segregation and discrimination against black Americans and to secure legal recognition and federal protection of the citizenship rights enumerated in the Constitution and federal law. (Couldn't find an exact date) -
Brown vs the board of education
Ended legal segregation in public schools. When the people agreed go be plaintiffs in the case , they never knew they would change history. -
Army-McCarthy hearing
Senator McCarthy was nationally discredited after failing to provide credible evidence supporting accusations of communist activity in the U.S. government amid the two months of televised hearings. -
Disneyland
Disneyland Park, originally Disneyland, is the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opened on July 17, 1955. It is the only theme park designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. It was originally the only attraction on the property; its name was changed to Disneyland Park to distinguish it from the expanding complex in the 1990s. -
Rosa Park
Was an African American activist. United States congress called her "The first lady of civil rights" and "The mother of the freedom movement ". -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam war was a war between North Vietnam (supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other Communist allies) and South Vietnam (supported by the United States, and other anti-Communist allies), that occured in Vietnam,Laos, and Cambodia. After fighting for 19 years 5 months 4 weeks and 1 day all parties signed an agreement and the war ended. -
Civil Rights movements
The African American Civil Rights Movement or 1960s Civil Rights movement focusses on fighting for the rights to African Americans. This may include marches, strikes, riots and speeaches by civil rights leader such as Malcom X and Martin Luther King. -
Suez Crisis
Was a diplomatic and military confrontation between Egypt on one side, and Britain, France and Israel on the other, with the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations playing major roles in forcing Britain, France and Israel to withdraw. -
Cold War ends
Mostly about threats, technology advancement, and nuclear detonation. Contains the space race. The end of the war almost started a nuclear war between America and The Soviet Union. -
Jimi Hendix
After law enforcement authorities had twice caught Hendrix riding in stolen cars, he was given a choice between spending time in prison or serving in the US military: he chose the latter and enlisted in the Army. -
The Berlin Wall
After law enforcement authorities had twice caught Hendrix riding in stolen cars, he was given a choice between spending time in prison or serving in the US military: he chose the latter and enlisted in the Army. -
Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game
Wilt Chamberlain set the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by scoring 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169–147 win over the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, at Hershey Sports Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It is widely considered one of the greatest records in basketball. Chamberlain set five other league records that game including most free throws made, a notable achievement for the poor free throw shooter. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
In the 1960 campaign, Lyndon was elected vice president as John F. Kennedy runhinged mate. Johnson took Kennedy's place becoming 36 president. -
John F. Kennedy assassination
Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. -
Nike Brand
Was originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports..Founded in university of Oregon by track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman. -
Vietnam War Protests
he movement against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War began small among peace activists and leftist intellectuals on college campuses but gained national prominence in 1965, after the United States began bombing North Vietnam in earnest. -
Hippie Culture
They made their way to Northern California this year. The Human Be-In in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco popularized hippie culture, leading to the legendary Summer of Love on the West Coast of the United States. -
Martin Luther KIng Jr.
(January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968), an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. -
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy brother of former president John F. Kennedy was shot June 5th 1968 as he walked around in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel and died 26 hours later at the Good Samaritain Hospital. -
Ping Pong Diplomacy
This was for relaxation of tensions between China and the u.s . Nixon wanted the u.s to solve problems between China because of fear of loosing trade. -
26th Amendment
On March 23, 1971 a proposal to extend the right to vote to citizens eighteen years of age and older was adopted by both houses of Congress and sent to the states for ratification. The amendment became part of the Constitution on July 1, 1971, three months and eight days after the amendment was submitted to the states for ratification, making this amendment the quickest to be ratified. -
Watergate
President Nixion resigns before he faces impeachment due to the government finding out about his plan to phone tap the opposing political opponents. -
Iran hostage crisis
52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days, after a group of Islamist students and militants supporting the Iranian Revolution took over the American Embassy in Tehran. -
Reganomics
Economic policies promoted by U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s. These policies are commonly associated with supply-side economics, referred to as trickle-down economics by political opponents -
HIV/AIDS
no spacific date. Hiv started getting noticed in the united states in the 1980s. But in 1981 it was United States became the first country to officially recognise hiv -
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush is inaugurated as the 41st president (Jan. 20). Oil tanker Exxon Valdez runs aground in Prince William Sound, spilling more than 10 million gallons of oil (March 24). It is the largest oil spill in U.S. history. President Bush signs legislation to provide for federal bailout of nearly 800 insolvent savings and loan institutions (Aug. 9). U.S. forces invade Panama in an attempt to capture Gen. Manuel Noriega, who previously had been indicted in the U.S. on drug trafficking charg -
HUbble Space telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990, and remains in operation. With a 2.4-meter mirror, Hubble's four main instruments observe in the near ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared spectra. The telescope is named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble -
Integration in university of Alabama
A federal district court in Alabama ordered the University of Alabama to admit African American students Vivien Malone and James Hood during its summer session.
