60's
- Nixon vs. Kennedy and Kennedy one
- Kennedy established peace corps and kept us out of nuclear war
- Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 by Lee H. Oswald
- Johnson vs. Goldwater
- Johnson created civil rights acts and anti poverty acts
- 23rd amendment passed - Lets residents of D.C. the right to vote
- 24th - took away poll tax so it was free to vote
- 25th - if a president dies then the VP will take over instead of a new President
- M.L.K and Malcolm X were some of the big civil rights activists
- the N.O.W. (national org for women) was founded
- Kennedy and Monroe scandal
- the hippie culture became really popular in the 60's
- America is the first to put a man on the moon
80's
- Reagan elected in 1980 - cut taxes and made martin Luther king Jr. day
- 1989 George H.W. Bush elected president
- First African american graduated naval academy, became a general, went to space, and won Mrs. America
- sexual harassment was made illegal
- First woman in space
- gas was $1.03-$1.27 and income was $11,321-$12,479
- colorful clothing was starting to become popular
- Iran Contra scandal - the U.S. traded weapons for hostages
- Mount St. Helen's erupted
- Reagan Assassination attempt and he said he did it to impress Jody foster
- Vietnam Memorial opens
- Exxon Valdez oil spill spilled 11 million gallons of oil
90's
- rap was first becoming popular in the 90's
- Video games was becoming popular and the first 3D games were becoming popular
- Michael Jordan dominated basketball
- Tyson bit hollyfeilds ear off
- DVD's became popular in the 90's
- Text messages came out in the 90's
- Bill Clintion vs. Bush and Clinton won
- Bill Clinton vs. Dole and Clinton won again
- Hubble Telescope was launched in the 90's
- The USSR collapsed in the 90's
- Operation desert storm was the was against Iraq
- Nelson Mandela was elected the leader of North Africa
- Clinton Impeached
- Columbine High School shooting killed 12 students
- ADA (American with disabilities act) protected the disabled people
- Older workers protection act - Kept employers from firing or hiring people because of their age
- Women who were holding dangerous jobs couldn't been discriminated against just for being child bearing age
2000's
- Bush vs Gore - Bush won but he received less votes
- Bush and Kerry - Bush won
- Obama vs Biden - Obama won and was the first black president ever
- Obama vs Romney - Obama won and they thought he wasn't born in america.
- Same sex marriage was passed and Obama care were made by him
- Clinton and Trump - Trump won
- 2000 - USS Cole bombed in Yemen
- 2001 - 9/11 happened and was the biggest terrorist attack in U.S. history - U.S. later invades Afghanistan
- 2002 - Man crashed airplane into a building trying to be a copycat of 9/11 - Sniper attack in Delaware
- 2003 - Nightclub shooters
- 2005 - Hurricane Katrina
- 2011 - Bin laden killed
- 2012 - Sandy hook shooting
- 2012 - Kim Jung UN became leader of Korea
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