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Maria Ramirez
Period 2

1955-1965
The Navys first atomic powered submarine
1955
The creators were the department of defense,
department of the navy and the naval
photographic center.
The final construction was completed in
1955.
Nautilus continued to be used to investigate
the effects of increased submerged speeds
and endurance.
North Korea H Bomb 1956

In May 1956, the stem of a hydrogen

bomb,the first such nuclear device dropped
from a U.S. aircraft, moves upward through a
heavy cloud comes through the top of the
cloud, after the bomb was detonated over
Namu Island in the Bikini Atoll,Marshall
Islands.
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho
said his country may conduct a historic
hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific Ocean.
1957

Congress passes the Civil Rights Act of 1957, which

creates the Civil Rights Commission and authorizes
the Justice Department to investigate cases of
African-Americans being denied voting rights in the
South.
1958
The Supreme Court decision Cooper v. Aaron
rules that a threat of mob violence is not reason
enough to delay school desegregation.
1959
Martin Luther King and his wife, Coretta Scott King,
visit India, the homeland of Mahatma Gandhi, who
won independence for India through nonviolent
tactics. King discusses the philosophy of nonviolence
with Gandhi's followers.
1960 John Kennedy was a united states senator for
massachusetts (1953-1960).John announced his
candidacy for 35th president of the United
States.John kennedy would have served as
president of united states until his death in
November 1963.
1961
Alan was an American astronaut naval aviator test
pilot and businessman.He was on the
Mercury-Redstone 3
 According to nearly every paper, television, and
1962 radio broadcast in the world, early on Aug.5
Marilyn Monroe Hollywood brightest star was
found dead in the bedroom of her Brentwood,
Los Angeles home.
Marilyn Monroe suffered from several mental
health problems including substance abuse,
depression, and most likely bipolar disorder
along with gallbladder disease.
What remains most cautionary to 2st century
readers is that the majority of the substances
Marilyn was abusing were prescribed to her by
physicians all of whom should have known
better than to leave a mentally ill patient with
such a large stash of deadly medications.
1963 Martin Luther King Jr speech I Have a Dream

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers the historic "I Have a
Dream" speech.

Passing Congress in 1963, the Equal Pay Act is a federal law

requiring that employers pay all employees equally for equal
work, regardless of whether the employees are male or
female.
Civil Rights Act of
1964
This law protection against discrimination
with regard to employment.
Employers could no longer refuse to hire
someone based on race,color,nation of
origin and sex/gender.
Employment discrimination was common
prior to this due to the fact that it wasnt
illegal to do so.
1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965

The Voting Rights Act of 1995 prohibits the denial or

restriction of the right to vote, and forbids discriminatory
voting practices nationwide.

Beginning as a community-wide reaction to the arrest of

three African-Americans in central Los Angeles, the Watts
Riots continue for six days and is a key precursor to the
"Black Power" movement of the late 1960's.