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Jim Braden was born
Jim Braden was born in Milwaukee,Wisconsin. -
The Great Depression began.
The Great Depression started in 1929 after a stock market crash. The Great Depression greatly affected rich and poor people. It caused the unemployment in the U.S. to rise to 25%. Cities all around the world were affected by The Great Depression. Farmers and rural areas were affected badly because crop prices dropped to about 60%. It ended up being the longest, most widespread, and deepest depression in the 20th century. <a href='http://http://history1900s.about.com/od/1930s/p/greatdepress -
The Dust Bowl
The Dirty Thirties was the nick name for the Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl was a time when Canada and the U.S. got hit by severe dust storms that damaged their agriculture and ecology. The reason this happened was because of loose soil that turned to dust, which was then blown away into the air which sometimes caused the sky to become black. The Dust Bowl -
First Communion
Jim received his First Holy Communion. -
Microwave Oven Invented
Perry Spencer invented the first Microwave Oven in 1945. He sold the first one in 1947. He made this Microwave Oven from radar technology. The radar technology was made in World War II. He name it the "Radarange." The Microwave Oven -
Howie Meeker
On January 8th, Howie Meeker, a rookie hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs scored five goals ina single game. This was the single game record for a rookie. He scored the five games and their home rink, and crowd went crazy after he scored his 5th goal. Howie Meeker -
First Broken Bone
Jim Braden suffered his first broken bone in a football game at South Stadium. He broke his nose and got several teeth knocked out. -
First Date
Jim Braden's first date was when he took a girl named Marianne Walczork to Homecoming. -
High School Graduation
Jim Braden graduated from South Division High School. -
Gandhi killed
Mahandas Gandhi was murdered in New Delhi, India. Nathuram Godse is the man that shot him, and he shot him three times from about a foot away. Right before a prayer meeting, he was on the steps of a bulding, where he got shot. Before he died, five men had already tried to kill him, but they all failed. Gandhi -
First Kiss
Jim Braden's first kiss was with Leona Hertel when he was 21 years old. -
Korean War
North Korea communists sent armed forces to attack South Korea, which started the Korean War. The United States sprang to the defense of South Korea, and then they fought a tough war for the next three years. The suprise attack that North Korea sent to South Korea and a small U.S. force in South Korea cause the U.S. to send land, air, and sea forces to attack South Korea. Over 55,000 American troops were killed in this war. <a href='http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War' >The Korean W -
Color TVs
The first commercial with color was broadcasted on June 25th, 1951. The only negative was that most people could not watch that commercial because they still had black and white TVs."Premiere" was the first color program. "The World is Yours" was the first TV series that was broadcasted regulary with color. Then, on August 11, 1951, CBS aired the first baseball game, the Brooklyn Dodgers vs. the Boston Braves. <a href='http://http://history1900s.about.com/od/1950s/qt/Color-TV.htm' >Color TVs</ -
Married
Jim Braden married Leona Hertel. -
The Army
Jim Braden was drafted in the Army when he was 22 years old. -
Segregation
In 1954, segregation was ruled illegal in the U.S. The Brown v. Board of Education decision ruled that segregation was "inherently unequal." The Brown v. Board of Education was originally just for education, but became more than just education. Segregation Illegal in the U.S. -
First Day of College
Jim Braden attended Marquette University on his first day of college. -
McDonalds founded
Ray Kroc wanted to build a restaurant that had consistently good food. He wanted a restaurant that served burgers, buns. fries, and drinks that tasted as good as anywhere in the state. He saw a restaurant in Bernardino, California, run by Mac McDonald, and decided that he wanted to run McDonalds in the U.S. In 1955, he founded the McDonalds Corporation. Five years later, he bought the rights to use the McDonalds name. By 1958 McDonalds sold its 100 millionth hamburger. <a href='http://http:// -
Finished College
Jim Braden finished college in 1977 at Marquette University, 23 years after he started college. The reason it took so long was because he had a family, job, and coached basketball, so he only took night classes. Sometimes, he would take one class per year, and sometimes he would take a year off, because he was so busy. -
Elvis Died
"The King of Rock n' Roll" died in 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 42 years old when he died. The reason he died, was because he abused the use of perscription drugs for many years which damaged his heart. Elvis Elvis Presley,
