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1945 Creation of the United Nations- What is the United Nations? What is its purpose? (October 24)

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1945 Creation of the United Nations- What is the United Nations? What is its purpose? (October 24)

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The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization. Its purpose is to maintain international peace and security. It also helps bring harmony into our nation.

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March 1946 Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech (March 5)

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March 1946 Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech (March 5)

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This famous speech was given by former British prime minister Winston Churchill. The purpose of the speech was to enact on the United States and Britain to have peace, lowering an "iron curtain".

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1948 Marshall Plan- What is the Marshall Plan? (April 3)

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1948 Marshall Plan- What is the Marshall Plan? (April 3)

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The Marshall Plan is also known as the European Recovery Program. It provided aid to Western Europe after the destruction that World War II brought.

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It was an attempt by the Soviet Union to limit the U.S' ability to access railways, roads, canals, and more. It was a very crucial international crisis of the Cold War.

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1949 Communist Revolution in China (February 28th)

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1949 Communist Revolution in China (February 28th)

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The goal of this revolution was to preserve Chinese communism by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements in Chinese societies. It was caused by the Chinese Civil War.

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1949 NATO- What was the purpose of this organization? (April 4)

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1949 NATO- What was the purpose of this organization? (April 4)

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NATO which is also known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was an intergovernmental military alliance between thirty states. Its purpose was to guarantee the freedom and security of its members.

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This war was fought between North and South Korea. It began when the North invaded the South. The Korean peninsula was divided back then and still is now.

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Brown v. Board of Education 1954 (May 17)

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Brown v. Board of Education 1954 (May 17)

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This was a landmark decision of the US supreme court. This court ruled that state laws establishing racial segregation in schools are unconstitutional. It brought equality amongst schools all over the US.

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This war started with a conflict between Vietnam, Leos, and Cambodia. It was a long and costly war caused by an independence movement driven by communist leader Ho Chi Minh.

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Montgomery bus Boycott 1955-1956 (December 5)

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Montgomery bus Boycott 1955-1956 (December 5)

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This boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system. It was sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks and the protest lasted 13 months.

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The Suez Crisis was the invasion of Egypt by Israel, followed by the United Kingdom, and France. It was provoked by an American and British decision not to finance Egypt's construction of the Aswan High Dam.

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Sputnik was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union and orbited the earth for three weeks.

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 1957 (January 10)

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 1957 (January 10)

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This group is made up of a civil rights organization. It staged a 381-day boycott of Montgomery Alabama's segregated bus system. Its purpose was to coordinate the action of protest groups.

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On April 17, 1961, around 1,200 exiles armed with American guns and landing aircraft invaded the bay of pigs in Cuba. This invasion was a failed landing operation. When the Cuban-exile invasion force landed along the bay they came to unexpected heavy fire and ultimately met defeat. This failed invasion only strengthened Cuba's ties to the USSR and communism.

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The freedom riders were groups of white and African-American civil rights activists who protested segregated bus terminals. The group was originally made up of seven African Americans, and six whites. Their plan was to reach to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Supreme Court's Brown.

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Was constructed by East German soldiers where they laid down more than 30 miles of barbed wire barrier through the heart of Berlin. It was built to keep western fascists from entering Germany.

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1962 Creation of the United Farm Workers (UFW) (August 22)

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1962 Creation of the United Farm Workers (UFW) (August 22)

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UFW is the nation's first enduring and largest farm workers union. It helps organize major agricultural sectors. It gained labor contracts with higher wages and improved working conditions.

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This crisis was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the deployment of Soviet intermediate-range missiles in Cuba. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev agreed to a Cuban request to place nuclear missiles on the island to prevent any future attacks.

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Publication of the Feminine Mystique 1963 (February 19)

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Publication of the Feminine Mystique 1963 (February 19)

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This book was written by Betty Friedan which sparked second-wave feminism. The publication of this book led to help giving millions of women around the world a voice and helped lead to gender equality.

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This was a massive protest in order to advocate for the civil rights and economic rights for all African Americans. The protest was against segregation, lack of voting rights, and unemployment as well for the blacks.

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JFK was a very well-known and intelligent president who was assassinated near the end of his third year in office and the youngest. He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.

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This civil rights act outlaws discrimination against people of color, religion, and also sex. This right was sparked by Rosa Parks in order to end racial discrimination.

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The voting rights act prohibited racial discrimination when it comes to voting. Any color, sex, or person with different religion had the right to vote. It was sparked when a voting-rights activist was murdered and attacked by white state troopers.

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This was an escalation of one of the largest military campaigns during the Vietnam War. It helped change perception of the Vietnam War.

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1969 Stonewall Riots- What did this event cause to happen? (June 28)

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1969 Stonewall Riots- What did this event cause to happen? (June 28)

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This raid was a response that members of the gay community had against a police raid that took place in New York. This eventually initiated more and more riots and protests for several nights.

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1969 “Red Power” occupation of Alcatraz (November 20)

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1969 “Red Power” occupation of Alcatraz (November 20)

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The Red Power was a 19-month-long protest. It started a movement through which Native Americans won back much of their sovereignty. Its purpose was to demand self-determination.

