Timeline

We Didn't Start A Fire Event Timeline

Period: Jan 1, 1949 to Dec 31, 1989

Richard Nixon joins US senate

Dec 4, 1950

For more info, click here. Richard Nixon is first elected to the United States Senate on December 4,1950.

Vaccine for polio tested

Oct 14, 1952

For more info, click here. The first was developed by Jonas Salk and first tested in 1952.

Disneyland opens

Jul 17, 1955

For more info, click here.Disneyland opens on July 17 as Walt Disney's first theme park.

JFK elected president

Nov 8, 1960

For more info, click here. John F. Kennedy beats Richard Nixon in the November 8 general election.

JFK assassinated

Nov 22, 1963

For more info, click here. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated on November 22 while riding in an open convertible through Dallas.

Richard Nixon elected President

Nov 8, 1968

For more info, click here. Former Vice President Nixon is elected in the 1968 presidential election of the United States

Moon Landing

Jul 20, 1969

For more info, click here.Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, successfully lands on the moon.

Punk Rock era begins

Mar 1, 1974

For more info, click here. The Ramones form, with the Sex Pistols following in 1975, bringing in the punk era.

Terror on airlines

Jul 4, 1976

For more info, click here. Numerous aircraft hijackings took place, specifically, the Palestinian hijack of Air France Flight 139 and the subsequent Operation Entebbe in Uganda.

Cocaine is widely used

Aug 20, 1983

For more info, click here. Crack cocaine use surged in the mid-to-late 1980s.