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Right to Vote
Women gained the right to vote -
An Wang was born
He was born February 7, 1920, in Shanghai, China.
He was the oldest out of five children -
Radio
when World War II started Wang moved to inland China, where he spent the war designing a radio -
Grad School
Attended Harvard University for graduate school -
Harvard Computation Laboratory
Howard Aiken hired Wang to work at the Harvard Computation Laboratory. This institution built the ASSC Mark I. -
Marriage and Children
Wang married, and had three children later. (no names were listed) -
Wang Laboratories
Wang founded Wang Laboratories -
American Citizen
An Wang became an American citizen -
Sputnik I
Sputnik I was launched by the Soviets -
"I Have A Dream"
Martin Luther King Jr. have his "I Have A Dream" speech in Washington. -
Company has expanded
The company had sales of $27 million and 1,400 employees -
Wang Theater
A theater called the Metropolitan Theater Was renamed as The Wang Theater -
Hall of Fame
He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame -
Berlin Wall falls
The Berlin Wall fell, symbol of the cold war -
Many events
Cold War ended, Nelson Mandela was released from prison, and the internet changed life for everyone -
An Wang Death
He died March 24, 1990, in Boston, MA of cancer
