All of the years gone by.

Harry Truman is inaugurated as U.S. president

Apr 12, 1949

Harry Truman is inaugurated as U.S. president after being elected in 1948 to his own term;
previously he was sworn in following the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He authorized the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan during World War II,
on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively.

Albert Einstein dies

Apr 18, 1955

Albert Einstein dies on April 18 at the age of 76

Space Monkey

May 28, 1959

Able and Miss Baker return to Earth from space aboard the flight Jupiter AM-18.

John F. Kennedy beats Richard Nixon

Nov 8, 1960

John F. Kennedy beats Richard Nixon in the November 8 general election.

John Glenn

Feb 20, 1962

John Glenn Flew the first American manned orbital mission termed "Friendship 7" on February 20.

JFK blown away

Nov 22, 1963

President John F. Kennedy is assassinated on November 22 while riding in an open convertible through Dallas.

Moonshot

Jul 20, 1969

Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, successfully lands on the moon.

cocaine

Jan 1, 1983

Crack cocaine use surged in the mid-to-late 1980s.

Wheel of Fortune

Sep 19, 1983

A hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983.

Rock-and-roller cola wars

Jan 1, 1989

Soft drink giants Coke and Pepsi each run marketing campaigns using rock & roll and
popular music stars to reach the young adult demographic.