Major American History Dates (includes interviewees) By marac486 Jun 21, 1953 Chuck Pahl is born Period: Jun 21, 1953 to Dec 28, 2014 First Interviewee Birth to 2014 May 17, 1954 Brown vs Board of Education court case Sep 8, 1954 U.S. becomes part of SEATO Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks arrested Nov 6, 1956 Eisenhower reelected for 2nd term of Presidency Sep 9, 1957 Civil Rights Act signed into law Jun 21, 1958 Chuck Pahls' 5th birthday Aug 21, 1959 Hawaii becomes the 50th state Jul 4, 1960 American Flag is adopted Aug 21, 1960 Cameron Matthews is born Nov 8, 1960 John F. Kennedy elected President Jan 3, 1961 U.S. broke diplomatic relations with Cuba Oct 14, 1962 Cuban Missile crisis Nov 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy assassinated Aug 21, 1965 Cameron Matthews' 5th birthday Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King JR. assassinated Dec 15, 1969 President Nixon removes 50,000 troops from Vietnam Nov 7, 1972 Nixon reelected 2nd term of Presidency Dec 14, 1972 Apollo 17 became final mission of Apollo program Sep 22, 1980 Iran-Iraq War begins (Chuck Pahl) Nov 6, 1984 Reagan reelected to 2nd term of Presidency Aug 20, 1988 Iran-Iraq War ends Nov 8, 1988 George H. W. Bush elected President Aug 2, 1990 Desert Storm begins Feb 28, 1991 Desert Storm ends Aug 16, 1992 Hurricane Andrew hits kills 65 people causing over $26 billion in damage Dec 8, 1993 Great Flood of 1993 Apr 20, 1999 Columbine High School shooting becomes deadliest school shooting to occur Sep 11, 2001 9/11 terrorist attack on World Trade Centers in New York Mar 19, 2003 U.S invades Iraq Aug 23, 2005 Hurricane Katrina Sep 1, 2008 Hurricane Ike hits Texas coast killing 100 people Nov 4, 2008 Barack Obama elected first African-American President Aug 8, 2011 Stock Market falls Dec 14, 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting Nov 3, 2014 One World Trade Center is rebuilt and open in New York City