the cenus

By stephen101

  • 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

  • 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