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The Great Timeline

By Xman
  • JFK and Richard M. Nixon star in the first televised presidential debate

    JFK and Richard M. Nixon star in the first televised presidential debate
  • Theodore Maiman invents first laser

    Theodore Maiman invents first laser
    Theodore Maiman invents the first laser known to man in 1960. This was a great contribution in the new modern age of technology.
  • Berlin Wall Built

    Berlin Wall Built
  • The 3 time Olympic gold medalist

    The 3 time Olympic gold medalist
    Wilma Rudolf is a 3 time olympic gold medalist. As a young female, she was diagnosed with pneumonia and yellow fever and was also told that she would never walk. Overturning this struggle, she began not only walking but running right into the history books with the outbreak of winning the gold medals of the 1960 Olympics.
  • Marilyn Monroe found dead

    Marilyn Monroe found dead
    The 36 yr old famous actress, Marilyn Monroe, was found dead on this date. She was found in bed with an empty bottle of sleeping pills beside her.
  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Cuban Missile Crisis
  • Martin Luther King Jr's "I HAVE A DREAM" speech

    Martin Luther King Jr's "I HAVE A DREAM" speech
  • JFK IS ASSISSINATED

    JFK IS ASSISSINATED
    JFK is assissinated on Nov. 22 1963, by a man named Lee H. Oswald. The event happened while JFK was riding in a motor car with his wife Jacquelyn.
  • The Beatles becomes popular in the U.S.

    The Beatles becomes popular in the U.S.
  • Muhammad Ali claims the Heavy Weight championship title belt

    Muhammad Ali claims the Heavy Weight championship title belt
  • Malcom X's Assissination

    Malcom X's Assissination
  • New York City's Great Blackout

    New York City's Great Blackout
  • Black Panther Party established.

    Black Panther Party established.
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Assissination

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Assissination
  • Robert F. Kennedy's assissination

    Robert F. Kennedy's assissination