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1950's the Time for Changing **

The mercury seven was John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Sheperd, and Deke Slayton. The members could not be 6’0 or taller. They must have to be 5’11 or shorter. Also they could not way more than 180 lbs. Glenn actually dropped out of college in 1941. Although, all the seven had to have a college degree.
 * Mercury Seven**

89% of African-Americans aged 25-29 finished high school. They were participant in racial segregation and the Civil Rights movement. When the black were in the school with the white they had to sit in the back. In the case Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. This case declares that racial segregation in school is wrong.
 * The Civil Rights Movement**

January 17, 1950 - The Brinks robbery in Boston happened when eleven masked bandits steal $2.8 million from an armored car outside their express office. Alaska **  January 3, 1959 - Alaska is bought by the United States as the 49th state, Hawaii becomes a state on August 21. Alaska was bought from the Russian empire on march 30th for $7.2 million and about two cents per acre. || 
 * The Brinks Robbery**
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