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Hydrogen Bomb
President Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb -
Color TV Introduced
CBS introduced the first color television broadcast -
Polio Vaccine Created
This infectious viral disease attacks the nerve cells and sometimes the central nervous system, often causing muscle wasting and paralysis and even death. -
DNA Discovered
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and some viruses. -
Joseph Stalin Dies
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953. -
Barbie!
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by Mattel, Inc. -
First Televised Presidential Debates
On 26 September 1960, 70 million U.S. viewers tuned in to watch Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts and Vice President Richard Nixon in the first-ever televised presidential debate. -
Berlin Wall Built
The Wall was erected in 1961 because more than 2.6 million East Germans escaped to West Berlin or West Germany from 1949 to 1961 -
Marilyn Monroe Found Dead
The final years of Monroe's life were marked by illness, personal problems. -
JFK Assassinated
The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas -
Johnson Swears In
Johnson was sworn in as President on Air Force One in Dallas at Love Field Airport on November 22, 1963. -
Hasbro Launches GI Joe Action Figure
G.I. Joe is a line of military-themed articulated "action figures" produced by the toy company Hasbro. -
Beatles Become Popular in U.S.
On February 7, 1964 the "Fab Four" as the Press has started calling them, land at New York's Kennedy Airport and begins the launch of their U.S. fame. -
Muhammad Ali Becomes World Heavyweight Champion
Muhammad Ali defeats Sonny Liston to become The World Champion -
Malcolm X Assassinated
A man rushed forward and shot him in the chest with a sawed-off shotgun while he was giving his speech in Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom -
Star Trek T.V. Series Airs
First aired in the United States on NBC on September 8, 1966 -
First Super Bowl
The first Super Bowl was between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated
Was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN -
Robert F. Kennedy Assassinated
Robert F. Kennedy was killed during celebrations of his successful campaign in the Californian primary elections while seeking the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. -
Nixon's Inaugurated
He set out to reconstruct the Western Alliance, develop a relationship with China, pursue arms control agreements with the Soviet Union, activate a peace process in the Middle East, restrain inflation, implement anti-crime measures, accelerate desegregation, and reform welfare -
Neil Armstrong Becomes the First Man on the Moon
Armstrong was a mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission on July 20, 1969. -
Charles Manson and "Family" Arrested
On August 9, 1969, Charles Manson sent four of members of his hippie cult "Family" to murder the people inside the home at 10050 Cielo Drive in Los Angeles. Among those murdered were actress Sharon Tate -
Woodstock
Woodstock was a music and art festival at a dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York from August 15 to August 18, 1969. -
Sesame Street First Airs
Sesame Street is an multi-Emmy-Award winning American educational children's television series
