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timeline 1950-1990
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korean war
War between north and south Korea. The United states got involved to stop the spread of communism -
credit card invented
Instesad of paying in cash, credit cards offered a different wayto buy goods. It encouraged spending on products people could not afford and could pay off in the future. -
colored television invented
Before this time all tv stations wete in black and whit. Premeire became the first show that was all in color bur alot of people could not see it. -
brown vs. board of education
The case desegregated schools. Seperating black and white students considerd unconstituional and violated foutheenth amendments. It overtuned the ruling in plassy vs furgeson. -
civil rights movement
African americans protest for their rights. There were many leaders like Malcolm X, Martin Luther King JR., and Rosa Parks. -
McCarthyism
McCarthy charged many people with communism. It was caused by the red scare . They were afraid of communism and questionsed the public officials and hollywood ten. -
solar battery invented
The battery was created by three scientist. Someone discoverd electrons can be produced with sunlight and a wafer of silicon. -
solar cell created
This could convert sunlight into electic energy directly. It is still widely used today. A silicon solar cell was designed. -
Disneyland opening
In California, the first Disneyland openedn. It was seventeen million dollars to build and on one hundered sixty acres of land. -
Emmet Till's murder
He was killed for talking to a white wormen at the age of fourteen. The womens husband and have brother kidnapped him and killed him. He was brutally tortured then shot. -
Montgomery bus boycott
Rosa parks refused to give up her seat to a white person. She was arrested and the Browder vs. Gayle ruling followed -
3-D invented
3-d provides a way to see things lke moves in deeper demensions. The people watching in 3-D had to wear goggles and an image was placed at two different angles. -
little rock nine
For the first time african american students were going to the same school as white students. It was part of the blossom plan to desegregate schools. -
First american sattalite
It was clled the Explorer 1. It led to the discovery of the Van Allen Belt. -
NASA formed
Previously they had NACA,National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics. It was replaced with NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. -
Vietnam War
Proxy war in vietnam. Fought with North Vietnam who were communist and supported by communist and soviets. The South supported by allies and other anti communist. -
Ruby Laser invented
It was invented by Theodore Maiman. It is considered thee first successful optical or light laser. Gordon Gould made a laser before him but did not have a patenrt for it. -
Berlin Wall
Seperated east Germany from West Germany. The wall is made of concrete and is surrounded by gaurds. -
Gemini program announced
The gemini program tested equipment and prepared astronauts for the Apallo program. It jad nineteen launces and seven target vehicles. -
I have a dream speech
The sppech was delivered on the Lincon Memorial. He referenced that negroes are still not free. In the speech he calls for an end to racism in the United States. -
march to washinghton
200,000 people took part in the march. It was to to get jobs and freedom. The demonstrators gathered at the Lincon Memorial -
assasination of John F.Kennedy
While visiting Texas, Kennedy was shot travelling with his wife in a convertible. He was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald who had different political views -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Became president after the assasination of John.F.Kennedy -
Malcolm X shot
Malcolm shot because he abandoned the black muslim faith for orthodox islam. He was the founder of afroamerican unity. -
first space walk
Ed White completed the first spacewalk. His partner Jim McDivitt stayed itn the capsul. -
cassette player invented
The inventor of the cassette player is Corbun Jr. Instead, it was created by the company Phillip. It was easier to use than an reel to reel tape. -
Martin Luter King Jr. shot
Martin Luther King Jr. was killed at the age of thirty nine. He was standing at the balcony of his hotel room. James Earl Ray , who is a rasict, shot him. -
assasination of Robert.F.Kennedy
He was killed during the presidential election of 1968. The killer is said to be sirhan Siran who faced a life sentence. Him and his brother were both assasinated. -
Howard university protest
Black students took over the administration buildings. Their demands got larger. They wanted and afro american history and culture department as well as a black university president. -
moon landing
The astronouts wete Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Micheal Colins. They were on the Apollo 11. When Armstrong arrived on the moon he said the famous words, "That's one small step fora man, one giant leap for mankind". -
Woodstork
This was a music festival. It is described as three days of peace and music. -
Kent State shooting
There were four peopolekilled and ten wounded. They were protesting the american invasion of Cambodia -
Watergate scandal
This was an attempt o orchestrate a coverup. It led to Nixon being impeached for abusig his presidential power. He refused to turn over the concersations he recorded. -
walkman invented
The walkman is a portable cassette player. The inventor was Nubotoshi Kihara. The walkman allowed people to listen to music differently. -
happy meal
McDonalds added the hapy meal to their menu. At the time it was a huge hit and still is today. -
Iran hostage crisis
There were fifty two americans that were being held hostage. They were kidnapped by Islamist students and militants supporting the Iranian revolution. -
John Lennon's murder
He is one oft he founding members of the Beatles. He was short by Mark David Chapman entering the beilding where he lived. He was later cremated. -
assasination attempt of Ronald Reagon
John Hinckley Jr. injured Reagonand three other people. Reagon was leaving the Washington Hilton Hotel. He had a punctured lung and heavy internal bleading but survived. -
scientist discover HIV's
Two scientist discoverd HIVs. Both Gallo and Montagnier identified the virus. At first it was called HTLVIII/LAV. -
portable CD player
The first company to release one was sony, It was invented by James T.Russe. It was reffered to as a dicman because of its similatieies to the walkman.
