Postmodernism By deas_44 1945 WWII Ends Period: 1947 to 1991 The Cold War 1952 The Crucible is published 1953 Fahrenheit 451 is Published 1955 The Life You Save May Be Your Own is published 1961 Yuri Gagarin Orbits Earth in the Vostok 1 1963 JFK is assasinated 1963 Dr. King leads Civil Rights March 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Walk On the Moon 1974 The Rubik's Cube is invented Period: 1980 to 1990 The 80s deserves its own event