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Conspiracies in the 20th Century
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Soviet establishes Society for studies in Interplanetery travel
Russia establishes its space program, notably before NASA was created. -
Invention of the Television
John Logie Baird presents the first working television system to members of the Royal institution as a journalist. -
German's send first rocket to reach 100km from earth
Wernher Von Braun's designed rocket ,V2 becomes the first rocket to reach 100km from earth. At this point he was working for the Nazis. -
End of World War 2
Japanese sign surrender papers on an American Battleship, officially ending the war. -
Start of Vietnam war
Under the rule of Ngo Dinh Diem, Vietnam goes into war against the US and its allies. -
Russians launch "Sputnik" into orbit
A Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile launches a the world's first sattellite into orbit, temporarily putting them into the lead of the space race. -
American's launch their first Sattelite into Space
In a bid to keep up with the Russians in the space race, the Americans launch their first stattellite called Explorer I, designed by the US under the direction of Wernher Von Braun, a former Nazi rocket scientist. -
Nasa is established
President Dwight Eisenhower signs a public order for the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Admninistration. -
First aircraft on the moon
Russian aircraft the Luna 2 is the first aircraft to land on the moon, crash landing at a speed that would kill an astronaut. -
Russians send first man into space
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to go into space, pushing the Russians further ahead of the Americans in the space race, Americans become desperate. -
First Woman in space
Soviet have another great achievement in sending the first woman into space, Valentina Tereshkova -
John F Kennedy is Assasinated
Lee Harvey Oswald shoots JFK twice whilst the president was riding in an open top limo. 70% of Americans to this day believe there was a conspiracy behind it. -
Nixon Re-elected President
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First Men on the moon
American spaceflight Apollo 11 lands the first men on the moon, astronauts Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) and Buzz Aldrin (1930-present). This event concluded the space race with the Americans as victors. -
Beginning of the release of the Pentagon Papers excerpts
Documents containing secret government details to do with Vietnam relations is released in the New York times, which encourages the public to put pressure on the government to get out of Vietnam. -
Break in At Watergate Office Complex
At 2:30 am, police arrest 5 men were arrested who had attempted to break into the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Office complex, 2 of them having CIA connections and one being a member of the Republican Party ( James W McCord Junior) -
Conclusion of the Apollo prorgam
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Nixon resigns from office
After adressing the public on television, Nixon resigns in suspicious circumstances to do with the Watergate scandal. Although he is charged with impreachment, preceding president Johnson clears him of all charges. -
Nixon resigns from presidency
The first president to ever resign, to replaced by Gerald Ford, due to the building pressure of the Watergate Allegations -
Publishing of Bill Kaysing's book denying the Landing
Bill Kaysing's self published book, "We never went to the Moon: America's 30 Billion Dollar Swindle", causes furor and general questioning of whether the moon landing occured among the American public. -
Film Capricorn One released
Peter Hyam releases a film about a hoaxed trip to Mars in a ship that looks similar to Apollo 11, sparking a popularity in the moon conspriacy in the post-Vietnam war era. -
the outbreak of Aids
The centre of disease control and prevention reports the HIV/AIDs epidemic, conspiracists believe it was man made in order to wipe out homosexuality -
Fox network airs "Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?"
In Febuary, the Fox network features the tv special: Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon? which was viewed by 15 million people, which apparently raises skepticism among 20% of Americans.
