Grandpa's Life By hhuenefeld Period: Mar 2, 1940 to Mar 2, 2012 Grandpa's Life Nov 29, 1940 William Volesky Born Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Attack The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, America joins World War II shortly after. Jan 1, 1942 Declaration of United Nations Signed Jul 25, 1943 Mussolini Voted Out of Power Jun 6, 1944 Allies Invade France (D-Day) May 7, 1945 Germany Surrenders WWII Jan 10, 1946 First Meeting of United Nations in London Aug 15, 1947 India & Pakistan Independence From Britain Jan 10, 1948 Ghandi Assassinated Apr 4, 1949 North Atlantic Treaty Signed by Twelve Nations Jun 25, 1950 Korean War Begins Dec 24, 1951 Color TV in United States Jan 12, 1952 University of Tennessee Admits First Black Student Mar 5, 1953 Joseph Stalin Dies May 17, 1954 U.S. Supreme Court Bans Racial Segregation in Schools Dec 1, 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott Jun 8, 1956 First American Killed in Vietnam War Oct 4, 1957 Russians Launch Sputnik I Sep 28, 1958 New French Constitution Adopted Aug 21, 1959 Hawaii Becomes Fiftieth and Final State May 1, 1960 American Spy Plane Shot Down Over Russia Jan 20, 1961 John F. Kennedy Inagurated Feb 20, 1962 John. H Glenn Jr First American to Orbit Earth Jan 22, 1963 First Artificial Heart In a Human Jan 5, 1964 William Volesky Joins Military Sep 24, 1965 William Volesky Arrives in Vietnam Jan 1, 1966 William Volesky Leaves Vietnam Jan 27, 1967 Apollo 1 Tragedy, Three Astronauts Killed Mar 16, 1968 U.S. Army Kills Estimated 347 Vietnamese (My Lai Massacre) Jul 20, 1969 First Human Footsteps On the Moon May 1, 1970 U.S. Troops Invade Cambodia Oct 25, 1971 26th Amendment Lowers Voting Age to 18 Jun 29, 1972 Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty Unconstitutional Jan 27, 1973 Vietnam War Ends Aug 8, 1974 Nixon Announces Resignation, First President to Resign Sep 5, 1975 Ford Escapes Assasination Attempt, 2nd Attempt 17 Days Later Jul 3, 1976 Supreme Court Reverses Death Penalty Ruling in '72 Sep 21, 1977 Nuclear-Proliferation Pact Signed by 15 Countries Sep 28, 1978 Pope John Paul I Dies After 34 Days In Office Jan 4, 1979 Ohio Agrees to Pay Victims of Kent State Shootings Apr 25, 1980 American Hostage Rescue Goes Awry, Eight Killed Five Injured Mar 30, 1981 President Reagan Wounded By Gunman Jun 21, 1982 Reagan Gunman Found Not-Guilty Via Insanity Jun 18, 1983 First American Woman Astronaut In Space Aug 25, 1984 Reagan Renominated With Vice President Bush Jan 20, 1985 Reagan Takes Oath for Second Term Apr 26, 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Oct 1, 1987 Los Angeles Earthquake, 100 injured and Six Dead Dec 21, 1988 Terrorist Bomb Explodes Pan-Am 747 Jan 7, 1989 Emperor Hirohito of Japan Dies at 87 Jan 3, 1990 Debut of World Wide Web Jun 3, 1991 France Agrees to Sign 1968 Treaty Nov 3, 1992 Clinton Elected President, Gore Vice President Nov 18, 1993 South Africa Adopts Constitution Jun 18, 1994 O.J. Simpson Arrested Oct 3, 1995 O.J. Simpson Found Not-Guilty Aug 22, 1996 Welfare Reform Bill Approved by Clinton Aug 31, 1997 Princess Diana Killed In Paris Crash Nov 1, 1998 Hurricane Mitch Death Total Over 10,000 Apr 20, 1999 Columbine High School Shootings, 15 Killed Feb 14, 2000 First Spacecraft to Orbit an Asteroid Sep 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon Jan 2, 2002 New Currency (Euro) in 12 European Countries Feb 1, 2003 Columbia Explodes, All Crew Members Perish Dec 26, 2004 Estimated 225,000 Killed in Asia Tsunami Jan 20, 2005 Bush Sworn in for Second Presidential Term Nov 5, 2006 Saddam Hussein Convicted, Sentenced to Death Apr 16, 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre Mar 14, 2008 Gold Reachs $1,000 Per Ounce, First Time Apr 26, 2009 Swine Flu Kills Over 100 in Mexico Feb 12, 2010 Olympic Luger Dies in Training Crash May 1, 2011 Osama Bin Laden Killed by U.S. Military in Pakistan Feb 11, 2012 Whitney Houston Dies
