1949-1989

By hawk0466
  • Homeless vets

    Homeless vets

    Vietnam_WarVeterans of the Vietnam War, including many disabled ex-military, are reported to be left homeless.
  • Albert Einstein dies at the age of 76

    Albert Einstein dies at the age of 76

    Albert_EinsteinAlbert Einstein dies at the age of 76. Einstein was a German theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity.
  • Disneyland opens

    Disneyland opens

    DisneylandDisneyland opens as Walt Disney's first theme park.
  • Elvis Presley signs with RCA Records and begins his pop career.

    Elvis Presley signs with RCA Records and begins his pop career.

    Elvis_PresleyElvis Presley signs with RCA Records and begins his pop career.
  • Sputnik became the first artificial satellite

    Sputnik became the first artificial satellite

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    Sputnin was launched by the Soviet Union, marking the start of the space race.
  • Charles Starkweather homicides capture the attention of Americans

    Charles Starkweather homicides capture the attention of Americans

    He killed eleven people before he is caught in a massive manhunt placed in Douglas, Wyoming
  • The Mafia are the center of attention

    The Mafia are the center of attention

    American_Mafiapublic attention builds to this organized crime society. It has a historically Sicilian-American origin.
  • Birth control came out

    Birth control came out

    Birth_controlOral contraceptives, popularly known as "the pill", first go on the market and are extremely popular. In 1968, Pope Paul VI released a papal encyclical entitled Humanae Vitae which declared artificial birth control a sin.
  • Watergate

    Watergate

    Watergate_scandal Democratic National Committee's headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, DC was broken into. After the break-in, word was that President Richard Nixon may have known about the break-in, and tried to cover it up. The scandal would ultimately result in the resignation of President Nixon, and to date, this remains the only time that anyone has ever resigned the United States Presidency.
  • AIDS was first detected

    AIDS was first detected

    AIDSMulti symptoms and infections in humans resulting from damage to the immune system caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus commonly known as HIV.