We Didn't Start the Fire- Zachary Edwards

Joe DiMaggio

Jan 1, 1940

Click here for more info on Joe DiMaggioJoe DiMaggio and The New York Yankees go to the World Series five times, winning four of them.

Dwight Eisenhower

Jan 1, 1952

Click here for more facts on EisenhowerDwight D. Eisenhower is elected president

Vaccine for Polio

Jan 1, 1952

Click here for more info on the Polio VaccineA vaccine for polio is tested privately

Brooklyn Champions!

Jan 1, 1955

Click Here for Brooklyn Dodgers infoThe Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series before moving to L.A.

Albert Einstein Passes Away

Apr 18, 1955

Click Here for Albert's BiographyAlbert Einstein dies on at age 76

Mickey Mantle is on Fire!

Jan 1, 1957

Click Here for his Official Website Mickey Mantle is in the middle of his career, he was an AL all Star for the sixth year in a row

Sputnik launches

Oct 4, 1957

Click Here for the dawn of the Space Race and info on SputnikSputnik becomes the first artificial satellite, launched by the soviet union on October 4th, starting the space race

Mafias are starting up

Jan 1, 1959

Click here for info on the Sicilian Mafia!In 1959, Mafias are the center of attention for the FBI and public attention builds to this organized crime society with a historically Sicilian-American origin.

Fidel Castro Takes Control

Jan 1, 1959

Click Here For a Biography on Castro1959, Fidel Castro comes to power after a revolution in Cuba and visits the United States later that year on an unofficial twelve-day tour

Berlin Wall

Aug 13, 1961

Click here for the History of The Berlin WallThe Berlin Wall is built.