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slave
January 29, 1850 - Debate on the future of slavery in theterritories escalates when Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress. On March 7, Senator Daniel Webster endorses the bill as a measure to avert a possible civil war -
microphone
1877 Microphone was invented by Emile Berliner -
soccer
A soccer ball (football) was used for the first two years. In 1894 the first basketball was marketed. It was laced, measured close to 32 inches (81 cm), or about 4 inches (10 cm) larger than the soccer ball, in circumference, and weighed less than 20 ounces (567 grams). -
sound film
Sound film was invented by Lee DeForest -
kkk
Christmas Eve bombing of the home of NAACP -
Brown v. Board of Education
Was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. -
Emmett Till's Murder
A 14-year-old African American teenager was brutally murdered by white men while visiting relatives in Mississippi. -
end of boycott
When a federal ruling, Browder v. Gayle, took effect, and led to a United States Supreme Court decision that declared the Alabama and Montgomery laws requiring segregated buses to be unconstitutional -
laser
1960Laser was invented by Theodore Harold Maiman -
Integration in University of Alabama
A federal district court in Alabama ordered the University of Alabama to admit African American students Vivien Malone and James Hood during its summer session. -
JFK
Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested that afternoon and charged with the crime that night -
nike
The company was founded as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. -
U.S VS VEITNAM
Viet Cong guerrillas attack the U.S. military compound at Pleiku in the Central Highlands, killing eight Americans, wounding 126 and destroying ten aircraft. -
Malcolm X
After leaving the Nation of Islam, he was assasinated by three of the group. -
Civil Rights Movement
The first March from Selma to Montgomery was held on this day. Also known as "Bloody Sunday" — when 600 marchers, protesting the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson and ongoing exclusion from the electoral process, were attacked by state and local police with billy clubs and tear gas. -
Hippie
They made their way to Northern California this year. The Human Be-In in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco popularized hippie culture, leading to the legendary Summer of Love on the West Coast of the United States. -
console
Video game console was invented by Ralph H. Baer -
Woodstock
Was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music". -
Ping-Pong Diplomacy
The U.S. got an invitation to play China at China and these were the first Americans to set foot in China since 1949. -
apple
Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne on April 1, 1976, to develop and sell personal computers. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc. -
Sex Pistols
Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner attend separately. Inspired after the show, they decide to form a band. They advertise for a singer and hire Ian Curtis without an audition as they knew him already. -
jimmy cater
In the third mile of a tough 6.2-mile race through the Catoctin Mountains in Maryland, Jimmy Carter suffered from heat exhaustion. -
Bomb Attack
A terrorist truck bomb kills two hundred and forty-one United States peacekeeping troops in Lebanon at Beirut International Airport. A second bomb destroyed a French barracks two miles away, killing forty there. -
mike tyson
Mike Tyson makes his professional debut in Albany, New York, a match which he wins by a first round knockout. -
AIDS
The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for AIDS, used since then to screen all blood donations in the United States -
Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus holds the record for the most Masters victories, winning the tournament six times during his career. Nicklaus is also the oldest winner of the Masters: he was 46 years 82 days old when he won in 1986. -
web
1990
World Wide Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee -
Technoligical
The World Wide Web or internet is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. Whch was made on this day. -
boycott
Rosa Parls along with other African Americans were arrested for not giving up their seat on the bus for white riders. -
bill Gate
Jan 13th - Microsoft chairman Bill Gates steps aside as chief executive and promotes company president Steve Ballmer to the position
