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Pearl Harbor Attack
On this date, the Japanese Navy attacked the American Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japan's goal was the prevent the United States from interfering with Japan's military activities in Southeast Asia. After the attack, the United States declared war on Japan and began fighting in World War ll. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor -
Born in 1943
Maureen Rauguth was born in 1943 at Saint Lukes hospital. -
Mother died
Maureen's mother died when she was only five years old in 1948. She doesn't remember much but the sadness filled through out the air. -
Gandhi Assassinated
Gandhi inspired movements for civil rights and freedom. He was an Indian activist who was against the British rule. In 1947 the British granted independence for India. Unfortunately, one year later when Gandhi was on his way to a prayer meeting Nathuram Godse shot three bullets into Gandhi's chest and killed him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi -
First day of school
Maureen's first day of school was when she was five years old in 1948 because there was no K4 classes. She went to Holy Ghost Catholic school which is now named Holy Spirit. -
William Levitt
William Levitt, served during world war one as a lieutenant in the navy. However when he came back home he noticed veterans needed affordable homes especially with the baby boom. William, mass created a community with affordable houses that were only 8,000 dollars he even sold some for $400. He created about 140,000 homes around the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Levitt#1920s-1930s -
Dwight Eisenhower became president
Dwight Eisenhower became president in 1952 until 1961. He was the 34th president of the united states of America who also served in the military from 1945 to 1948. Many Americans viewed him as the perfect American president because he made promises to end the Korean war, he set up NASA, and he was the first president to use T.V. conferences. http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/dwight-d-eisenhower. -
The first color televisions go on sale.
The first color televisions went on sale in 1953, but many americans didn't enjoy it because the prices were so high. It cost $1,295 which is the same as $12,008.89 today. Eventually the prices went down and color televisions got popular in the 1960s. http://www.famousdaily.com/history/first-ntsc-color-tv-set-on-sale.html -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam war started in 1955 and ended in 1975. America went into Vietnam to stop communism from spreading. We failed to do this because there was no public support, it was hard to identify the enemy because they were blended in with civilians, and the government promised the war would end soon, but it didn't. Techiannly Vietnam is still a communist country which means we really didn't reach our goal. https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Vietnam-still-under-a-communist-regime -
First Job
Maureen's first job was in 1958 when she was 15 years old. She received $2.50 for cleaning houses all morning. According to the Inflation Calculator $2.50 is like $21.56 now. -
Woolworth Lunch Counter
In 1960, four black college students sat in a whites-only area. The waiter had told the students that they wouldn't serve them, but they didn't move. A policeman came and walked back and forth hitting his stick but did not do anything. Every day more and more African Americans sat in the sit-in until eventually, the counter was whites and blacks. http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1960.html -
Tiros 1
Tiros-1 was the first weather satellite launched by the U.S. It was launched at 6:40 am in Cape, Canaveral Florida. This was also during the cold war another way to get ahead of Soviet Union. Tiros 1 came with a very slow camera that takes a half a second to take a video but can do a shutter in .5 seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe4jGbbXnvw -
Second Job
Maureen go her second, but more or less real job when she turned 18 in 1961. She started working at Gimbles only for the Holiday, but then she decided to continue. -
Married
Maureen had gotten married in 1963 when she was 20 years old. She married Benjamin Jasso at Saint Helen's Church. Her name was then changed to Maureen Jasso. -
President John F. Kennedy Assassinated
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas. After JFK was killed, Lydon Johnson became the new president. Jacqueline Kennedy was sitting right next to John when he was shot, she tried to hold john's head together. Secret Service agent, Clint Hill jumped on the back of the motorcade on a failed attempted to jump in front of the bullet. http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/14/us/jfk-assassination-5-things/index.html) -
First baby son was born
Maureen's first child was born in 1964 at Saint Michael's hospital. Benjamin and Maureen named him Jeffery Jasso. -
Second Son was born
Maureen's second child was born one year later after the first in 1965 at the same hospital, Saint Michael's. He was named Steven. -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader for African American rights. He led peaceful protests and had gotten laws passed for equality. Martin was an inspiration to many, however, on April 4th of 1968 he was assassinated by James Earl Ray while Martin was standing on a porch. He was rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead at 7:05 pm. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr. -
First baby girl was born
Maureen's first baby girl was born in 1971 at Saint Michael's hospital. They named her Gina. -
Last baby was born
Maureen's fourth and final baby was born in 1977 at the Family Hospital. He was named Michael. -
First Grandson
Maureen's first grandson was born in 1991. Jeff Jasso named him Marcus.
