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Landmark Supreme Court case declaring state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. Year: 1954

A period of intense anti-communist suspicion, led by Senator Joseph McCarthy, characterizing the early 1950s.

A conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, supported by the United States and other United Nations countries. Years: 1950-1953

The first artificial Earth satellite launched by the Soviet Union, marking the start of the space age. Year: 1957

Legislation aimed at protecting voter rights and was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since Reconstruction. Year: 1957

An event where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man, becoming an important symbol of the civil rights movement. Year: 1955

The name of seven large suburban housing developments created in the United States and considered the archetype for postwar suburbs. First one opened in 1952

34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, previously a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II.

A literary movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture and politics in the post-war era. Key figures include Jack Kerouac. Year: Late 1950s