Chinese Restriction Act of 1882 follows California Gold Rush
Human Rights
1882
United States Immigration Act limits Mexicans, Chinese, and Japanese
Human Rights
1907
Hitler publishes Mein Kampf
Government
1925
Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at Olympics hosted by Hitler Germany
Culture
1936
In November, Nazi gangs attack Jewish communities in Germany & Austria
Human Rights
1938
In September, Nazis kill about 34,000 Jews of Kiev in the massacre at Babi Yar
Human Rights
1941
Anne Frank & her Jewish family are discovered hiding in Amsterdam office building
Human Rights
1944
Afrikaner National Party wins elections in South Africa--white supremacy rules
Human Rights
1948
A ship with 492 Jamaican immigrants arrives in England
Culture
1948
Rosa Parks sits in the front of the bus--the end of bus segregation in the U.S.
Human Rights
1955
In March, South African massacre at Sharpeville is condemned by world leaders
Human Rights
1960
In February, Macmillan challenges South African Parliament to change policy
Human Rights
1960
Saudi Arabia abolishes slavery
Human Rights
1962
Martin Luther King Jr. gives "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial
Human Rights
1963
Mandela found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment
Human Rights
1964
Malcolm X is assassinated after embracing Sunni Islam and renouncing racism
Religion
1965
A parliamentary messenger kills South African Prime Minister Verwoerd
Human Rights
1966
In April, Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated
Human Rights
1968
In Warsaw, German chancellor Willi Brandt kneels in homage to Nazi victims
Human Rights
1970
Soweto uprising in South Africa--school children killed
Human Rights
1976
Steve Biko, anti-apartheid activist, dies in police custody in South Africa
Human Rights
1977
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder release "Ebony and Ivory"
Music
1982
Nelson Mandela is freed and end of apartheid is in sight
Human Rights
1990
Rwandan genocide of Tutsis follows assassination of president
Human Rights
1994
Democracy triumphant in South Africa after its first multiracial elections
Human Rights
1994