Edward Ruscha By stown453 1950 Vietnam War Begins Jan 31, 1958 Explorer 1 First American satellite launched into space. 1959 Alaska and Hawaii become states Aug 28, 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. Gives Speech "I Have a Dream" Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act Signed Jul 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, Jr. land on the moon 1975 Vietnam War Ends Jan 28, 1986 The Challenger, a Space Shuttle Explodes Apr 19, 1995 Federal Office in Oklahoma City Bombed Oklahoma City was where Ed's family lived. Sep 11, 2001 Twin Towers Attacked