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Color TV First Shows
The first color tv show comes on air, called "Premeire." The show started actors/celebrities such as Ed Sullivan. By this day, there were over 15 million telivision sets in america. -
First Playboy Mag
In December, Hugh Hefner published his very first Playboy magazine. This 27-year young hefner sold 54,175 copies at 50 cents each. An amazing amout of copies sold also because this addition to the Playboy empire had Marilyn Monroe in it. This is the only Playboy without Hugh Hefner's name in the magzine. -
Segregation Deemed Illegal
In 1954, the supreme court overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson and officially deemed segregation illegal. The new change impacted american lives by giving black citizens freedom in american. This was a huge change because of the civil war that took place. -
Disney Land opens
Disney Land first opended for a few thousend invited visitors. The following day, Disney Land opened for the public. Located in Anaheim, California, this amuesment park was built on a 160-acre orange orchrid. This project cost $17 million to build. -
Elvis on the Ed Sullivan Show
Elvis Presely stars on the Ed Sullivan Shown on September 9, 1956. Ed Sullivan himself was not able to host the show due to a car crash. Charles Laughton took over to host the show. To spice up the event, Elvis appeared on stage with an acoustic guitar. As he wore his plaid jacket, he sung the song don't be cruel. He also made a few more apperiences on the show. -
J.F.K gives Man on the Moon Speech
President John F. Kennedy gives his speech stating the US should set a goal, "Landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth." He knew about the Soviets and their space program, so Kennedy wanted the US to be the first country with a man on the moon, This began the race to space. -
Marilyn Monroe Found Dead
Late on the night of Augest 4-5, Marilyn Monroe was found dead from drug overdose. Marilyn Monroe was an iconic person in pop culture, fashion, and sexiual involvments. She also had secret relationships with John and Robert Kennedy.At age 36 she was found dead of the overdose of barbiturates. The questionable cause of her death may be the breaking off of her soon to be husband's engagement. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers "I Have a Dream" Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929, in Atlanta. He is an American Activist who looked for equality in American Society. He participated in the Alabama bus boy cot, and soon afterword gained the Nobel Peace Price in 1964. He deliverd the "I Have a Dream" speech in hope of opening the eyes of many, and giving equality to african american citizens. -
US Lands Troops in Vietnam
Responding to the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August 2 and 4, 1964, President Johnson gave authority to send troops off to Vietnam. On March 8th, 1956, 3,500 Marines land near Da Nang in South Vietnam. They were the first troops in Vietnam to start off the war. -
First Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong, as apart of the Apollo 11 mission, was deemed the first man ever to land on the moon. As he opened the hatch to his lunar module, nicknames Eagle, he climbed down the lader. He took one giant leap for mankind and one for the US. Minutes after his land, Edwin "Buzz' Aldrin followed him to the moon. Looks like America wins the race to the moon. -
Super Bowl IV
Super Bowl IV was the first national super bowl in America. This game was played at the Tulane Stdium in New Orleans, Louisiana. In this game, the Vikings verse the Chiefs. The Chiefs won this game with 23 points and the Vikings have 7 points. -
America and South Vietnam Invade Loas
US and south vietnam invade loas while the government tries to keep it a secret. -
Nixon Meets Moa Zedong
Nixon is the first President to travel to another country to talk abut foreign policy. He meets with Moa Zedong and also talks to Zhou Enlai on the Vietnam War, Taiwan, and the Shanghai Communique. It was a very critical and important in the erly history in the Sino-American rapporchement. -
Abortion Becomes Legal
On this day, the United States Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, handed two rulings to legalize abortion in America. Abortion was not allowed in 50 states before these rulings. In states that allowed abortion, such as New York and California, there were still various restrictions placed on abortion. All restrictions on abortion were removed by this 1973 ruling. -
USSR Invades Afghanistan
On this day, Soviet troops invade Afghanistan. They stayed their for nearly 10 years. The US suplied the rebels in Afghanistan with weapons and other valuble supplies. Afghanistan then became a very violent killing ground. The Soviets suffered 50,000 casualties including over 14,000 killed. -
Regan Assassination Attempt
Around 2:25pm, President Ronald Regan was almost assassinated outside of his hotel by a man named John Hinckley Jr. This 25-year-old man opened fire on the president with one bullet puncturing one of his lungs. Three others were injured in this shooting. -
Discovery of AIDs
The first known discovery of AIDs was found in states like California and New York. They found this transmitted disease mostly in men who had sexuial intercourse with other men. The main reason for this, however, was because most gay orginizations or gay men were underground. This was due to the fact that most people did not socially accept it. -
Discovery of Titanic Shipwreck
The Titanic ship was found over two miles below the ocean surface by a man named Robert Ballard. This famous American explorer found the ship using a unmaned submersible called Argo. This discovery gave birth to new dreams to the ocean exploration. -
Space Shuttle Disastor
On this Tesday, a space challanger launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Flordia. As the shuttle soared away into the sky on national TV, the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. All seven crew members died. -
US Bombs Libya
The United States launch air strikes into Libya in retaliation against the Libya terrorism. The raid began a little bit after 7 pm and involved more than 100 US Air Force and Navy Aircrafts. This event was over within an hour. Five "terrorism centers" were hit. -
Cult Compound Raided
A Cult Compound in Waco, Taxas was raided on February 28, 1993. Reports say that the cult leader, David Koresh, had been abusing children and had been storing a large amount of weapons. The gunfight during the raid lasted nearly two hours. -
OJ Simpson Convicted of Murder
On June 13th in California, two bodies on a blood soaked sidewalk were found dead. Convicted of this crime, Oj Simpson was arrested. -
Viagra Gets Big
Viagra, the little blue pill, opened into the market and has been around now for many years. This blue pill "erects" the male genitalia and helps provide pleasure in many ways. The FDA aproved Viagra on this day, and now this pill is still helping men get it on and go in strong. -
Killing Spree at Columbine High School
Two students from Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado planted bombs and shot at students in their school. The boys, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, planned to kill hundreds of their classmates, but did not succeed. The main reason why is because their bombs didn't explode. This was the first mass, student shooting in the United States. -
John F. Kennedy Jr. Killed in Plane Crash
On this day Kennedy Jr. , his wife, and her sister died in a plane crash in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Massachusettes. Kennedy was pioleting a single-engine plane when he lost control and crashed. -
ILOVEYOU Virus
The ILOVEYOU Virus was an email that your recive. Once you open this message, your computer was totally whiped. This such as photos, mp3 downloads, and anything else was whiped from your computer. Then, the ILOVEYOU virus would email itself to everyone in your addess book on your email. This virus had a total damage cost of $15 billion. -
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Al Gore and Bush; Unclear Winners
No one imagined that this election would be this close. The election was on the edge, and the difference was just a few hundred votes in Flordia. This close debate called for a recount in Flordia. The U.S. Supreme Court called to end the recount on December 12, 2000. On the following day, the Supreme Court ruled Bush to be the president of the United States. On January 23, Bush came into office as the 43rd president. -
9/11
On this day, hijacked United Airline planes fly directly into both World Trade Center Buildings. Millions of people watched nationaly as the building collapsed, killing many loved ones. People rushed to help, but the building both collapsed. Now, all that stands, is a momorial to remember what happend on this day. -
USA Declares War on Iraq
President Bush gave a speech that America had joined UK to launch aerial attacks on Al Qaeda and the multiple bases world wide. Victory will be the only thing accepted. Also bush says that America's freedom will be defended, an freedom will be brought to others. -
Obama in Office
President Barack Obama became the first African-American president in the United States. He was inaugurated as the 44th president of the U.S. and still serves to this day.
