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January 30, 1948
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Mahatma Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, he was assassinated by young Hindu extremist while walking to his prayer meeting.
September 4, 1957
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The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. This was important for the civil rights movement, letting these students into the segregated school.
November 22, 1963
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John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States, he was unconventionally young for the oval office. He was generally well liked by everyone. He did a lot to further civil rights in the midst of the civil rights movement.
February 21, 1965
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Malcolm X was a revolutionary civil rights activist that helped out many, he then was assassinated which affected many who been with him through all of his progress on improving civil rights for African Americans. Some view him as a "violent" activist, but that perception is a bit skewed. He fought for civil rights, but he didn't promote nonviolent methods like his counterpart, Martin Luther King Jr.
Mar 21, 1965
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The black panther party was founded by Huey Newton and promoted civil rights for African Americans "by any means necessary." This was viewed as a "black nationalist" party and was controversial in the mid-60s.
Mar 21, 1965
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The Selma to Montgomery march was part of a series of civil-rights protests that occurred in 1965 in Alabama, a Southern state with deeply entrenched racist policies. This march was lead by historic civil rights activist, Martin Luther King Jr. This was a huge moment for the civil rights movement and had a lasting impact on the United States.
December 31, 1970
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The Clean Air Act of 1970 resulted in a major shift in the federal government's role in air pollution control. This legislation authorized federal and state regulations to limit emissions from both stationary sources and mobile sources.
January 22, 1973
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The decision in Roe v. Wade was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the constitution should protect a woman's right to privacy, protecting their right to have an abortion if they shall please.
April 24, 1981
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After the first case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, the number of cases and deaths among persons with AIDS increased rapidly during the 1980s. This is one of the worst diseases one can receive due to their being no known cure as of May 2019.
April 1992 - 95
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Large numbers of Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats were forced to flee their homes and were expelled by Bosnian Serbs in the midst of the Bosnian war. This mass genocide impacted the whole world due to large amounts of people being killed.