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The baby boom was a time that the birth rate was growing rapidly.
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The truman plan or otherwise known as the Truman doctrine was a way to control communism.
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Jackie Robinson started for the Brooklyn dodgers on April 15, 1947 at first baseJackie Robinson was one of the most important baseball players of all not only because he could hit the ball and run like a deer but because he was the first African American player to play, many people didn't like it and so they threw things at him and called him names but he played it off with a cool head and kept playing. Starting in April, 15 2004 the MLB started a new annual thing called "Jackie Robinson Day"
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The Marshal Plan was a plan in which the United States helped Europe to rebuild and gave them money.
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The first major international crisis in the cold war. It was an attempt by the Soviet union to limit the western powers,
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The containment was the United State's way of containing the spread of communism.
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The Berlin airlift was when airlifts would be used to supply the citizens with fuel and other supplies that they need.
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The war was fought between North Korea and South Korea. We supported South Korea in the war.
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The leaf blower makes it easier to callect leaves in a bundle or off to wherever you want without breaking your back using a rake.
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Wiffleball is played using a light rubbery plastic ball and a plastic bat, it is a very fun game to play.
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The Domino theory was a theory that said that if one country fell under communism then the other countries around it would to.
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The synthetic diamond is often used for jewelry since not everyone can afford a lot of diamond jewelry but it looks the same to the naked eye.
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The solar cell invented by Chaplin, Fuller and Pearson. It was used to generate energy out of sunlight.
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Martin Luther King's non violent bus boycotts were used to go against racism.
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The videotape was used to record shows that other wise you might miss.
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Sputnik launched into orbit.
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Apartheid was a system of racial segregation, it was started after World War II
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The Hula Hoop invented by Richard Knerr and Arthur "Spud" Melin. Many people were amused and had fun using the hula hoop.
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Opec was started by middle east countries and was started to supply people with oil.
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The "Bay of Pigs" Invasion was an unsuccessful military invasion on Cuba, the invading force was defeated by Cuba in three days.
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He was the first Athlete to play two professional sports. Bo Jackson was one of the best athletes in the United states. What made him so great was the he played both professional football and professional baseball and he did it with ease making it to the allstar games in both.
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Buffalo wings are traditionally fried unbreaded and then coated in sauce. Buffalo wings get their name from where they were invented at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York.
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The cordless phone was invented so that people could walk around there house talking on the phone and not worrying about the cord.
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The calculator was used to make math calculations fast.
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The tet offensive was a military campaign during the Vietnam War, it was started by the Viet Cong and North Vietnam against South Vietnam and the United States.
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On this day King had been standing on a balcony and had been shot by a sniper which killed him.
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Apollo 11 was the first to land on the moon and have an asternaut walk on the moon.
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Watergate was a political scandal and an international crises that led to the resignation of President Nixon.
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The olympics are/were an international multisport event that in 1972 were held in Munich, West Germany.
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Was fought between North Vietnam, communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam.
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The mobile phone made it easier for everyone to stay in touch with people wherever they might be.
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The Camp David Accords were a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
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Post it notes help people remember things that otherwise they might forget!
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The digital camera was used to capture moments and to perserve them.
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Aytollah was Iran's supreme leader.
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In the Iran hostage crisis 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days.
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Fernando Venenzuela took the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he won the rookie of the year award and the Cy young award in the same season! All through out the country Fernandomania broke out he was one of the best pitchers of his time! But one of the most important things he did was help latino children believe they could be more and could play in the major leagues.
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The Tiananmen square massacre was when the Chinese government prohibitted all of forms of discussion.
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Canada, Mexico, and the United states formed to create NAFTA. NAFTA stands for North American Free Trade Agreement.
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NATO stands for North American Treaty Organization, it is an Alliance between North America and Europe.
