Ku Klux Klan (abbreviated as K.K.K) is a non-governmental xenophobic group that pursues white supremacy and discriminates against people of color in American history and present, and it is also a representative organization of racism in the United States.
The Klan is the oldest and largest racist organization in the United States. The word Ku- crookes comes from the Greek word KuKloo, which means collection. Klan is a race. Because all three prefixes are K, it is called the Klan. Also known as the White Alliance and the Invisible Empire.
2. Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley (193565438+1October 8th-1977 August 16), born in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, is an American rock singer and actor who graduated from L.C. Humes High School.
1986, entered the first American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1987, 14 American Music Awards awarded him a lifetime achievement award. 1998, RCA Records awarded it the special commemorative award of "Artist of the Century".
In 2004, he ranked third among the "50 greatest pop musicians in history" selected by Rolling Stone, and in the same year, his film Elvis Presley was selected into the national film catalogue of the United States. In 2008, he ranked first in the list of "The Artists with the Most Tracks on the Hot 100 Singles List" selected by Billboard. In 20 18, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
3. Vietnam War
Vietnam War (also known as the Second Indo-zhina War, Vietnam called it Vietnam's War against the United States) refers to a large-scale local war that broke out in Southeast Asia during the Cold War from 1955 to 1975 after the Second World War, which had a far-reaching impact on Asian international politics.
The Vietnam War is a war between South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) supported by capitalist countries such as the United States and North Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) supported by Eastern bloc countries such as the Soviet Union and the "Southern Vietnam National Liberation Front".
It happened in Vietnam (the main battlefield), Laos and Cambodia during the Cold War. After the Second World War, a large-scale local war broke out in Southeast Asia, which had a far-reaching impact on Asian international politics.
4. Watergate incident
Watergate scandal or Watergate scandal is one of the most disgraceful political scandals in American history, which has had a long-term impact on American history and the whole international press.
1972 in the presidential election, in June 1972, James W. McChord, the chief security adviser of Nixon's campaign team, led five people to sneak into the office of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Building in Washington, D.C., and install bugs.
Because of this, Nixon announced his resignation the next day on August 8 1974, thus becoming the first president in American history to resign because of a scandal. Related to this are related film and television works.
5. Table tennis diplomatic lock.
"Ping-pong diplomacy" refers to a series of events during the period of 197 1 during which the people of China and the table tennis teams of China and the United States exchanged visits. The friendly exchanges between Chinese and American table tennis teams not only promoted the normalization of Sino-American relations, but also accelerated the pace of new China's going to the world.
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