PostModern Timeline

  • The Cold War begins.

    The Cold War begins.

  • Arnold J. Toynbee Uses the Term "Post-modern" in A Study of History

    Arnold J. Toynbee Uses the Term "Post-modern" in A Study of History

  • Charles Olson Mentions "The Post-modern" in "The Present is Prologue"

    Charles Olson Mentions "The Post-modern" in "The Present is Prologue"

  • Supreme Court rules public school segregation unconstitutuional.

    Supreme Court rules public school segregation unconstitutuional.

  • Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita Is Published.

    Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita Is Published.

  • William S. Burroughs's The Naked Lunch Is Published.

    William S. Burroughs's The Naked Lunch Is Published.

  • Alaska and Hawaii admitted to Union as 49 and 50th states.

    Alaska and Hawaii admitted to Union as 49 and 50th states.

  • The Berlin Wall is built.

    The Berlin Wall is built.

  • Joseph Heller's Catch-22 Is Published.

    Joseph Heller's Catch-22 Is Published.

  • JFK assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

    JFK assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

  • Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49 Is Published.

    Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49 Is Published.

  • John Barth's Lost in the Funhouse Is Published.

    John Barth's Lost in the Funhouse Is Published.

  • MLK is murdered in Memphis.

    MLK is murdered in Memphis.

  • Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five Is Published.

  • Neil Armstrong steps foot on moon.

    Neil Armstrong steps foot on moon.

  • Peace Pact signed , last US troops leave Vietnam.

  • Ronald Reagan elected president.

    Ronald Reagan elected president.

  • Vietnam veterans memorial dedicated in Washington DC.

    Vietnam veterans memorial dedicated in Washington DC.

  • George Bush elected president.

    George Bush elected president.

  • Berlin Wall falls

    Berlin Wall falls

  • Bill Clinton elected president.

    Bill Clinton elected president.

  • 9/11

    9/11