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Iran Hostage Crisis- Nov 4, 1979 – Jan 20, 1981

amatias28 — 2024-05-08 20:03:45 UTC

The Iran hostage crisis was an international crisis that began in November 1979 when militants seized 66 U.S. citizens in Tehrān and held 52 of them hostage for more than a year. The crisis took place in the wake of Iranian Revolution (1978–79).Mar 29, 2024

Persian Gulf War-Aug 2, 1990 – Feb 28, 1991

amatias28 — 2024-05-08 20:04:02 UTC

The Gulf War started when Iraq, under dictator Saddam Hussein, invaded its neighbouring country Kuwait, claiming it as Iraq's 19th province. On 2nd August 1990, Iraq annexed its southeastern neighbour Kuwait, a country which is 25 times smaller in size than itself. Iraq was, at that time, ruled by Saddam Hussein.

Martin Luther King Jr. - January 15, 1929- April 4, 1968

amatias28 — 2024-05-08 20:04:14 UTC

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Christian minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. His adoption of nonviolent resistance to achieve equal rights for Black Americans earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. King is remembered for his masterful oratorical skills, most memorably in his "I Have a Dream" speech.

Malcolm X- May 19, 1925- February 21, 1965

amatias28 — 2024-05-08 20:04:34 UTC

Malcolm X was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community.

OPEC- September 1960

amatias28 — 2024-05-08 20:05:00 UTC

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an organization enabling the co-operation of leading oil-producing countries in order to collectively influence the global oil market and maximize profit. It was founded on 14 September 1960 in Baghdad by the first five members. They were Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.

Bill Clinton-August 19, 1946

amatias28 — 2024-05-08 20:05:17 UTC

William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992. He was also the 2nd ever President to get impeached.

Woodstock- August 15-18, 1969

amatias28 — 2024-05-08 20:05:27 UTC

Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 40 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock.

Brown vs. Board of Education. -Dec 9, 1952 – May 17, 1954

amatias28 — 2024-05-08 20:05:48 UTC

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality

Thurgood Marshall- July 2, 1908-January 24, 1993

amatias28 — 2024-05-09 20:34:48 UTC

Thoroughgood "Thurgood" Marshall was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court's first African-American justice.

Cesar Chavez - March 31, 1927-April 23, 1993

ajmaciel — 2024-05-09 20:39:30 UTC

Cesario Estrada Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers labor union.