1955-1975 American History

By Liam_Arthur

  • Albert Einstein Dies

  • The Cat In The Hat

    The Cat In The Hat is published.

  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas is published.

  • Tennis for Two

    Tennis for Two, now commonly called pong, is created, and is heralded as the first video game.

  • NASA is established.

  • Happy Birthday to You! is Published

    Happy Birthday to You is published. It was a book written by Dr. Suess.

  • One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish is published

    This is a book by Dr. Suess, and is still read today.

  • Green Eggs and Ham is Published

    Another book published by Dr. Suess, which is also still read today.

  • To Kill A Mockingbird is Published

  • Period: to

    NASA Establishes the Apollo Program

  • The Clean Air Act

    The Clean Air Act is established to help clean up the air.

  • I Have a Dream

    Martin Luther King, Jr. gives the I Have a Dream speech.

  • President John F. Kennedy is Assassinated

  • The 24th Amendment is Ratified

  • Where No Man Has Gone Before

    The second pilot of Star Trek The Original Series is released.

  • A Charlie Brown Christmas

    The first TV special is based on the comic strip Peanuts.

  • The 25th Amendment is Ratified

  • Apollo 11 Launches

    This was the first spaceflight to land people on the Moon.

  • Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? is Published

    Another classic by Dr. Suess that is still read by children today.

  • The Lorax is Published

    Dr. Suess continues to publish one classic after the other.

  • The First Coin-Operated Video Game

    The first arcade cabinet style video game is created, and is called Galaxy Game.

  • The Magnavox Oddysey is Released

    The Magnavox Oddysey was the first video game console ever sold.

  • The Clean Water Act

    Similar to the Clean Air Act, this act was created to keep water clean.

  • Jackie Robinson Dies

  • The Sears Tower is Completed

  • There's A Wocket in my Pocket is Published

    Another classic by Dr. Suess.

  • Microsoft is Founded

    Bill Gates and Paul Allen found Micro-soft, which is what it was called at the time.