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Joe DiMaggio
The impact of his return cannot be understated. In the 76 games DiMaggio played for the remainder of the year, he batted .346, hit 14 homeruns and drove in 67 runs. His on base percentage was the highest of his career, .459. In 329 plate appearances he struck out only 18 times. -
Color T.V.
The first colored television came out which mad T.V. more entertaining -
Sugar Ray
Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Randy Turpin to win back the belt in front of 61,370 spectators at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Robinson, a New York City native, had lost the belt to Turpin two months prior in Turpin’s native London. -
Polio Vaccine
Poliomyelitis has been around since ancient times. There is still no cure for the disease. But at the peak of its devastation in the United States, Jonas Salk introduced a way to prevent it. -
Nelson Rokefeller
In 1953, Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Nelson as chair of the President's Advisory Committee on Government Organization. -
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein developed the Theory of Relativity in 1903 and was considered one the world's smartest scientists. He became a popular figure in the later years of his life. He died in 1955. -
Peter Pan
Peter Pan was a top Broadway play starring Mary Martin, who flew through the air as Peter Pan. -
Elvis Presley
Singer Elvis Presley became a national phenomenon with such number-one hit songs as Heartbreak Hotel, Don't Be Cruel and Hound Dog. -
Disneyland
Disneyland opened in 1955 in Anaheim, California. It was a theme park, developed by Walt Disney and based around his cartoon characters. It was designated as a place for family entertainment. -
Brooklyn's got a winning team
The Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team finally won the World Series over the New York Yankees. They later moved to Los Angeles. -
Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle was a great baseball player for the New York Yankee team. He batted both left- and right-handed, hit at a leading batting average, as well as led the league in home runs. In 1957, he was voted the most valuable player (MVP) for the second consecutive year. -
Mafia
Mafia leaders met in upstate New York to get better organized. -
Wheele of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune TV show became a favorite. -
AIDS
scientists discovered the virus that causes AIDS. The virus was at first named HTLV-III/LAV (human T-cell lymphotropic virus-type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus) by an international scientific committee. This name was later changed to HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). -
Crack
A potent form of the highly addictive drug cocaine called "crack" or "rock" had been rapidly spreading in the United States, especially in troubled neighborhoods. -
New York Subway Shooting
Bernhard Goetz shot four alleged muggers on a New York City Subway train in Manhattan on December 22, 1984. He fired five shots, seriously wounding all four men -
Microsoft released Windows
Microsoft Windows, or simply Windows, is a meta family of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft. It consists of several families of operating systems, each of which cater to a certain sector of the computing industry with the OS typically associated with IBM PC compatible architecture. -
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, is released from prison after 27 years on February 11, 1990. -
Magic Johnson Retires
An NBA legend who has retired -
Michael Jordan officially retires
Another NBA legend officially retires after coming back to the NBA after another retirement -
Facebook Launched
A major social media app now a-days was launched -
Apple's First phone was introduced
The original iPhone was introduced by Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007 in a keynote address at the Macworld Conference & Expo held in Moscone West in San Francisco, California. In his address, Jobs said, "I have been looking forward to this for two and a half years", and that "today, Apple is going to reinvent the phone." -
Michael Jackson Dies
Superstar singer and dancer died -
Instagram launched
Major Social media app was lanched -
Snapchat was launched
Snapchat was launched Kids and some adults use this creative app that now controls "society" -
Osama Bin Laden killed
Terrorist leader responsible for 9-11 terrorist attack. He was killed which was very good because terrorism is a terrible thing. -
Sandy Hook Shooting
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children between six and seven years old, as well as six adult staff members. -
YouTube Launched
A website where you watch videos and much more was launched. Now people make a lot of money from it. -
Donald Trump was elected President
New President for the United States -
Fidget Spinner
Toy that keeps kids distracted instead of talking during class became popular. -
Bomb goes off at Ariana
Manchester Arena Suicide Bombing: 22 Die at Ariana Grande Concert
