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1910
U.S. Resident Population: 92,228,496 -
1912
HMS Titanic strikes an iceberg on April 14, 1912. -
1913
Willa Cather publishes O Pioneers! in 1913. -
1920
U.S. Resident Population: 106,021,537 -
1922
Lila Bell and DeWitt Wallace begin publishing Reader's Digest in 1922 -
1927
Charles Lindbergh lands "Spirit of St. Louis" in Paris on May 21, 1927, successfully completing the first trans-Atlantic flight. -
1930
U.S. Resident Population: 123,202,624 -
1933
The Lone Ranger premiers on radio station WXYZ, Detroit, MI, on January 31, 1933. -
1937
American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart disappears over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to circumnavigate the globe, July 2, 1937. -
1940
U.S. Resident Population: 132,164,569 -
1941
Marvel Comics introduces superhero Captain America in March 1941. -
1942
Gas rationing limits personal consumption to three gallons per week in 1942 -
1950
U.S. Resident Population: 151,325,798 -
rca broadcats
RCA broadcasts the first color television program on June 25, 1951. -
swanson and sons
C.A. Swanson & Sons introduces the "TV dinner" in 1953. -
ernest hemingways
Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea receives a 1953 Pulitzer Prize. In 1954, the author is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. -
1960
U.S. Resident Population: 179,323,175 -
to kill a mocking bird
Harper Lee's 1961 book To Kill A Mockingbird is a bestseller -
universty of mississippi
On October 1, 1962, James H. Meredith becomes the first black student to attend the University of Mississippi. -
sidney poitier
Sidney Poitier wins the 1963 "Best Actor" Academy Award for Lilies of the Field. -
1970
U.S. Resident Population: 203,302,031 -
1971
William P. Blatty's 1971 book The Exocist is a bestseller -
1973
The last Americans (10 U.S. Marines) depart Vietnam on April 30, 1975 -
1978
The 1978 Tony Award for Best Musical is awarded to "Ain't Misbehavin' -
1980
U.S. Resident Population: 226,542,199 -
1981
Sandra Day O'Connor becomes first woman on U.S. Supreme Court in September 1981 -
1886
Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express wins the 1986 Caldecott Award -
1989
Driving Miss Daisy wins the 1989 Academy Award for "Best Picture." -
1990
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1990
U.S. Resident Population: 248,709,873 -
1992
Stephen King's Dolores Claiborne, John Grisham's The Pelican Brief, and Danielle Steel's Mixed Blessings, are 1992 Bestsellers. -
1995
Matthew Broderick is awarded the 1995 Best Actor Tony Award for his role in the musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." -
2000
U.S. Resident Population: 281,421,906 -
2001
Hijacked airliners crash into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Shanksville, PA, September 11, 2001. -
2003
The Space Shuttle Columbia breaks apart during reentry, killing the seven astronauts onboard, February 1, 2003