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The Korean War
The Korean War began when the North Korean Communist army crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded on non-Communist in South Korea. This invasion was the first military action by the Cold War. http://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/korean-war/korean-war-footage-from-1950-1953/1270628991001 -
Space Race
The Space Race Competition was with Russia during the cold war. Russia was the first to send a person to the moon. Then, while the Space Race Compition was going on the Apollo 11 had landed on the moon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxpC-8f--xo -
The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a wall that was made by the German Democratic Republic. It completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. To this day it is still one of the most remembered things about the Cold War. -
Watergate Scandal
It was an early morning on June 17, when John Mitchell and John Dean and they were caught stealing documents and wiretapping phones from the Democratic National Commitee. Then they had got with Nixons reelction campign to try and cover all of this up. So when the public had found out about everything it lead to many people knowing about all the tapes and documents. This is what lead Nixon to resign from presidency. http://www.history.com/topics/watergate/videos/nixon-announces-his-resignation -
John F. Kennedy assassination
Kennedy was assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas in a convertible. As they were passing the Texas School Book Depositary Building Lee Harvey Oswald fired 3 shots from the 6th floor at 12:30 p.m. 30 minutes later Kennedy was pronounced dead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY02Qkuc_f8 -
Civil Rights Movement
This all began because the Supreme Court struck down the seprate but equal act.The first March from Selma to Montgomery which was also known as "Bloody Sunday". This is when 600 marchers, protesting the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson and ongoing exclusion from the electoral process and had been attacked by state. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4th, 1968 in Memphis, Tennesee. He was standing on the second floor of balcony of the Lorraine Motel when all of a sudden a snipes bullet hit him in the neck. He was then rushed to the hosptial and pronounced dead an hour later. -
Elvis Preselys Death
Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977. He was the king of rock and roll and lots of people were very hurt when he had passed away. He had died because he suffered from a heart attack only being 42 years old. -
Ronald Reagan Assassination Attempt
President Ronald Reagan had got shot outside of the Hilton Hotel by John Hinckley Jr. He wasnt a very good shooter so a lot of the bullets didnt explode and hit some police officers and a service agent. Finally it hit his limo and had shot the president in the chest. -
MTV Launches
MTV was the first 24-hour cable network dedicated to only putting music videos on air. The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” was the first music video that they had shown on there first episode and was only avaible in parts of New Jeresy. It became a very good source of pop music so people could learn the new tunes. -
Citations
History.com Staff. “Civil Rights Movement.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement.
“MTV Launches.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mtv-launches.
“Ronald Reagan Is Shot by John Hinckley, Jr.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ronald-reagan-is-shot-by-john-hinckley-jr. -
Citations
“John F. Kennedy Assassinated.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-assassinated.
http://www.history.com/topics/watergate/videos/nixon-announces-his-resignation
History.com Staff. “The Space Race.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2010, www.history.com/topics/space-race.
History.com Staff. “Korean War.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/korean-war.
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Citations
History.com Staff. “Martin Luther King Jr Assassination.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2010, www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr-assassination.
Timmons, Greg. “The Death of the 'King': Remembering Elvis, 40 Years Later.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 15 Aug. 2017, www.biography.com/news/elvis-presley-death-40-years-later.
