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Timeline Projects 50s - 90s
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22nd Amendment
Establishing term limits for presidents. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
Restricted immigration into the US. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Became the 34th. President. -
McCarthyism
McCarthy hearings held by US Senate subcommittee find communist in America. -
Disney Land
It is the only theme park designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. -
Emmet Till Murder
14 year old African American boy is murdered after reportedly flirting with a white women. -
Vietnam War Begins
Nationalist try to unify country under communist control. -
"The first lady of civil rights"
Montgomery bus boycott is sparked after Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus. -
NASA
Nasa was formed as the US became interested in space exploration. -
Oak Ridge HS
Pioneering our way to an "A". -
United States embargo against Cuba
The United States embargo against Cuba (known in Cuba as el bloqueo) is a commercial, economic, and financial embargo imposed on Cuba by the United States. -
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is a volunteer program run by the United States government. -
23rd. Amendment
Extends the right to vote in the presidential election to citizens residing in the District of Columbia by granting the District electors in the Electoral College, as if it were a state. -
The Assasination Of JFK
JFK is assasinated in Dallas. -
24th. Amendment
24th Amendment, prohibiting both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax. -
Gatorade
Beverage is introduced in 1965 by a researchers at UF. -
MLK Dies
Assasinated in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Shirley Chisholm
In 1968, she became the first African-American woman elected to Congress. -
Apollo 11
One small step for man, one giant step for mankind. -
Jennifer Lopez
This beautiful women was born. -
National Environmental Policy Act
The National Environmental Policy Act was signed into law. -
Michael Jackson's Solo Career
The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1968, and began his solo career in 1971. -
Saturday Night Massacre
President Nixon fired three top legal advisers over the disposition of secret tapes and the actions of the Special Prosecutor in regard to the Watergate scandal. -
715 Home Runs by Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves broke Babe Ruth's home run record by hitting his 715th career home run. -
Resignation of President Nixon
President Richard Nixon becomes the first and only President to resign from office. -
Microsoft Corp.
Bill Gates founded Microsoft Corporation. -
Salsa
Salsa dancing originated in New York in the mid-1970s. -
Failed assasination of Pres. Ford
President Ford was uninjured after a failed assassination attempt by Manson Family cult member Lynette Fromme in Sacramento, California. -
Apple Inc.
Steve Jobs founded Apple Inc. -
New York City Blackout
New York City blackout of 1977: A twenty-five hour blackout, resulting in looting and other disorder, took place. -
US Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is established. -
HIV - AIDS
The US became the first country to recognize the strange illness among a small number of gay men in 1981. -
Virus that causes AIDS is dicovered!
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret Heckler announces Dr. Robert Gallo and fellow NCI researcher's discovery of HTLV-III as the virus that causes AIDS. -
McDonalds Massacre
San Ysidro McDonald's massacre: A mass shooting in San Ysidro, California left 22 (including the perpetrator) dead and injured 19 others; being the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at the time -
MLK Day is 1st. Recognized
The first Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is observed. -
Pres. Reagan Vs. Soviets
During a visit to Berlin, President Reagan challenged Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall", referring to the Berlin Wall. -
Yellowstone Fires of 1988
The Yellowstone fires of 1988 burned 793,880 acres of Yellowstone National Park. -
Live Aid
Live Aid, a concert attended by 100,000 people and watched by 1.9 billion viewers in 150 countries at the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, was held, raising global awareness of famine in Ethiopia. -
US Department of Veteran Affairs
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs was established. -
Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched during a mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery.
