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Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact, which is also known as the Treaty of Friendship was signed between Poland and the Soviet Union. This treaty was created to counter NATO. -
Emmet Till death
Emmet Till was murdered at 14 years old in August 1955, because he was accused of offending a white woman. -
Vietnam War begins
The Vietnam war, also known as the Second Indochina War, started in November 1, 1955. This war was between North Vietnam and their allies, and South Vietnam and the United states. -
Rosa Parks Arrested
On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in the front of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. This event started the Montgomery Bus Boycott. -
NASA Founded
NASA was founded by Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958. -
Hawaii Annexed
Hawaii became the 50th state on August 21, 1959. -
First TV Presidential Debate
The very first televised Presidential Debate aired in September of 1960. The debate was between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon. -
First Man in Space
Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. He took the spacecraft Vostok 1. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs was a failed invasion of Cuba. It resulted in the victory of the Cuban government. -
JFK Assassinated
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in November of 1963 in Dallas, Texas.