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Automatic Computing Engine
Alan Turing creates the ACE at Britain's National Physics Laboratory. This is a milestone becasue it is considered by many to be the first programmable digital computer. Turing also publishes his Touring Test for determing a machines intelligence. -
Korean War
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953)[29][a][31] was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by China and the Soviet Union. -
Univac 1 Computer
This computer accurately predicts the outcome of the US presidential election. The opinion polls had predicted a landslide for Adlai Stevenson, however the Univac computed that Dwight D. Eisenhower would win.This spreads the attention of computers to the general public which makes it a milestone. -
truman
The American bomb was successfully tested at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific in 1952 and the USSR tested its first hydrogen bomb a year later. -
London Fog
From December 5th-9th, a thick fog settled in London. London was trapped with black smoke, which created a deadly layer of smog that killed 4000 people and in the following weeks, another 8000. -
Malcom X
In the years between 1953 and 1963, the Nation of Islam grew from a small number of storefront temples to a large, organized, vocal national movement dedicated to black separatism, and Malcolm became its best-known and most volatile spokesman. -
Joseph McCarthy
Along with the Army-McCarthy hearings, journalist Edward R. Murrow’s exposés of McCarthyism played an important role in the senator’s downfall. On March 9, 1954, millions of Americans watched as the national news program "See It Now" attacked McCarthy and his methods. -
civil rights movement
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat at the front of the "colored section" of a bus to a white passenger. In response to her arrest Montgomery's black community launched a successful year-long bus boycott. Montgomery's buses were desegregated on Dec. 21, 1956. -
Emmett tills murder
- The year Emmett Till was murdered was significant for another incident that gave rise to the Civil Rights Movement and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Rosa Parks, a 42-year old African American woman, refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Three years after Nikita gained control of the Communist Party it became clear that he brought a very real threat of Communism to not only Europe but to the world. Nikita was a Russian born man who was fully devoted to Communism and had the primary goal of spreading it wherever possible. His efforts caused Communism to spread among the nations of China, North Korea, and Cuba. -
Hungarian Revolution
When Russia took control of Poland and began to force their Communistic beliefs on the citizens, a revolt among the Polish workforce erupted. The revolt was led by Prime Minister Imre Nagy. After his arrest by Russian forces on this day, the revolt abruptly ended. -
Russian Sputnick I is launched
During the Cold War, Russia and America began serious competition on this day known as the Spac Race. This competition consisted of seeing which super power could find the technology to send the first Earth-orbiting satellite into space. On October 4 this challenge was accomplished by the USSR with the launch of the Sputnick I. America returned the feel of defeat a decade later when American Neil Armstroing became the first man to set foot on the moon. -
Khrushcev becomes Premier of Soviet Union
In March of 1958 Khrushchev finally reached the top of his political ladder when he became the leader (Premier) of Russia. When Nikita assumed office he was the first leader of the Soviet Union since Stalin to hold two top offices simultaneously. When Nikita reached this position, he gained the full attention of the American government. -
martin luther king jr
While on a book tour, signing copies of his book Stride Toward Freedom, on September 20, 1958, King was approached by Izola Ware Curry who asked him if he was Martin Luther King Jr., which he of course replied affirmatively. When he said he was, she said “I’ve been looking for you for five years.” She then pulled out a letter opener and stabbed him in the chest. -
Hiv and AIDS
The earliest confirmed case of AIDS in humans comes from Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was identified from a preserved tissue sample from 1959. -
Introduction of manufactured skateboards
The early 1960s bring the introduction of the first manufactured skateboards. The following are some of the popular mainstream skateboard designs from the 1960s: Scooter Skate (three-wheeler), Roller Derby, Skee Skate, Sokol SurfSkate, Nash Sidewalk Surfer, Sincor, and Super Surfer. Gren Tec, Hang Ten, and California Free Former join the mass-production skateboard market in the 1970s. -
PDP-1
Ken Olsen introduces the PDP-1. This is the first computer that although different looking from modern computers, did have a keyboard and monitor. It also needed no air conditioning and required only 1 computer. It is priced at 120,000 dollars. -
cold war
(at a high point in the late 1960s, both the U.S. and the USSR were each spending $50 million a day on those weapons).
