On February 1, 1960, four black freshmen from North Carolina Agriculture and Technical College in Greensboro went to a Woolworth's lunch counter and sat down politely and asked for service. ... The next year, December 15, 1961, King was arrested while fighting to desegregate public facilities in Albany, Georgia. ... King was then awarded the Nobel Peace Prize later on that year, December 10. ...
Slaves were used principally for personal and domestic service, including concubine. ... One critical effort began in Montgomery, Alabama, in December 1955, when a black activist named Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man. ... Service E. ...
In December of 1967, about a month before Tet, 485,000 troops were in Vietnam. ... When the draft for service in Vietnam started in 1964, many collage age students began protesting the war, starting with peaceful gatherings in Washington D.C., but later turning violent. ...
Now John Kennedy, working as a reporter for the Hearst International News Service, decided to enter politics himself. ... Kennedy sought with significant success to attract brilliant young people to government service. ... The most original piece of legislation Kennedy put through Congress was the bill creating the Peace Corps, an organization that trained American volunteers to perform charitable services in other countries. ... On December 25, 1962, 1113 prisoners were released in exchange for food and medical supplies valued at a total of approximately $53 million. ...
Kennedy put legislation through Congress which was a bill creating the Peace Corps, an agency that trained American volunteers to perform social and humanitarian service oversees and promote world peace. ... On December 25, 1962, 1,113 prisoners were released in exchange for food and medical supplies valued at a total of approximately $53 million. ...
