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Judith Durham Born
I was born to Archie and Vera Durham. -
President Roosevelt Dies
After four terms in office President Franklin Delano Roosevelt passes away due to a cerebral hemorrhage leading to a stroke. He was 63. Vice President Harry S. Truman was now in charge of the country. -
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End of WWII
There is an estimated 105,000 deaths from the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hitler committs suicide. Japan and Germany surrender. -
ENIAC
The 1st general purpose computer was announced to the public after being secretly built at the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Electrical Engineering. -
Gandhi's March For Peace Begins
The people of India protest with non-violent civil disobedience. -
Gandhi Assasinated
While walking onto a platform to adress a prayer meeting by Nathuram Godse. -
Israel admitted to U.N.
With 37 votes in favour, 12 against, with 9 abstentions, Israel is included in the UN after a previous failed attempt. -
N. Korea Invades S. Korea
Starts the Korean War. A totatl of up to 1,648,582 casualties or losses. -
Color T.V.
CBS introduces the first color televison show. A variety show called "Premier". -
The Nautilus
US begins construction of the first nuclear submarine. This was planned and supervised by Admiral Hyman G. Rickover. -
Elvis's First Recoding
Elvis went to the Sun Record Company and paid $3.98 for a double sided demo of "My Happiness" and "That's When Your Heartaches Begin." -
Brown v. the Board of Education
The US Supreme Court ruled segregation was unconstitutional. -
Civil Rights Movement
The first major event of the US Civil Rights Movement started. A bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama lead by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and started by Rosa Parks. -
Cuban Revolution
A party of 82 people led by Fidel Castro landed in Cuba with the intention of establishing an armed resistance movement. -
Sputnik I Launch
The Soviet Union launched the first articifial satellite into orbit. It was about the size of a beach ball. -
NASA Created
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was created in the United States. -
Alaska Becomes A State
James Wickersham was an advocated for Alaskan statehood in 1916, but the there was no momentum to this happening until 1946. -
U-2 Spy Plane Shot Down
The plane was being used for covert surveillance and containted pictures of military bases in the Soviet Union. The piolet, Francis Gary Powers surrvived. -
Peace Corps Started
An American volunteer program started by President John F. Kennedy. Executive Order 10924 was issued on March 1, 1961. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
President Kennedy demands their removal and a crisis is avoided when an agreement to remove the missiles in Cuban if the American missiles in Turkey are removed. -
Kennedy Assasination
The 35th President of the US is killed in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas at 12:30PM Central Standard Time while traveling in a Presidential motorcade. It is still not for sure who shot him. -
Married To Wallace Liles
Judith marries her husband Wally. -
Palm Sunday Tornadoes
Approximently 51 tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states. 47 were confirmed and up to 271 people were killed and 1,500 more injured. -
Cindy Liles Born
Judith has her first daughter Cindy Lou. -
Rolling Stones Magazine
A US based magazine centered around music and pop culture. Founded in San Franciso by Jann Wenner. -
Lori Liles Born
Judith has her second and final child. A daughter named Lori. -
Lunar Landing
Apollo 11 lands on the moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. -
Explorer 1 Returns
The 1st American satellite and also an Explorer program spacecraft returns to the atmosphere of Earth after 12 years orbiting in space. -
NASDAQ
The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations was opened. This is the first computer animated stock exchange and is now the 2nd largest in the world. -
M*A*S*H*
1st episode of this American classic TV show adapted from the feature film MASH. The finale became the most watched television episode in U.S. history at the time, with 125 million viewers. -
Legalization Of Abortion
The United States Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, handed down two rulings legalizing abortion in America. -
Nixon Resigns
After the Watergate scandle Nixon lost all political support. -
Microsoft Founded
This computer corporation was launched in Albuquerque, New Mexico by Paul Allen and Bill Gates. -
Death Penalty
The US Supreme Court rules captial punishment as not cruel or unusual and it becomes an acceptable and legal form of punishment. -
Star Wars Released
A classic American Sci-Fi film about space travel and the galaxy created by Geroge Lucas. The revenue from all the films has totaled approximately $4.36 billion. -
Grease
An American musical film directed by Randal Kleiser about two lovers in different social groups during the 1950s. Released first in New York City. -
Sahara Snow
The Sahara Desert, the world's largest hot desert, covering most of Northern Africa experiences snow for 30 minutes. -
John Lennon Killed
At approximetly 10:50PM, he was shot in the back four times by Mark David Chapman while returning to his New York appartment with his wift Yoko Ono. -
Titanic Found
A collection of scientists from Woods Hole Deep Submergence Lab led by Dr. Robert Ballard. 2.5 miles underwater, and just over 370 miles sourtheast of Mistaken Point, Newfoundland is where the ship was found. -
EPCOT
Disney's futuristic park, Experimental Community Of Tomorrow, is opened in Orlando, Flordia. -
Thriller
Micheal Jackson realease Thriller which peaked at number one on Billboard's Dance Music/Club Play Singles Chart. -
Mobile Phone Call
1st call made with a mobile phone in the UK by the English comedian, Ernie Wise. The call was from St Katherine's Dock, East London, to Vodafone's Headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire -
Challenger Explodes
73 seconds into flight the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart killing the seven crew members. -
Supernova
The 1st naked-eye supernova is observed since 1604. It was Tarantula Nebula and approximately 51.4 kiloparsecs from Earth. It could be seen from the Southern Hemisphere. -
Yellowstone Park Fire
The largest forest fire at the park that began as many smaller fires due to the drought. The fire burned for several months. 793,880 acres of the park, or 36% was effected. -
Quake of '89
This quake in the San Franciso Bay Area reache a 6.9 on the Richter Scale killing 63 people. This occured during warm ups for the 3rd game of the Wold Series. -
Princess Diana Dies
The Princess of Whales died in a car crash while riding with her boyfriend, bodyguard, and chauffer.
