sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1970 - Kent State MassacreFour students are killed and nine injured when members of the Ohio National Guard open fire on a crowd gathered to…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1969 - Moon LandingThe USA takes a lead in the Space Race as astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first humans…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1968 - Prague SpringA period of political liberalization and mass protest in Czechoslovakia prompts Soviet troops to occupy the country…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1967 - Summer of LoveSome 100,000 hippies gathered in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco to celebrate the counter-culture…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None 1966 - Escalation in Vietnam WarMore American troops arrive in Vietnam, although it becomes clear that US strategy is not suited to deal with a…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1965 - USA enters Vietnam WarAmerican combat troops arrive on the ground, escalating a conflict that had been building for decades. America…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1964 - BeatlemaniaThe British chart topping band embarked on a world tour that saw their celebrity status shoot into the stratosphere…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1963 - Civil Rights MovementA pivotal year in the campaign for black rights, which saw hundreds of thousands take part in the March on Washington…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1962 - Cuban Missile CrisisA confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over nuclear-tipped missiles based on Cuba was the…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1961 - construction of Berlin Wall beginsAfter sealing off free passage between East and West Berlin with barbed wire, East German authorities begin building…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1960 - Ruby Bridges goes to schoolAs the first black student to attend an all-white school, 6 year old Ruby Bridges is escorted by US Marshalls during…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1959 - Cuban RevolutionAfter years of fighting in the mountains, Fidel Castro leads a band of guerrilla campesinos into Havana, overthrowing…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1958 - Elvis joins the ArmyThe world renowned rock n roll singer is drafted and joins the US Army as a regular soldier, where he is stationed in…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1957 - Soviet satellites Sputnik I and II launchedThe Soviet Union takes the initiative in the Space Race by launching two satellites into orbit, the second containing…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1956 - Hungarian RevolutionHungarian Revolution** - a nationwide revolt against Soviet-imposed policies is crushed after days of bitter…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1955 - Istanbul PogromGovernment instigated anti-Greek riots see widespread destruction of property, violent attacks and rape against…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1954 - Marilyn Monroe, iconic superstarA tumultuous year in the life of global celebrity Marilyn Monroe. Aside from her showbiz life, she toured South Korea…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1953 - East German UprisingA wave of strikes and protests turns into a widespread uprising against the communist German Democratic Republic…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1952 - Egyptian RevolutionA military coup d'etat by the 'Free Officers' forces the Egyptian King Farouk to abdicate, removes remnants of British…sroka87 (62)in #history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • None1951 - Korean WarKorean War - the intervention of Chinese troops forces UN troops into a retreat back to the 38th parallel, followed…
