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The Wright brothers make 1st powered flight
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NACA was established
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1st female computers are hired at Langley
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World War II begins
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Dorothy Vaughn starts working for NACA
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World War II ends
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Dorothy Vaughn is leader of West Computers
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Mary Jackson joins the West Computers
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US and Russia compete to get to space 1st
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Mary Jackson Starts working for NACA
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Katherine Johnson starts working for NACA
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Brown v. Board of Education goes to court
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Mary Jackson begins work with NASA
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Russia launches Sputnik Satellite
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NACA transformed into NASA
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JFK said US would get to space before 1970
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John Glenn orbited earth and returned home
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Katherine Johnson verified Friendship 7 trip
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Segregation ends
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Christine Darden starts working for NACA
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Christine Darden starts working at Langley
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Apollo II landed on the moon successfully
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Dorothy Vaughn retired from NASA
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The Vietnam War ends