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Title IX of the Educational Amendments passed 1972 (June 23)

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Title IX of the Educational Amendments passed 1972 (June 23)

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This amendment prohibited sex discrimination in federally funded education activities and programs. The amendment is a follow-up to the Civil Rights Act.

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This scandal began when many burglars were arrested for being caught wiretapping phones and stealing documents in the office of the Democratic National Committee. This scandal changed many people's lives because Americans began to question their leaders.

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This famous lawsuit was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court in which the court ruled the U.S protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without government restriction. It eventually led to women having the right to abort without being defamed.

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1974 Resignation of Richard Nixon (August 9)

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1974 Resignation of Richard Nixon (August 9)

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The resignation of Nixon was provoked because the House Judiciary Committee approved three articles of impeachment against Nixon for obstruction of justice, abusing power, and contempt of Congress. Nixon was accused of this, causing him to pull back and resign.

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The Vietnam war ends as Communist forces take Saigon and South Vietnam surrenders unconditionally. (April 30, 1975)

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The Vietnam war ends as Communist forces take Saigon and South Vietnam surrenders unconditionally. (April 30, 1975)

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North Vietnamese forces triggered a very major offensive position in the Central Highlands. NVA tanks rolled through the gate of the Presidential palace in Saigon which ultimately ended the war. It was extremely hard to fight this war if you were American because you were invading another country's land and they prepared really well and set traps for invaders..

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New computer products and services appeared. (March 1976)

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New computer products and services appeared. (March 1976)

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Around March 1976 new technologies started arising with the company Intel introducing the 8085 processor. Steve Wozniak designs the first Apple computer. The first 5.25-inch floppy disk was invented in 1976.

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The US gives up Panama Canal (September 7, 1977)

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The US gives up Panama Canal (September 7, 1977)

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Signed on September 7, 1977, the treaty recognized Panama as the territorial sovereign in the Canal one. This treaty for the Panama canal was called "The Torrijos" canal and was the first time the canal was put in Panamanian hands. The US still operated on the canal until 1999 but it was officially in Panamanian hands in September of 1977.

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First Solo North Pole Expedition (May 1, 1978)

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First Solo North Pole Expedition (May 1, 1978)

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On May 1, 1978, Uemura who was 5 foot 4 inches and weighed about 130 pounds. Uemura accomplished a solo mission to the North pole which no one before him had ever done. Traveling alone he reached the North pole after 57 harrowing days and nights. Uemura had to travel with a dogsled because transportation in the North pole was not a thing back then. This was a very risky leap of faith from Uemura because if he were to get injured he would have no one to help him.

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USSR Invades Afghanistan (December 24, 1979)

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USSR Invades Afghanistan (December 24, 1979)

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The Soviet-Afghan war was a conflict where insurgent groups known as the Mujahideen fought a nine-year guerilla war against the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and the Soviet army. Around 15,000 Soviet soldiers were killed and about 35,000 were wounded in this war, unfortunately, about 2 million Afghanistan's died in the cross fire of this war. Gorbachev realized this war was affecting their economy so he signed a peace treaty to end the war in February of 1989.

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World health Assembly declared smallpox eradicated (May 8, 1980)

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World health Assembly declared smallpox eradicated (May 8, 1980)

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Smallpox was a big issue and was fatal in up to almost 30% of reported cases. Smallpox has been around for about 3,000 years and stayed at the top of the list of the world's most feared diseases. A collaborative global vaccination program led by the World Health Organization eliminated the disease and brought peace to many homes around the world.

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Iran Hostage Crisis Comes To An End (November 1981)

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Iran Hostage Crisis Comes To An End (November 1981)

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In November of 1979, 52 United States diplomats and citizens were held hostage after a group of Iranian college students took over the U.S embassy in Tehran. The motive for these ill-minded men were political, these college students were very involved in supporting the Iranian revolution and wanted to make a mark for Iran. A military operation to rescue the 52 hostages took place in April of 1980 but it ended with eight U.S servicemen dead and no hostages rescued. The original count of hostages was 66 but after a short period of time 13 hostages were released.

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The 1982 Invasion Of The Falkland Islands(April 2)

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The 1982 Invasion Of The Falkland Islands(April 2)

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A military operation ordered by Argentine forces in April 1982, the objective was to capture the Falkland Islands at all costs. In 1994 Argentina adopted a new constitution, which declared the Falkland Islands of one of its provinces by law. The UK had ruled the islands for more than 150 years so they were not giving it up very easily and fought for the Islands. Ultimately the British won the war and Argentina returned home.

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United States Invades Grenada (October 25, 1983)

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United States Invades Grenada (October 25, 1983)

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The United States invasion of Grenada began at dawn on October 25, 1983. The United States and six Caribbean nations invaded the island nation of Grenada. President Ronald Reagan sent the U.S troops to Grenada to protect U.S citizens there and to prevent the island use as a base for Soviet and Cuban aggression in the western hemisphere. During the moment it was a big deal because it was the largest U.S military operation since the Vietnam war.

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Indian Prime Minister Assassinated (October 31, 1984)

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Indian Prime Minister Assassinated (October 31, 1984)

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Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was a politician in India and a central figure of the Indian national congress. She was the third prime minister of India and to this day the only female prime minister of India. Her bodyguards Satwant Singh and Beant Singh killed her in what was called an act of vengeance for the results of ongoing political tensions between Sikhs and Hindus.