https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm en-us 2023-06-01 16:46:58 UTC 2025-10-15 16:16:34 UTC hello@padlet.com laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612171696 The HUAC Hearing were created to investigate claims involving disloyalty, rebellious behavior, and anyone allegedly linked to the Communist Party. This was significant because shielded the United States from supposed communist.]]> 2023-06-01 20:00:42 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612171696 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612178347 After the signing of an armistice, organized combat operations came to a halt, leaving the Korean Peninsula split. This was significant because it was the end of the longest negotiated armistice in history.]]> 2023-06-01 20:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612178347 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612178929 The Bay of Pigs was a poorly executed and planned invasion done by CIA in hopes that exile force would serve as a rallying point for the Cuban citizenry and overthrow Castro's government. This was significant because it strengthened the position of Castro's administration.]]> 2023-06-01 20:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612178929 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612179206 The Cuban Missile Crisis was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United states and the Soviet Union. This was significant because this was the moment when two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.]]> 2023-06-01 20:13:41 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612179206 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612179584 John F. Kennedy was killed November 22, 1963 in Dallas Texas as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. This was significant because it led United congress to establish the 25th amendment as a constitutional amendment.]]> 2023-06-01 20:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612179584 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612180016 Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin made history by being the first people to land on the moon. This was significant because it taught us about the moons composition. ]]> 2023-06-01 20:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612180016 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612180343 On April 30th, 1975. the Vietnam War was finally put to an end when NVA tanks tolled through the gate of the Presidential Palace in Saigon. This was significant because the peace settlement enable the United States to withdraw from the war and welcome prisoners of war back home.]]> 2023-06-01 20:15:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612180343 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612180753 On November 9th, 1989, the wall that divided communist East Germany from West Germany came crumbling down giving freedom to citizens in East Germany. This was significant because it was the first step toward German reunification. ]]> 2023-06-01 20:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612180753 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612181036 In 100 hours, U.S. and allied ground forces in Iraq and Kuwait decisively defeated a battle-hardened and dangerous enemy. This was significant because it was thought to be the first true "space war"]]> 2023-06-01 20:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612181036 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612181903 2023-06-01 20:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612181903 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612183319 2023-06-01 20:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612183319 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612185240 In a milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. This was significant because it officially marked the end to racial segregation from American schools.]]> 2023-06-01 20:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612185240 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612186154 Emmett Till was allegedly flirting with a white woman in a grocery store in Mississippi. He didn't understand that he had broken an unwritten law until at the dead of night when two white men dragged him out of bed and brutally beat and shot him. This was significant because it brought nationwide attention to racial violence and injustice prevalent in Mississippi. ]]> 2023-06-01 20:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612186154 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612186699 The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery Alabama to protest segregated seating. This was significant because it helped remove limitations on access transportation.]]> 2023-06-01 20:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612186699 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612186952 Freedom Riders were groups of white and African American civil rights activists who participated in bus trips through the American South in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals. This was significant it brought the attention of the Kennedy Administration.]]> 2023-06-01 20:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612186952 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612187168 The March on Washington was a massive protest march that occurred in August 1963 calling for abolition of segregation, equal pay, economic fairness, voting rights, quality education, and protections for civil rights. This was significant because it demanded an end to segregation.]]> 2023-06-01 20:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612187168 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612187645 The Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. This was significant because it prohibited discrimination in public accommodations and federally funded programs.]]> 2023-06-01 20:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612187645 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612187913 The Voting Rights Act was signed into law on August 6, 1965, by President Lyndon Johnson. It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War. This is significant because it protects African Americans against various tactics that prevent them from voting.]]> 2023-06-01 20:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612187913 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612188386 On June 21, 1964, three young men disappeared near the town of Philadelphia, Mississippi. It turned out that they were tortured and murdered by the KKK with the help from a deputy sheriff. This was significant because it helped spur passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.]]> 2023-06-01 20:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612188386 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612188771 On February 21st, 1965, Malcolm X was shot and killed while addressing his Organization of Afro-American Unity at Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights. This was significant because he was a historic event that demanded scrupulous and prosecution.]]> 2023-06-01 20:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612188771 laii241 https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612188943 On April 4th, 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second floor room at Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. This was significant because his death energized the Black Power Movement.]]> 2023-06-01 20:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/laii241/o7dn7rvizmyf06dm/wish/2612188943