Resource describes the Persian Gulf War (2 August 1990 - 28 February 1991) against Iraq led by Saddam Hussein.

Provides detailed facts and important information about VJ Day (Victory over Japan Day) and the end of WW2.

Provides detailed facts and an overview of the conspiracy and cover-up of the 1972 Watergate Break-in.

The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) between the United States and the USSR resulted in the SALT Treaty in 1972.

The Pentagon Papers, a study of U.S. political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967, were leaked by whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg to the New York Times newspaper in March 1971 revealing that the US government had been...

This article contains numerous facts about black segregation history in the United States from the Civil War through the end of the Civil Rights Movement.

The Selma Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama took place in March 1965 as part of the voting rights movement.

The National Organization for Women (NOW) was established in 1966 to promote equal rights, including equality of opportunity for women in employment.

The Tet Offensive, a massive surprise attack launched by the Vietnamese on January 30, 1968, was a turning point in the Vietnam War.

The My Lai Massacre in 1968 saw the mass killing of unarmed South Vietnamese people, most of whom were old men, women, and children, by American troops.

Contains interesting facts and key dates of the major Cold War events from 1968 - 1991.

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place on August 28, 1963, with the purpose of making demands for civil rights legislation and the elimination of racial segregation in public schools and jobs.

Read detailed facts about the peace talks between Egypt and Israel mediated by Jimmy Carter in 1978.

Learn about the 1979 Three Mile Island Accident, the most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant operating history.

The Hare Krishna movement emerged during the Hippie Counterculture era of the 1960s.

Features detailed facts and a summary of the assassination of Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968, by James Earl Ray.

Black Panthers, founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966, preached black power, black nationalism, and economic self-sufficiency.

Detailed facts on The Nation of Islam, the Black Muslims who were led by Elijah Muhammad and advocated black nationalism and black separatism.

This short biography and fact sheet provides interesting details about the life, times, and history of Malcolm X, a symbol for the black power movement.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted to prevent discrimination and protect voting rights. It was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on August 6, 1965, to safeguard the right to vote of Black Americans and ban the use of...

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was established in 1964 to eliminate discrimination in employment, based on race, color, sex, religion and national origin and now also age or disability.

Comprehensive overview presents detailed facts and information on the Espionage and Sedition Acts that made it illegal to write or speak anything critical of U.S. involvement in WWI.

Comprehensive overview presents facts and information pertaining to the 1916 National Defense Act that provided a major restructuring of the U.S. Army prior to U.S. entry into WWI.

Comprehensive overview provides detailed facts and information on the Sussex Pledge, a promise to the US to alter the German policy of unrestricted submarine warfare in WWI.