Orange Crush- R.E.M timeline.

May 18, 1954

I- Televison thrives and radio stations switch to music
Period: Jan 1, 1955 to Dec 31, 1976

History timespan
Feb 12, 1955

P- President Eisenhower sends the first U.S military aid advisors to South Vietnam to train an army under Ngo Dinh Diem
Apr 12, 1955

I-Polio vaccine by Dr. Jonas Salk was named safe and effective
Apr 28, 1955

S- Emitt Till was lynched as a result of talking to a white girl
May 14, 1955

P-The Warshaw Pact is formed members include, Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czech, Hugary, Poland and Romania
May 18, 1956

E-Montgomery boycott causing shortage in riders and money
Mar 27, 1957

P- Nikita Khruschev becomes leader of the Soviet Government
Sep 23, 1957

S- Nine black students enter Little Rock High School in Arkansas with the National Guard Protecting them
Nov 3, 1957

I-The Soviet Union Launches Sputnik 2
Dec 6, 1957

I- The U.S tries to launch its first satellite but fails
Feb 16, 1959

P- Fidel Castro becomes priome minitser
Mar 6, 1960

P- The Eisenhower Administration announces that 3,500 U.S soldiers will be sent to Vietnam to support the Diem Regime
May 1, 1960

U-2 plane is shot down by Soviets. Francis Gary Powers is detained.
May 16, 1960

I- First laser is demonstrated bt Physicst Theodore Maiman
May 18, 1960

I- NASA set up ECHO the first communications satellite
Sep 26, 1960

S- Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Nixon participate in the first televised presidental debate
Jan 20, 1961

John F. Kennedy is inaugurated President of the United States
Mar 1, 1961

I- Peace Corps was established by Kennedy
May 25, 1961

S- Kennedy tells Americans that he aims to have the U.S to be the first to put the man on the moon
Oct 28, 1962

E-Kennedy promises Khruschev not to invade Cuba and Khruschev agrees to the removal of Soviet missles in Cuba
Feb 8, 1963

P-President Kenney makes travel to Cuba and financial and commercial transactions illegal
Aug 28, 1963

S- Martin Luther King Jr. Made his famous "I Have a Dream" Speech
Nov 22, 1963

P- President John F. Kennedy was assasinated
Nov 24, 1963

S- Jack Ruby kills Harvey Lee Oswald
Jan 1, 1964

S- Warren Comisson report is relesed saying Karvey Lee Oswald acted alone in the Kennedy assasination
Jan 1, 1964

E- Cigarette boxes had warning on boxes "Smoking can be bad for your health"
May 18, 1964

E- Tax Reduction Act cut corporate and individual taxes to stimulate growth
Jul 2, 1964

P- The Civil Rights Bill was passed into law
Aug 20, 1964

E- The Economic Oppourtunity Act was passed. One billion for loans, youth programs, etc.
Jan 1, 1965

E- Higher Education Act funded scholarships and lowered education and lowerd intrest loan for college students
Mar 8, 1965

E-3,500 U.S soldiers arrive in Vietnam as the first ground force
May 1, 1965

E- Wilderness Preservation Act set aside over a million acres in national forest lands where there was no mining or timber usage
May 18, 1965

E- Led by Ceasar Chavez the National Farm Workers Assosiation stages a farm workers strike causing farmers to loose crops and prices to go up
Jul 30, 1965

E- President Johnson signs the Social Security Act into law establishing Medicare and Medicade
Jan 1, 1966

S- The Miranda Rights were put into act. Suspects must be read their rights
Sep 8, 1966

I- Star Trek debutes taking T.V to a new level
May 17, 1967

I-Safe Rabies Vaccine Used
May 18, 1967

I- The first hand held calculator was invented costing 2,500 a piece by Texas Instruments
Jan 31, 1968

P- Tet Offensive started. Vietcong starts fighting the U.S soldiers
Mar 16, 1968

P- U.S Army enters Mylai killing hundreds of innocent civillans
Aug 8, 1968

S- Nixon promises an honorable end to the Vietnam War
Apr 8, 1969

I- The first artificial heart is implanted into a human
Jun 8, 1969

E- Nixon starts his vietmanization plan to bring troops home
Jun 27, 1969

S- Stonewall Riots start up. Mourning Judy Garland
Jul 20, 1969

I- Neil Armstrong steps onto the moon and made his famous speech " This is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"
Jan 1, 1970

P- Nixon orders invasion of Cambodia to destroy enemy supply bases
May 4, 1970

S- As part of the Vietnam war and invasion of Cambodia four students were killed and nine wounded at Kent State University
Sep 18, 1970

S- Jimi Hendrix dies
Jun 13, 1971

S-The Pentagon Papers started to leak in time magazine by Daniel Ellsberg causing a soical distrust of Nixon and the government
Jul 1, 1971

S-Voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 years old
May 18, 1972

E- Supreme court rules agains death pentaly in the way it was admisistered. Keeping more prisoners in jail.
Jun 18, 1972

P- Watergate Burgulary by five men. Nixon was involved
May 18, 1973

P- Nixon is accused of the Watergate cover up
May 31, 1973

E- The U.S senate prohibits the use of any funds appropiated by Congress for comat acitivites in Loas or Cambodia
Oct 25, 1973

