Super Timeline

He wrote the book Baby and Child Care, which became the 20th century's second best seller, next to the bible, and told mothers how to care for their young children

These were the parts of Germany that each of the champions governed and owned

This was a civilian committee of scientists in charge of developing the atomic bomb postwar

Also known as the Labor Management Relations Act, it restricter the abilities of labor unions and passes over Truman's veto, though he would use it many times

That the US would give economic aid to Greece and Turkey, and they gave 400 million to them, and they eventually joined NATO so Turkey became an atomic base

He was the first black to play in the MLB, and played for the Brooklyn Dodgers

In the aftermath of World War II Truman signed this to reorganize the U.S. Armed Forces, foreign policy, and Intelligence Community

Truman was elected to run for a full term as President, and he went for a platform supporting full civil rights

They were segregationist and States Rights breakoff of the Democratic Party led by Thurmond

the plan to give economic aid to Europe so that they could rebuild after the devastating war

Courts cannot enforce racial covenants on racial estate

The Soviet Union had blocked all of the railroads and other transportation to West Berlin, so the United States and France and Germany just flew planes constantly to Berlin to supply the town with everything that it needed

This was the headline on the Chicago Tribune that had been previously printed, and was inaccurate

North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance of all the western Europe countries and America

John Lewis was the president of the United Mine Workers of America, who unionized for support of the workers

Their function was to plan, coordinate, direct and control all wartime mobilization activities of the federal government, including manpower, economic stabilization, and transport operations

a bond between the unions and their business leaders, where they get raises in salary and in turn don't bring up problems like work place conditions

It became a source for national mass media

Truman then ordered the army to seize the railroads and run them themselves, so the strike didn't work out

This is when William Levitt finished building the planned community, which would be seen as the archetype for all suburbs and postwar communities

When suburbia was being built, it was all conformist and identical with different colors. Ticky Tacky is the shoddy material used in the construction of the houses

This speech by Nixon during his campaign was in response to accusations that he had taken bribes, and it turned suspicion away for him, allowing Watergate to initially happen

The United States made the first one, and it was a temporary champion of the arms race

He was appointed the 14th Chief Justice, and made many Civil Rights cases

Penned by Eisenhower, this said that as one country fell to communism, so would the surrounding countries

This was the downfall of McCarthy, because the Army is legit, and ain't nobody gone touch dat

This was a conference about interfering in the Korean war, and it was decided UN troops would support South Korea

Segregation is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause,in the field of public education, separate bu equal has no place

It was a guide on how a good wife should act and was very have dinner ready, be happy to see him, and knowing your place

This was the Eastern Europe response to NATO and was initiated by the Soviet Union

Schools had to desegregate with all deliberate speed

She refused to give up her bus seat to a white person, starting the Montgomery Bus Boycott

He was doing a sit in at a restaurant and was arrested

Declaration of Constitutional Principles, opposed racial integration and was signed by Southern Senators

This was the largest public works project yet, and gave 25 billion to the development of 41, 0000 miles in the Interstate Highway System, as signed by President Dwight Eisenhower

This is when the desegregation of the buses ended, and the protest was finally succesful

if a country is being threatened by armed aggression from another state, it can ask for American economic or military aid

The first time a school was actually desegregated; 9 black kids went to a white school in Arkansas

This was primarily aimed at getting rid of Jim Crow laws and allowing blacks to vote

When the Soviet Union successfully launched this satellite, it showed their technological advancement and started the space race

This book was written by John Kenneth Galbraith and attempted to show how the post-World War II United States was becoming wealthy in the private sector but remained poor in the public sector, lacking social and physical infrastructure, and perpetuating income disparities. It made the term conventional wisdom

This was the first oral birth control, and was invented by Gregory Pincus, which was liberating for feminists, especially Margaret Sanger

De facto is to be in practice but not actually established, and de juro is the opposite, and these types of segregation were happening during this whole time period

Woolworth's department store stopped its racial segregation, and stopped taking the seats off of their barstools

This was the Democratic campaign slogan for JFK, and then was the label for his domestic and foreign policies

This was the name for the activists, educators, and agitators who wanted a broad range of reforms

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was established this date, and another important group is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

An American spy plane was shot down in Soviet Russia airspace

From 67 different tribes, 400 members came together to Chicago and declared their right to choose their own way of life

it is coined by Eisenhower in his farewell address, referring to the immense industries that produce military goods

It was supposed to be a coup d'etat with Cuba but went terribly wrong and made America look like fools.

