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Elvis Presley
Elivs Presley was one of the greatest musicians in rock and roll and pop culture. In 1954 he made his first appearence on The Ed Sullivan Show. He was one of the first to perform the pelvic thrust on stage which was quite controversial at the time so they showed him from the waist up on TV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dVy1f8yx-I -
John Lennon
John Lennon, an English musician and singer, met Paul McCartney at a church fair, where he invited him to join his group. They eventually had the most successful songwriting partnership in musical history. After adding George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe, and Pete Best, they had their complete band by 1960. In 1962, they released their first single, Love Me Do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLgYAHHkPFs -
Integration of the University of Alabama
Two black students attempted to enroll at the University of Alabama and desegregate the school. Governor of Alabama, George Wallace, blocked the doors and tried to stop them from getting inside the building. President Kennedy then sent the National Guard to help them and end segregation at the university. -
Assassination of JFK
John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assasinated on November 22, 1963 in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. JFK was fatally shot while traveling with his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Conally, and Conally's wife Nellie. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested as the assasin but soon, a local nightclub owner, Jack Ruby shot him to death. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSBXW1-VGmM -
The Hippie Movement
The Hippie Movement occured in the US during the mid-1960's, mostly among the youth population. Their main belief was their anti-sentiments towards the Vietnam War. The Hippies created their own social group, listened to psychedlic rock, embraced the sexual revolution and used drugs such as marijuana, LSD, etc. -
The Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party was an African Amercian revolutionary organization founded in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. They wanted to prevent racism against blacks, and make sure that all blacks were treated equally to whites in society. They were known for their military posture and their way of expressing their beliefs, one of which was arming all African Americans. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King
Martin Luther king was a great man in all history. He was trying to help all black man to have rights like others people. But he was shot by a guy and just died and a lot of people got angry because he was a great man. He always had a dream for something.
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Assasination of Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy was the brother of John F. Kennedy. After winning the South Dakota and California elections, he was shot as he walked through the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel and died 26 hours later. The killer was palestine-born Sirhan Sirhan who was later taken into custody. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6VekkXkDT4 -
Education Reform
The education reform it was for kids who wasn't really smart. And for forrest gump he wasn't that smart but he knew how to survive. -
Reagan and Mondale in 1984 Presidential Debate
On October 21, 1984, President Ronald Reagan and former Vice President Walter Mondale engage in their second nationally broadcast debate. When Henry Trewhitt of the Baltimore Sun asks the president about his advancing age, Reagan turns the question on its head by promising not to make an issue of his opponent’s youth and inexperience.
