A Time for Change timeline.

May 17, 1954

Brown v Board of Education
Sep 30, 1954

**First nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, commissioned**
May 14, 1955

**Warsaw Pact signed**
Jul 17, 1955

**Disneyland opens**
Period: Dec 1, 1955 to Dec 20, 1956

Montgomery Bus Boycott
Feb 14, 1956

**Khruschev denounces Stalin**
Sep 24, 1957

Central High School integrated
Nov 3, 1957

**Laika sent into space**
Oct 1, 1958

**NASA founded**
Jun 11, 1959

**First hovercraft shown to public**
Jul 8, 1959

**First American death in Vietnam**
May 16, 1960

**First Laser fired**
Sep 30, 1960

**First episode of The Flintsones**
Nov 8, 1960

John F. Kennedy elected
May 4, 1961

Freedom Riders first ride
Dec 11, 1961

**US aid arrives in Vietnam**
Mar 5, 1962

**Compact Cassette Tape invented**
Sep 27, 1962

Rachel Carson writes Silent Spring
Period: Oct 14, 1962 to Oct 28, 1962

Cuban Missile Crisis
Feb 17, 1963

Feminine Mystique published
Jul 1, 1963

**Postal Service requires ZIP Code**
Aug 28, 1963

March on Washington
Nov 22, 1963

Assassination of John F. kennedy
Apr 17, 1964

**Ford introduces the Mustang**
Jul 2, 1964

Civil Rights act signed
Nov 3, 1964

Lyndon Johnson re-elected
Feb 21, 1965

Assassination of Malcom X
Period: Mar 2, 1965 to Nov 2, 1968

**Operation Rolling Thunder**
Period: Mar 7, 1965 to Mar 25, 1965

Selma to Montgomery Marches
Jul 30, 1965

Medicare and Medicaid established
Period: Aug 11, 1965 to Aug 17, 1965

Watts Riots
Sep 8, 1965

Cesar Chavez and farm workers strike
Sep 25, 1965

**Kevlar invented**
Jan 15, 1967

**Super Bowl I**
Feb 28, 1967

**M16 is adopted as standard service rifle**
Dec 3, 1967

**First heart transplant**
Period: Jan 30, 1968 to Sep 23, 1968

Tet Offensive
Feb 16, 1968

**First call to 9-1-1**
Mar 16, 1968

My Lai Massacre
Mar 22, 1968

Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Jun 6, 1968

Assassination of Robert Kennedy
Jun 30, 1968

Founding Conference for NOW
Jan 20, 1969

Nixon inaugurated
Apr 7, 1969

**ARPANET, predecessor to the Internet is invented**
Jul 20, 1969

Apollo 11 lands on the Moon
Period: Aug 15, 1969 to Aug 18, 1969

Woodstock Festival
Nov 10, 1969

**Sesame Street debuts**
Apr 22, 1970

First Earth Day observed
May 4, 1970

Protesters at Kent State killed
Mar 22, 1972

Equal Rights Ademendment passes Congress
May 3, 1972

**First video game console released**
Period: Jun 17, 1972 to Aug 9, 1974

Watergate scandal
Jun 23, 1972

Title IX
Nov 30, 1972

SALT 1 summit
Jan 22, 1973

**Lyndon Johnson dies**
Jan 22, 1973

Roe v Wade decided
Period: Feb 27, 1973 to May 8, 1973

Wounded Knee incident
Period: Oct 16, 1973 to Mar 17, 1974

OPEC Oil Embargo
May 2, 1974

Nixon resigns
Sep 8, 1974

**Gerald Ford pardons Richard Nixon**

Brown v Board of Education

**First nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, commissioned**

**Warsaw Pact signed**

**Disneyland opens**

Montgomery Bus Boycott

**Khruschev denounces Stalin**

Central High School integrated

**Laika sent into space**

**NASA founded**

**First hovercraft shown to public**

**First American death in Vietnam**

**First Laser fired**

**First episode of The Flintsones**

John F. Kennedy elected

Freedom Riders first ride

**US aid arrives in Vietnam**

**Compact Cassette Tape invented**

Rachel Carson writes Silent Spring

Cuban Missile Crisis

Feminine Mystique published

**Postal Service requires ZIP Code**

March on Washington

Assassination of John F. kennedy

**Ford introduces the Mustang**

Civil Rights act signed

Lyndon Johnson re-elected

Assassination of Malcom X

**Operation Rolling Thunder**

Selma to Montgomery Marches

Medicare and Medicaid established

Watts Riots

Cesar Chavez and farm workers strike

**Kevlar invented**

**Super Bowl I**

**M16 is adopted as standard service rifle**

**First heart transplant**

Tet Offensive

**First call to 9-1-1**

My Lai Massacre

Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

Assassination of Robert Kennedy

Founding Conference for NOW

Nixon inaugurated

**ARPANET, predecessor to the Internet is invented**

Apollo 11 lands on the Moon

Woodstock Festival

**Sesame Street debuts**

First Earth Day observed

Protesters at Kent State killed

Equal Rights Ademendment passes Congress

**First video game console released**

Watergate scandal

Title IX

SALT 1 summit

**Lyndon Johnson dies**

Roe v Wade decided

Wounded Knee incident

OPEC Oil Embargo

Nixon resigns

**Gerald Ford pardons Richard Nixon**

First nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, commissioned

Warsaw Pact signed

Disneyland opens

Khruschev denounces Stalin

Laika sent into space

NASA founded

First hovercraft shown to public

First American death in Vietnam

First Laser fired

First episode of The Flintsones

US aid arrives in Vietnam

Compact Cassette Tape invented

Postal Service requires ZIP Code

Ford introduces the Mustang

Operation Rolling Thunder

Kevlar invented

Super Bowl I

M16 is adopted as standard service rifle

First heart transplant

First call to 9-1-1

ARPANET, predecessor to the Internet is invented

Sesame Street debuts

First video game console released

Lyndon Johnson dies

Gerald Ford pardons Richard Nixon