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Truman doctrine announced
Announced by President Harry Truman in 1947, it was a policy of providing military and economic ($) aid to nations threatened by communist forces. -
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Rosenburgs Executed
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed at Sing Sing Prison on June 19, 1953. They were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage, specifically for passing US atomic secrets to the Soviet Union during World War II. -
Montgomery boycotts begin
Rosa parks, MLK, sit-ins, freedom riders