They were the old Cuban natives going back to overthrow Fidel Castro, and they died

Evidence obtained by searches and seizures are in violation of the Constitution is inadmissible. Fruit of a poison tree doctrine

There was premarital sex, and was about people finding themselves, and it changed the sexual attitude. It was mostly at universities

They were student activist, were actually fairly successful, and supported the New Left

This book was written by Michael Harrington, and argued that 25% of the nation lived in poverty, causing LBJ to take such a strong stance against poverty

Ordered state legislative districts to be as near equal as possible in the population; Warren Court's judicial activism

It was the manifesto of the student activist movement, and was a speech written by Tom Hayden of the SDS

A recitation of a prayer in a public classroom is a violation of the 1st amendment

This stopped some voting discrimination, and made poll taxes illegal

This book by Rachel Carson was about the effects of DDT and how it hurts the environment; the toxins undergo biomagnification into the osprey birds, which are affected by not birthing hard shells, so their young babies die as their egg shells crack. Science.

The Soviets were going to arm Cuba with atomic missiles, potentially starting a fatal World War III

The Court said that all states must provide an attorney in all felony and capital cases for people who cannot afford one themselves

This book by Betty Friedan sparked the feminist movement with its liberating promises for housewives unhappy with their lives

He was involved in efforts to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi

They fought for civil and economic rights for blacks

Jack Oswald killed him, and then Ruby killed Oswald

Ruby walked in point blank and killed Oswald in the middle of the police station

This was meant to protect the public from airborne contaminants, and was a responsibility of the Environmental Protection Agency

These were Lyndon B. Johnson's strategies to help the society of America, predominately through his war on poverty and racial injustice

Case holding that criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations under the Sixth Amendment

This was part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and said that there would be no discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origins, or most importantly sex, meaning women had equal rights

This was to investigate the murder of JFK, and it said there was only 3 bullets and a single gunman

He created the United Farm Workers, which on this year went on strike

He was killed by people from the Nation of Islam who were upset that he wasn't preaching fist metaphors anymore

Struck down a state law that made it a crime to provide contraceptive information to married couples on the basis o constitutionality protected right of privacy

this changed current immigration laws, and gave preference to people with skills or family relationships to those already in America, and had a maximum of 170,000 visas given out every year

The National Organization for Women advocated equal rights and feminism

The summer of '66 had a lot of black voters move to Mississippi, and made the development of Freedom Houses, Freedom Schools, etc, and started the break down of Jim Crow laws

Before questioning suspects held in custody, police must inform suspects that they have the right to remain silent, anything they say may be used against them, and they have the right to counsel

Different races are allowed to marry

There was a police search of an unlicensed bar, the Blind Pig, and it escalated to a deadly and destructive riot that required the Michigan National Guard and the US army to break up

The Youth International Party was founded on this day, and were very free-speech and antiwar. They ran a pig for president in 1968 to satirize social norms

The American Indian Movement held their Trail of Broken Treaties

He was shot to try and kill the civil rights movement with him, and his followers went violent

After MLK was assassinated, his followers responded with abundant violence, and the National Guard had to break it up

Supreme Court case that stated that students do not lose their freedom of speech rights in high school. Mary Beth Tinker wore black arm bands to protest the Vietnam War

Reverend Shuttlesworth's peaceful protests marches were deemed constitutional

This was when violent members of the gay community struck out against police, and it was the start of the gay liberation movement

There were 32 acts that performed over 3 days for 500,000 different people, and it was a pivotal point in music history