The Social History of America

This brought the United States into another war they were trying to avoid. Except it was not Europe this time, It was Japan. This was time for the sleeping giant to kick some butt and we do after our little friend the A-bomb is created.

WWII Comes to an end leaving the whole world in shambles, except the United States which left us as a breeding ground for success and money.

The NAACP notices that there is some unfair things going on with the whole segregation ordeal so they take it to the supreme court that the segregation on public transportation is unconstitutional. These are the little steps towards the changes with Civil Rights

This was a trial again to test the civil rights movement. The Brown family wanted their daughter to go to the local school however it was an all white school so they push their case all the way to the Supreme Court and win thus making those silly Jim Crow laws about being segregated okay to this is illegal and unjust so all schools or anything actually should be desegregated.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy is elected as our president, not for the strong words that he had but for his super attractive looks. Many however saw that he would be good enough for the United states to contain the one fear that they all had, Communism.

The first televised presidential debate was a major turn in how the race to be president worked. It was an easy method for people to watch the two candidates and actually see who they were going to vote for. In this case it was a pro for the handsome John F. Kennedy because he had the nation swooning over his good looks. However Nixon knew what to talk about due to more experience. Yet his opponent beat him with being pretty.

At the Lincoln Memorial Martin Luther King gave his famous speech pleading for equality and that African Americans and White should get along for the future of our nation. This was the largest gathering for a speech. His speech left an impact on the United States and changed our look on racism.

The Assassination of President Kennedy was committed on November 22, 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald, a hardcore communist and a crazy man. Kennedy was shot while he was in his motorcade visiting the one state that he needed to vote him in, Texas. Many did not like Kennedy because he was rich catholic democrat and the conservative republicans did not like his "New Ideas" such as civil rights.

This was a very important day for many of the American Beatles fans, this was the first time the British rock band appeared on American Televisions all thanks to Ed Sullivan. We celebrate this because they are a sensational group with amazing talent.

Civil Rights leader, Martin Luther King is killed by James Earl Ray just before King was to talk to the protesting African Americans who refused to pick up garbage with their hands, this was a day that many African Americans mourned because he was their voice , he was the voice that would help African Americans get their rights along with the other people in the United States.

John F. Kennedy's little brother is assassinated by Arab, Sirhan Sirhan after he gives a speech at Los Angeles hotel. He was the next one in line for Democratic party. Everyone was sure that he would win.

The United States is the first people to land on the moon, just as JFK promised, this was our first step for increasing our education in math and science. We proved that we can top Russia when It came to space.

Woodstock was the largest music festival in the world with the attendance of 500,000 people. It was held in upstate New York in 1969. This event had Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who and many other bands that were popular at the time. This was the breeding ground for the Hippy movement. 2 people were born and two people died. What a rad time.

Many people from all parts of Asia are beginning to migrate to the United States for new opportunities as the old Immigrants. The United States becomes a melting pot of cultures

On this date the King died.The King died of a drug overdose/ heart attack. This was a sad thing for the world to encounter. He made Rock n' Roll what it is today. He was the inspiration for many of the rock bands we have today.