HISTORY OF POP MUSIC By editcuni Period: 1950 to 1959 Elvis Presley 1957 Eruption of the volcano Vesuvius That buried the Roman villas of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Period: 1960 to 1969 Madonna 1969 Arrives the first man to the moon Period: 1970 to 1979 Pink floyd 1975 Dies the dictator Francisco Franco 1980 Assassinated of John Lennon Period: 1980 to 1989 Chuck berry Period: 1990 to 1999 Spice girl 1992 The internet changed life as everyone Period: 2000 to 2009 Lady gaga 2001 Attack on the twin towers of New York Period: 2010 to 2018 Shakira 2011 An earthquake, followed by a tsunami in Japan devastates the area and causes 19,000 people dead.