Modern America Timeline

  • Color TV Introduced

    Invention
  • First Playboy Magazine (LoLsauce)

    Invention
  • Sputnik I

    Invention/Conflict (Space Race)
  • NASA Formed

    Invention
  • Berlin Wall Built

    Conflict/Invention
  • JFK Assassinated

    Conflict
  • Beatles Become Popular in the U.S.

    Other- Fads
  • First Heart Transplant

    Invention
  • Moon Landing (Apollo 11)

    Invention
  • M*A*S*H TV Show Premired in America

    Economics
  • Abortion is Legalized in America

    Other- Controlversial
  • Tangshan Earthquake

    Other - Tragedy
  • Elvis Found Dead

    Other - Tragedy
  • Mt. St. Helens Erupts

    Other - Tragedy
  • Pacman Videogame Released

    Other - Entertainment
  • "ET" Movie Released

    Other - Entertainment
  • Challenger Space Shuttle Explodes

    Other - Tragedy
  • Operation Desert Storm

    Conflict
  • Oklahoma City Bombing

    Other - Tragedy
  • Princess Diana Dies in Car Crash

    Other - Tragedy
  • Hubble Telescope Launched into Space

    Inventions
  • 9/11 (Attack on the Twin Towers)

    Conflict
  • Iraq War Begins

    Conflict
  • First Black President

    Politics
  • Earthquake in Haiti

    Other - Crisis