-
guglielmo marconi sends first radio waves across atlantic
was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission[1] and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. -
television developed
The invention of the television was the work of many individuals in the 19th and early 20th century. -
the cold war begins
The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its allies in the Warsaw Pact). -
the united satets announces truman doctrine and marshall plan
The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave $13 billion (approximately $120 billion in current dollar value) in economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II. -
first electronic computer with stored memory is developed
A computer is a general-purpose device that can be programmed to carry out a set of arithmetic or logical operations automatically. Since a sequence of operations can be readily changed, the computer can solve more than one kind of problem. -
NATO formed
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO /ˈneɪtoʊ/; French: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique Nord; OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949. -
korean war ends
The Korean War (in South Korea: Hangeul: Hanja "Korean War"; in North Korea:Joguk was a war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States of America fought for the South. -
civil right movement begins
The civil rights movement was a non aggressive stand against the segregation laws that disallowed African American citizens their basic rights. -
soviets launch sputnik l
The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957. It was visible all around the Earth and its radio pulses were detectable. -
united states launches its first satellites
It was visible all around the Earth and its radio pulses were detectable. The surprise success precipitated the American Sputnik crisis and triggered the Space Race -
berlin wall built
The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989,[1] constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until it was opened in November 1989.[ -
cuban missile crisis unfolds
It played out on television worldwide and was the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. -
more U.S. troops sent to Vietnam
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces that 21,000 more U.S. troops are to be sent to Vietnam. -
microprocessor is invented
A microprocessor is a computer processor that incorporates the functions of a computer -
apple 2 computer introduced
is a family of home computers, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products,[1] designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer
