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The history of 1955 to 1975
This is a timeline of the history in 1955-1975. There are many dates that are not included, but theses are a few dates that I researched. -
Nuclear submarine
Hyam G. Rickover and Sergei Nikitich Kovalev invented the Nuclear Submarine. -
United Nations-sponsored International Conference
This event lasted from August 8 to the 20th in 1955. Over 1,400 scientists from 73 nations attend the first United Nations-sponsored International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. -
Videotape
The videotape was invented by Charles Ginsburg -
Launch of Sputnik
The Soviet Union successfully launches Sputnik I. This would be the first artificial satellite. The event pushes the US government into action and leads to the formation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In doing this it marked the the dawn of Space Age. -
The Shippingport Atomic Power Station
The world's first full-scale nuclear power plant, becomes operational at Shippingport, Pennsylvania -
Announce of moratorium on nuclear weapons
President Eisenhower announces that testing will begin on October 31 for a moratorium on nuclear weapons testing. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was between 1959 to 1975. The war was fought between the communist forces of North Vietnam ect. The United States had provided funding, armaments, and training to South Vietnam's government and military since Vietnam's partition. It had gone into the communist North and the democratic South in 1954. Tensions rose into armed conflict between the two sides. -
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is created by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela. -
Bay of Pigs invasion
The Cubans, on the southwestern coast by some 1,500 Cuban exiles opposed to Fidel Castro. The invasion was financed and directed by the U.S. government. -
The first radioisotope thermoelectric generator
The first radioisotope thermoelectric generator for space applications, providing electrical power for spacecraft by direct conversion of the heat generated. This is done by the decay of plutonium-238 oxide to electrical energy. -
Reconnaissance reveals Soviet missiles in Cuba
The United States blockades Cuba for 13 days until the Soviet Union agrees to remove its missiles. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
"Great Society" for the American people was the vision of president Lyndon B. Johnson. He obtain passage of one of the most significant legislative programs in nations history. He found his presidency very overwhelming by opposition to his war Vietnam. -
launch the first nuclear reactor in space
The U.S. launches the first nuclear reactor in space (SNAP-10A). SNAP stands for Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power -
First Blackout
The first major power blackout covers the northeast United States. -
Bill signed for National Accelerator Laboratory
President Lyndon Johnson signs a bill authorizing the National Accelerator Laboratory, later renamed the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. -
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was opened for signature. It prohibiting non-nuclear weapon states from possessing, manufacturing, or acquiring nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. -
Richard M. Nixon
Richard M. Nixon was president from 1969 to 1974. He declared that his goal as president was “to bring the American people together.” During his presidency, Nixon ended American fighting in Vietnam. He improved relations with the Soviet Union, and transformed American's relationship China. But the Watergate scandal brought fresh divisions to the country and ultimately led to his resignation. -
National Environmental Policy Act
President Johnson signs the National Environmental Policy Act -
Treaty for the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Treaty for the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons were signed by the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and forty-five other nations. -
"brownouts"
Electric power "brownouts" hit the northeast during heatwave. -
Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor
President Nixon announces as a national goal a commitment to complete a Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor demonstration plant by 1980. In what he refers to as the first comprehensive energy message to Congress by a United States president. -
The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) announces a cooperative agreement with industry to build a Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor on the Clinch River in Tennessee. -
Energy Policy Office
President Nixon establishes the Energy Policy Office. The office is responsible for formulating and coordinating energy policies at the presidential level -
the Federal Administration Act of 1974
President Nixon signs the Federal Administration Act of 1974. The Federal Energy Administration replaces the Federal Energy Office -
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
President Ford signs the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, abolishing AEC and establishing the Energy Research and Development Administration and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission -
The Energy Research and Development Administration
The Energy Research and Development Administration is activated. The new agency is given responsibility for the AEC nuclear weapons program. -
The first pipe
The first pipe is laid on the Alaska Pipeline, which will move crude oil 800 miles through a 48-inch pipe from the North Slope of Alaska to the ice-free port of Valdez, Alaska.