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The first phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison. It was a piece of tin foil wrapped around a cylinder in the middle. -
This society was founded to "advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics." -
Beginning of the 20th century -
The iconic superhero Batman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane in Detective Comics #27 -
The Adventures of Captain Marvel was a movie that released on this day, this is based on the DC Comic character Captain Marvel also known as Shazam ad is considered the first superhero film. -
This is the time that the Cold War starts after the surrender of the Nazis. -
Jackie Robinson joins Major League Baseball -
Rosa Parks refuses to go to the back of the bus -
JFK is elected president. Television is believed to be one of the reasons JFK was elected because he looked better than Nixon -
JFK is assassinated in Dallas, Lee Harvey Oswald is convicted -
Civil Rights act was passed by Lyndon B. Johnson. -
Malcolm X, the black nationalist leader was assassinated, age 39 -
The revolutionary organization for black rights, know as the Black Panther Party was formed. -
While at the Lorraine Hotel, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and assassinated at 6:01 p.m. -
Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to ever walk on the moon -
The novel Jurassic Park, written by Michael Crichton was published. 3 years later it would be adapted into an iconic film -
As communism collapsed in the eastern parts of Europe, the Cold War ends -
The well known American search engine company, Google was founded -
The covid-19 or coronavirus pandemic started. Covid-19 is a very deadly virus. -
Dr. Susan Speights, a history teacher, posted an assignment in Google classroom where students have to make a timeline with 20 events that take place from 1877- the present.