By way of comparison, the U.S. is currently spending roughly $8 billion per month on the war in Iraq. Money spent on the Cold War could fund that operation for another 80 years. -
John Glenn
John Glenn piloted the American manned orbital mission. The mission orbited the Earth three times and lasted four hours, fifty-five minutes and twenty-three seconds from launch to impact in the Atlantic ocean -
Bob Dylan
His first album, Bob Dylan, is released. Selling only 5,000 copies, it made only enough money to break even. This album consisted of popular covers of blues and folk music, he has yet to start writing his own songs. -
Judge not and One Cup of Coffee
Recoreded These Two Songs " Judge Not" and "One Cup of Coffee" -
O.A.U
Organization of African Unity (1963) Meeting of all newly independent African countries - pledged to help other colonies gain their independence -
First (Russian) Woman in Space
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space sent by the Soviets on the Vostok 6 spacecraft. She was choosen to fly the spacecraft out of 400 other applicants. -
John F Kennedy
By the fall of 1963, President John F. Kennedy and his political advisers were preparing for the next presidential campaign. The car turned off Main Street at Dealey Plaza around 12:30 p.m. As it was passing the Texas School Book Depository, gunfire suddenly reverberated in the plaza.
Bullets struck the president's neck and head and he slumped over toward Mrs. Kennedy. The governor was also hit in the chest. -
vietnam war
9,087,000 military personnel served on active duty during the official Vietnam era from August 5, 1964 to May 7, 1975.
2,709,918 Americans served in uniform in Vietnam. -
Marriage to Sara Lownds
Bob and Sara dated for a little less than a year before they secretly got married in 1965. They had 4 kids together. -
Luna 9
Luna 9 was the first space craft to have a soft luna landing. It was sent by the Russians. The spacecraft landed on oceanus procellarum. Luna 9 took pictures of the surface of the moon but these pictures werent immediately released. -
rita
The day they got Married to Rita Anderson -
Evans & Sutherland
David Evans and Ivan Sutherland found a company that develops a special graphics computer or frame buffer. The device captured videos using special high speed memory. This is a milestone because E & S continues today as a major supplier of military and commercial graphics systems. -
Assassination of Robert F.Kennedy
On June 4, 1968, popular Democratic Party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy waited all day for the election results to come in from the Democratic primary in California. -
Explorers on The Moon
The first man to walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong in 1969 and was part of the Apollo 11 mission. Just minutes later, Edwin Eugene Aldrin Junior was the second man to walk on the moon. Edwin Eugene Aldrin was also the first manned lunar landing in history on the Apollo 11 mission. One of the world's famous words came from Neil Armstrong while on the moon.He said "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". -
Automatic Teller Machine
The very first ATM is intalled. This is a milestone because we still use them today. They have made accessing money in your bank account much more convenient and fast. -
new song
I Shot The Sherriff Came Out -
Altair 8800
Ed Roberts, who is considered the father of the personal computer designs the Altair 8800. This is a milestone because it is introduced in Popular Electronics magazine for 397 dollars and becomes an overnight succes. This could be considered the start of personal computers. -
Evolutionary boost in skateboarding
In the spring of 1975, skateboarding took an evolutionary boost toward the sport that we see today. In Del Mar, California a slalom and freestyle contest was held at the Ocean Festival. That day, the Zephyr team showed the world what skateboarding could be. Skateboarding was taken from being a hobby to something serious and exciting -
Microsoft
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Microsoft is a multinational software that creates products and services for computing. Bill Gates is an entrpreneur with a mass fortune. According to Forbes Magazine, Bill Gates has a net worth of 67 billion USD. Paul Allen is also the co founder of Microsoft. He has a multi-billion dollar investment portfolio with stakes in all sorts of companies, which includes domains like technology, real estate and media among others -
The "Ollie"
in 1978,a skater named Alan Gelfand (nicknamed "Ollie") invented a maneuver that gave skateboarding another revolutionary jump. He would slam his back foot down on the tail of his board and jump, thereby popping himself and the board into the air. The ollie was born, a trick that completely revolutionized skateboarding -- most tricks today are based in performing an ollie. -
Osborne 1
Adam Osborne completed the first portable computer. It weighed 24 pounds and cost 1795 dollars. This machine had a 5 inch display and was considered the first laptop. -
Skateboard videos
Stacey had a talent for filming, and in 1984 shot the first of a long series of revolutionary skateboard videos - The Bones Brigade Video Show. -
World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee creates the World Wide Web. This allowed the internet to expand. He developed specifications such us URL and HTTP and by using a browser it can follow a link and send a query to the server allowing a user to view the site. This is a milestone because without the world wide web, the internet would be very different from what we know it today as.
