BlogHide Resteemssroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1970 - Kent State MassacreFour students are killed and nine injured when members of the Ohio National Guard open fire on a crowd gathered to protest the Vietnam War. The decision of President Nixon to widen the scope…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1969 - Moon LandingThe USA takes a lead in the Space Race as astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first humans ever to land on the moon. A space race developed between the US and the then…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1968 - Prague SpringA period of political liberalization and mass protest in Czechoslovakia prompts Soviet troops to occupy the country, who were met with widespread civilian resistance and defiance. Under Soviet…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1967 - Summer of LoveSome 100,000 hippies gathered in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco to celebrate the counter-culture ethos, challenging society's expectations through rock n roll, psychadelic drugs…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. 1966 - Escalation in Vietnam WarMore American troops arrive in Vietnam, although it becomes clear that US strategy is not suited to deal with a determined enemy, while protests increase at home. It was the year of the reality…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1965 - USA enters Vietnam WarAmerican combat troops arrive on the ground, escalating a conflict that had been building for decades. America stepped onto the “slippery slope” on a quiet stretch of beach just northwest of…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1964 - BeatlemaniaThe British chart topping band embarked on a world tour that saw their celebrity status shoot into the stratosphere, attracting massive crowds of screaming fans wherever they performed. By the…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1963 - Civil Rights MovementA pivotal year in the campaign for black rights, which saw hundreds of thousands take part in the March on Washington led by Martin Luther King, as well as acts of violence, political theater and…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1962 - Cuban Missile CrisisA confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over nuclear-tipped missiles based on Cuba was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict. After seizing…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1961 - construction of Berlin Wall beginsAfter sealing off free passage between East and West Berlin with barbed wire, East German authorities begin building the Berlin Wall to permanently close off access to the West. The end of…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1960 - Ruby Bridges goes to schoolAs the first black student to attend an all-white school, 6 year old Ruby Bridges is escorted by US Marshalls during her first year at William Frantz Elementary in Louisiana. Bridges was one of…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1959 - Cuban RevolutionAfter years of fighting in the mountains, Fidel Castro leads a band of guerrilla campesinos into Havana, overthrowing President Batista's tyrannical government and launching the Cuban socialist…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1958 - Elvis joins the ArmyThe world renowned rock n roll singer is drafted and joins the US Army as a regular soldier, where he is stationed in Germany. When Elvis Presley turned 18 on January 8, 1953, he fulfilled his…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1957 - Soviet satellites Sputnik I and II launchedThe Soviet Union takes the initiative in the Space Race by launching two satellites into orbit, the second containing Laika, a stray dog. History was made on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1956 - Hungarian RevolutionHungarian Revolution** - a nationwide revolt against Soviet-imposed policies is crushed after days of bitter fighting. The problems in Hungary began in October 1956, when thousands of…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1955 - Istanbul PogromGovernment instigated anti-Greek riots see widespread destruction of property, violent attacks and rape against non-Muslim minorities. In what some refer to as the “Kristallnacht in…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1954 - Marilyn Monroe, iconic superstarA tumultuous year in the life of global celebrity Marilyn Monroe. Aside from her showbiz life, she toured South Korea and had a short-lived and volatile marriage to baseball star Joe Dimaggio.…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1953 - East German UprisingA wave of strikes and protests turns into a widespread uprising against the communist German Democratic Republic government, which was violently suppressed by Soviet troops. The East German…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1952 - Egyptian RevolutionA military coup d'etat by the 'Free Officers' forces the Egyptian King Farouk to abdicate, removes remnants of British influence in the government, and creates a republic in Egypt. Prior to…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1951 - Korean WarKorean War - the intervention of Chinese troops forces UN troops into a retreat back to the 38th parallel, followed by stalemate as neither side proves capable of a decisive breakthrough.…
