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Music History
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Wright Brothers
December 17, 1903, Orville Wright flew the Flyer for 12 seconds over 120 feet of ground. This flight, conducted on Kill Devil Hill just outside of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, was the very first flight by a manned, controlled, heavier-than-air aircraft that flew under it's own power. -
Firebird (1910)
Igor Stravinsky publishes one of his best work which is Firebird in 1910. -
Titanic
The sinking of SS Titanic, 14 April 1912. -
Jazz (1919)
Jazz establishes in Chicago, and turns into one of the most important genres to ever be played. -
Prohibition Ends
Prohibition was the period in United States history in which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors was outlawed. -
Eletric Guitars
The electric guitar makes its debut to the public for commerial use. The guitar was invented and created by Adolph Rickenbacker. -
45 prm (1949)
Vinyl are sold and debuted to the public in 1949. It made a big impact in the music industry, by having the ability to buy msic from any artist of choice. -
West Side Story
Leonard Berstien publishes his award winning play West Side Story in 1957 -
"Blowin; in the Wind"
Bob Dylin Performs Blowin in The wind in 1963. It was a song that reflected the racial segregation that was occuring during the Civil Rights era. Named one of the best protest song of the 20th century. -
"I Have a Dream"
Martin Luther King Jr. Makes His "I Have a Dream" Speech, about the racial segregation that was happening during tHIS TIME. -
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Saturday Night Fever was a motion picture that reflected the life and blood of the Disco era. The movie was premiered in December 16, 1977. This movie was a very appluad movie because of its music mainly by the hit group 'The Bee Gees'. -
Thriller (1982)
Michael Jackson releases Thriller, which sells more than 25 million copies, becoming the biggest-selling album in history -
Gorbaschev v. JFK
Mikhail Gorbachev was the last General Secretary of the Soviet Union. He brought about massive economic, social, and political changes and helped bring an end to both the Soviet Union and the Cold War. -
Y2K
January 1, 2000 was the day that our entire lives were going to be changed. The fear was that all of the computers that everyone depended on would malfunction. People also feared that our luxuries would be destroyed and that we would revert back to living like the olden days without any electricity, heat or running water. They called this the great Y2K scare.
