Family project timeline By shabel Feb 17, 1941 Birthday Dec 8, 1941 USA enters WWII The USA enters WWII after Pearl Harbor is bombed by Japan. Jul 11, 1945 WWII ends Jun 25, 1950 Korean War starts Jul 27, 1953 Korean War ends Nov 1, 1955 Vietnam War starts Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik is launched Jul 1, 1960 Most recent flag debuts Apr 17, 1961 Bay of Pigs Oct 14, 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis Nov 22, 1963 JFK Assassination Dec 24, 1963 First son born Jul 1, 1966 Medicare begins Jul 20, 1969 Man lands on the moon Aug 15, 1969 Woodstock Apr 22, 1970 First Earth Day celebrated May 10, 1971 26th Amendment created Jun 17, 1972 Watergate Scandal Jun 19, 1974 Secretariat wins Triple Crown Apr 30, 1975 Vietnam War ends Jul 4, 1976 Bicentennial Celebrated Jul 13, 1977 New York City blackout Aug 17, 1978 First Balloon to cross Pacific Nov 4, 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis May 18, 1980 Mt. St Helens erupts Mar 30, 1981 Ronald Reagan shot Nov 13, 1982 Vietnam War Memorial dedicated Jun 18, 1983 First woman in space Jul 28, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Nov 19, 1985 GE merges with RCA Corporation Jan 20, 1986 MJK Day becomes a holiday Oct 19, 1987 Black Monday Nov 8, 1988 George Bush wins election Nov 9, 1989 Berlin Wall falls Aug 2, 1990 Gulf War starts Feb 28, 1991 Gulf War ends May 5, 1992 27th Amendment passed Feb 26, 1993 First World Trade Center bombing Jun 17, 1994 OJ Simpson arrested Jul 27, 1995 Korean War memorial dedicated Jul 19, 1996 Atlanta Olympics Feb 9, 1997 Simpsons become longest running tv show Sep 29, 1998 Iraq Liberation Act put into motion Jan 1, 1999 Euro is created Nov 7, 2000 George W. Bush wins election Sep 11, 2001 Twin Towers are bombed
