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Harry Truman
Harry 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. -
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe soars in popularity with five new movies, including The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve, and attempts suicide after the death of friend Johnny Hyde who asked to marry her several times, but she refused respectfully. Monroe wo -
Ethel and Julius Rosenburg
Ethel and Julius Rosenburg were convicted on March 29 for espionage. They maintained that they were innocent even at their executions, but decoded Soviet cables have confirmed Julius acted as a courier and recruiter for the Soviets. -
Adolf Eichmann
Adolf Eichmann, a "most wanted" Nazi war criminal, is traced to Argentina and captured by Mossad agents. He is covertly taken to Israel where he is put on trial for crimes against humanity in Germany during World War II, convicted, and hanged. -
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh A Vietnamese communist, who served as President of Vietnam from 1954-1969. March 2 Operation Rolling Thunder begins bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail supply line from North Vietnam to the Vietcong rebels in th -
Aircraft Hijacking
Aircraft HijackingAircraft Hijacking</a> took place, specifically, the Palestinian hijack of Air France Flight 139 and the subsequent Operation Entebbe in Uganda -
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan 1989; President of the United States from 1981 to 1989; first attempted in 1976 to run for president. -
Homeless Vietnam Veterans
Homeless Vietnam Veterans of the Vietnam War, including many disabled ex-military, are reported to be left homeless and impoverished, the country unable to yet handle its failure to succeed. -
Sally Ride
Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space in 1983. Dr. Ride's quip from space "Better than an E-ticket", harkens back to the opening of Disneyland mentioned earlier, with the E-ticke -
Syringe Tide
Syringe Tide 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
