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Birth
Sally K. Ride was born on May 26, 1951 in Los Angeles, California. -
Family Births
On January 1st Sally had a younger sister named Karen. -
Graduation from Westlake School For Girls
Ride had graduated from the Westlake School For Girls in 1968. -
"World Within a World"
some other painting were "Rainy Weather" and "Lady In Blue" -
Olympics
Mark Spitz wins record seven gold medals for swimming!! -
The Video Game
In 1972 Nolan Bushnell had invented the video game. -
Graduated from Stanford
Sally earned two degrees, a bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree in english. She also earned a master of science degree (M.S.) in physics. -
"The Joker"
One of the top songs in 1974 was "The Joker" by the Steve Miller Band. -
Sticky, Sticky
In 1974 Arther Fry had created the world's first post-it notes. -
Another Presidant
In 1976 Presidant Carter was elected. -
World's Greatest Invention
To us teenagers the greatest invention of all time was of course the cell phone. Also, another great invention was the roller baldes in 1979, these were invented by Scott Olson. -
Gold, Glamor, Glitz
In the 1980's big shoulders and hair were in style, also Princess Diana was the number one fashion icon. -
Woman Taking Charge
In 1981 there was the first woman in the supreme court. -
Wedding Bells
Sally Ride had married her fellow astronaut Steven Hawley. the couple also made history by being the first astronaut couple. -
Unemployment
In 1983 the unemployment rate rises to 12 million, highest since 1941. -
The Unforgetable War
The Cival War broke loose in Zimbabwe. -
Launch Day
Sally got ready to climb on to the launch pad 39-A and in the Challenger. -
Anthor Mission
In October Sally was back for another mission at KSC. -
A Terrable Tradedy
In January a small flame in the Challenger became a HUGE explostion. There were seven crew members and Christa McAuliffe was going to be America's first private citizen in space. But instead all seven crew members were killed. -
The Love Ended
In 1987 Sally had divorced Hawley, reasons weren not told but i guess she just was not feeling the love like she did. -
Leaving The Dream
Even on her birthday Ride announced that she was leaving NASA due to it being to dangerous considering the thought of her friends that died in the Challenger. -
Teaching What You Love
In 1989 after leaving NASA Sally had accepted a position for being a physics professor at the University of California. -
Telling a Story
Ride foung another way to contribute to her friends, she wrote childrens books. The first book she wrote was 'The Third Planet'.
