Post-1900s Era (1930-2000) By kkmoore220 Mar 17, 1919 Nat King Cole born Period: 1930 to 2000 Post-1900s Era Dec 5, 1932 Little Richard born 1939 End of Great Depression Period: 1939 to 1945 World War II Jan 8, 1939 Elvis Presley born Mar 25, 1942 Aretha Franklin born Nov 27, 1942 Jimi Hendrix born Jan 19, 1946 Dolly Parton born Mar 25, 1947 Elton John born 1948 Vinyl records invented Period: 1950 to 1953 Korean War Period: 1955 to 1975 Vietnam War Jun 7, 1958 Prince born Aug 16, 1958 Madonna born Aug 29, 1958 Micheal Jackson born 1959 First annual Grammy Awards 1960 the Supremes form 1960 the Beatles form Oct 29, 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis 1963 Cassette tape invented Nov 22, 1963 JFK assassinated Feb 15, 1965 Nat King Cole died Jul 10, 1969 Apollo II lands on the moon Sep 18, 1970 Jimi Hendrix died Jun 16, 1971 Tupac born Aug 16, 1977 Elvis Presley died 1979 CDs invented 1979 Walkmen invented 1981 MTV launches 1982 CD player invented 1983 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens 1989 World Music Awards founded Nov 9, 1989 Berlin Wall collapses Sep 13, 1996 Tupac died 1998 Digital music player invented Jun 25, 2009 Micheal Jackson died Apr 21, 2016 Prince died Aug 16, 2018 Aretha Franklin died May 9, 2020 Little Richard died