Historical Events By ram2013 Period: Jan 16, 1914 to Jan 16, 1918 WWI Jan 16, 1921 NCSS Founded Period: Jan 16, 1929 to Jan 16, 1932 Great Depression The Dust Bowl occurred simultaneously with this unfortunate event. Period: Jan 16, 1939 to Jan 16, 1945 WWII Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor information.This event began at 7:55 am. Period: Jan 16, 1950 to Jan 16, 1953 Korean War Period: Jan 16, 1955 to Jan 16, 1968 Civil Rights Rosa Parks and MLK, Jr. were persons of great interest during this time. Jan 16, 1957 First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia) Period: Jan 16, 1960 to Jan 16, 1973 Vietnam Apr 12, 1961 First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia) Source: http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&tbo=d&biw=1231&bih=581&tbm=isch&tbnid=9yFaWQLXf8jRZM:&imgrefurl=http://www.asianscientist.com/features/elena-gagarin-muses-about-father-yuri-gagarin-vostok-spacecraft-2011/&docid=k3964Rl510gmrM&imgurl=http://www.asianscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/A-Daughters-Musings-On-Yuri-Gagarin-The-First-Man-In-Space.jpg&w=310&h=225&ei=zQ72UIu-L8npqAGA9IBo&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=720&sig=112309601389909587218&page=1&tbnh=130&tbnw=179&start=0&ndsp=24&ved=1 Jan 16, 1969 First Man on the Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA) Image source: http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&tbo=d&biw=1231&bih=540&tbm=isch&tbnid=WwzzljD86w1yaM:&imgrefurl=http://enduringsense.com/2012/08/26/astronaut-neil-armstrong-dies/&docid=2p3W6DvGoBeWpM&imgurl=http://enduringsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Neil_Armstrong.jpg&w=367&h=450&ei=3BD2UKzPEMe7rQGLp4H4CQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=988&vpy=141&dur=123&hovh=250&hovw=203&tx=148&ty=140&sig=112309601389909587218&page=1&tbnh=150&tbnw=125&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0,i:179 Jan 16, 1974 Watergate Period: Jan 16, 2000 to Jan 16, 2013 NCLB Mandate in Schools No Child Left Behind information. Sep 11, 2001 World Trade Center Attacks Image source: http://world-visits.blogspot.com/2011/11/world-trade-center-911.html