Family history By balta_alec Jan 1, 1961 Peace corps founded Period: Jan 1, 1961 to Mar 2, 2012 Mom Oct 22, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Jan 1, 1963 JFK Assassinated Jan 1, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. makes "I have a dream" speech Apr 12, 1963 MLK and Ralph Abernathy aressted Mar 7, 1964 Civil Rights act passed Mar 7, 1965 Malcom X assinssinated Mar 7, 1965 U.S. sends troops to vietnam Mar 7, 1967 Three U.S. astronauts killed during simulated launch Mar 7, 1970 Palestinian group hijacks five planes Mar 7, 1970 Kent State shootings Mar 7, 1972 terrorist attack at the olympic games in munich Mar 7, 1973 Abortion legalized in U.S. Mar 7, 1973 Sears tower built Mar 7, 1973 U.S. pulls out of vietnam Mar 7, 1974 Terractotta Army discovered in China Mar 7, 1974 Nixon Resigns Mar 7, 1975 Arthur Ashe First African American man to win wimbledon Mar 7, 1975 Microsoft founded Mar 7, 1977 Elvis found dead Mar 7, 1979 Mother Theresa Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Mar 7, 1979 Nuclear Accident at Three Mile Island Mar 7, 1980 John Lennon Assassinated Mar 7, 1981 Assassination Attempt on Reagan Mar 7, 1981 First Woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court Mar 7, 1982 Vietnam War Memorial opened in Washington DC Mar 7, 1983 U.S. Embassy in Beirut Bombed Mar 7, 1983 Sally Ride first American woman in space Mar 7, 1985 Wreck of the Titanic Found Mar 7, 1986 Challenger Space shuttle explodes Mar 7, 1986 U.S. Bombs Libya Mar 7, 1987 New York Stock Exchange suffers huge drop on "Black Monday" Mar 7, 1991 Operation Desert Storm Mar 7, 1992 Official End of Cold War Mar 7, 1993 World Trade center Bombed Mar 7, 1994 O.J. Simpson Arrested for double murder Mar 7, 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing Mar 7, 1997 Pathfinder sends back images from Mars Mar 7, 1997 Tiger Woods Wins Masters Mar 7, 1998 Clinton Impeached Mar 7, 2000 USS Cole Bombed Mar 7, 2001 U.S. begins military strikes in Afghanistan Sep 11, 2001 9/11 Jan 7, 2002 President Bush defines axis of evil Mar 20, 2003 U.S. launches war against Iraq Mar 7, 2004 NASA mars Rover lands safely on Mars Mar 7, 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and Mississippi Gulf Feb 7, 2007 Obama announces candidacy for president Mar 7, 2008 Obama wins U.S. Presidential election Mar 7, 2009 Obama is inaugurated as America's first black president Mar 7, 2012 JFK Jr. Dies in plane accident