lyric timeline

lyric timeline

Period: Jan 1, 1949 to Dec 31, 1989

harry truman

Aug 8, 1949

for more information click hereHarry 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.

Joe McCarthy

Mar 27, 1950

click here for more informationJoe McCarthy, the US Senator, gains national attention and begins his anti-communist crusade with his Lincoln Day speech.

Lebanon

May 26, 1958

click here for more informationLebanon is engulfed in a political and religious crisis that eventually involves U.S. intervention.

richard nixon

Jun 28, 1968

click here for more informationRichard Nixon back again: Former Vice President Nixon is elected in the 1968 presidential election of the United States

AIDS

Mar 28, 1983

click here for more informationAIDS: A collection of symptoms and infections in humans resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It is first detected and recognized in the 1980s, and was on its way to becoming a pandemic.

wheel of fortune

Apr 12, 1983

click here for more informationWheel of Fortune: A hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983.

bernie goetz

Mar 27, 1984

click here for more informationBernie Goetz: On December 22, Mr. Goetz shot four young men who he said were threatening him on a New York City subway. Goetz was charged with attempted murder but was acquitted of the charges, though convicted of carrying an unlicensed gun.

hypodermics

Mar 28, 1988

click here for more informationHypodermics on the shore: Medical waste was found washed up on beaches in New Jersey after being illegally dumped at sea. Before this event, waste dumped in the oceans was an "out of sight, out of mind" affair. This has been cited as one of the crucial turning points in popular opinion on environmentalism.

china's under martial law

Mar 28, 1989

click here for more informationChina's under martial law: On May 20, China declares martial law, enabling them to use force of arms against protesting students to end the Tiananmen Square protests.

cola wars

Mar 28, 1989

click here for more informationRock-and-roller cola wars: Soft drink giants Coke and Pepsi each run marketing campaigns using rock & roll and popular music stars to reach the young adult demographic.