Timeline: Modern America Timeline | Timetoast

Jun 25, 1951

Color TV Introduced

Invention
Dec 25, 1953

First Playboy Magazine (LoLsauce)

Invention
Oct 25, 1957

Sputnik I

Invention/Conflict (Space Race)
Jul 29, 1958

NASA Formed

Invention
Aug 12, 1961

Berlin Wall Built

Conflict/Invention
Nov 22, 1963

JFK Assassinated

Conflict
Feb 9, 1964

Beatles Become Popular in the U.S.

Other- Fads
Dec 3, 1967

First Heart Transplant

Invention
Jul 20, 1969

Moon Landing (Apollo 11)

Invention
Sep 17, 1972

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

Economics
Jan 1, 1973

Abortion is Legalized in America

Other- Controlversial
Jul 28, 1976

Tangshan Earthquake

Other - Tragedy
Aug 16, 1977

Elvis Found Dead

Other - Tragedy
May 18, 1980

Mt. St. Helens Erupts

Other - Tragedy
May 22, 1980

Pacman Videogame Released

Other - Entertainment
Jun 11, 1982

"ET" Movie Released

Other - Entertainment
Jan 28, 1986

Challenger Space Shuttle Explodes

Other - Tragedy
Jan 17, 1991

Operation Desert Storm

Conflict
Apr 19, 1995

Oklahoma City Bombing

Other - Tragedy
Aug 31, 1997

Princess Diana Dies in Car Crash

Other - Tragedy
Jan 1, 1999

Hubble Telescope Launched into Space

Inventions
Sep 11, 2001

9/11 (Attack on the Twin Towers)

Conflict
Mar 19, 2003

Iraq War Begins

Conflict
Jan 20, 2009

First Black President

Politics
Jan 12, 2010

Earthquake in Haiti

Other - Crisis