I- In the U.S the first female FBI agents are hired
Nov 7, 1973

P-The Wars Power Act was set into place which limits the presidents descions on war with out congress approval
Jan 1, 1974

I- Stephan Hawking proposes a new black hole thoery.Saying black holes can emitt radiation. Correcting Eistien's old one.
Aug 8, 1974

P-Nixon announces his resignation from the presidency

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Dec 11, 1974

E- The U.S congress passes a foriegn policy approprations bill which cut funding to Saigon's military
Jan 1, 1975

I- Lyme disease was first discovered by Dr. Allen Steere
Mar 18, 1975

E- Fall of Saigon. U.S sent economic aid but refused to send troops
May 18, 1975

I- Microsoft was founded

I- Televison thrives and radio stations switch to music

History timespan

P- President Eisenhower sends the first U.S military aid advisors to South Vietnam to train an army under Ngo Dinh Diem

I-Polio vaccine by Dr. Jonas Salk was named safe and effective

S- Emitt Till was lynched as a result of talking to a white girl

P-The Warshaw Pact is formed members include, Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czech, Hugary, Poland and Romania

E-Montgomery boycott causing shortage in riders and money

P- Nikita Khruschev becomes leader of the Soviet Government

S- Nine black students enter Little Rock High School in Arkansas with the National Guard Protecting them

I-The Soviet Union Launches Sputnik 2

I- The U.S tries to launch its first satellite but fails

P- Fidel Castro becomes priome minitser

P- The Eisenhower Administration announces that 3,500 U.S soldiers will be sent to Vietnam to support the Diem Regime

U-2 plane is shot down by Soviets. Francis Gary Powers is detained.

I- First laser is demonstrated bt Physicst Theodore Maiman

I- NASA set up ECHO the first communications satellite

S- Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Nixon participate in the first televised presidental debate

John F. Kennedy is inaugurated President of the United States

I- Peace Corps was established by Kennedy

S- Kennedy tells Americans that he aims to have the U.S to be the first to put the man on the moon

E-Kennedy promises Khruschev not to invade Cuba and Khruschev agrees to the removal of Soviet missles in Cuba

P-President Kenney makes travel to Cuba and financial and commercial transactions illegal

S- Martin Luther King Jr. Made his famous "I Have a Dream" Speech

P- President John F. Kennedy was assasinated

S- Jack Ruby kills Harvey Lee Oswald

S- Warren Comisson report is relesed saying Karvey Lee Oswald acted alone in the Kennedy assasination

E- Cigarette boxes had warning on boxes "Smoking can be bad for your health"

E- Tax Reduction Act cut corporate and individual taxes to stimulate growth

P- The Civil Rights Bill was passed into law

E- The Economic Oppourtunity Act was passed. One billion for loans, youth programs, etc.

E- Higher Education Act funded scholarships and lowered education and lowerd intrest loan for college students

E-3,500 U.S soldiers arrive in Vietnam as the first ground force

E- Wilderness Preservation Act set aside over a million acres in national forest lands where there was no mining or timber usage

E- Led by Ceasar Chavez the National Farm Workers Assosiation stages a farm workers strike causing farmers to loose crops and prices to go up

E- President Johnson signs the Social Security Act into law establishing Medicare and Medicade

S- The Miranda Rights were put into act. Suspects must be read their rights

I- Star Trek debutes taking T.V to a new level

I-Safe Rabies Vaccine Used

I- The first hand held calculator was invented costing 2,500 a piece by Texas Instruments

P- Tet Offensive started. Vietcong starts fighting the U.S soldiers

P- U.S Army enters Mylai killing hundreds of innocent civillans

S- Nixon promises an honorable end to the Vietnam War

I- The first artificial heart is implanted into a human

E- Nixon starts his vietmanization plan to bring troops home

S- Stonewall Riots start up. Mourning Judy Garland

I- Neil Armstrong steps onto the moon and made his famous speech " This is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"

P- Nixon orders invasion of Cambodia to destroy enemy supply bases

S- As part of the Vietnam war and invasion of Cambodia four students were killed and nine wounded at Kent State University

S- Jimi Hendrix dies

S-The Pentagon Papers started to leak in time magazine by Daniel Ellsberg causing a soical distrust of Nixon and the government

S-Voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 years old

E- Supreme court rules agains death pentaly in the way it was admisistered. Keeping more prisoners in jail.

P- Watergate Burgulary by five men. Nixon was involved

P- Nixon is accused of the Watergate cover up

E- The U.S senate prohibits the use of any funds appropiated by Congress for comat acitivites in Loas or Cambodia

I- In the U.S the first female FBI agents are hired

P-The Wars Power Act was set into place which limits the presidents descions on war with out congress approval

I- Stephan Hawking proposes a new black hole thoery.Saying black holes can emitt radiation. Correcting Eistien's old one.

P-Nixon announces his resignation from the presidency

E- The U.S congress passes a foriegn policy approprations bill which cut funding to Saigon's military

I- Lyme disease was first discovered by Dr. Allen Steere

E- Fall of Saigon. U.S sent economic aid but refused to send troops

I- Microsoft was founded