Reagan cold war timeline

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Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Dec 31, 1990

Harry Truman

Apr 12, 1945

Truman was inaugarated because of the death of Franklin Roosevelt During WWII.
~economic/political event~

South Pacific

Apr 7, 1949

An award winning broadway musical opens on April, 7.
~cultural event~

Doris Day

Apr 16, 1949

Doris Day Becomes well known from the film My Dream Is Yours. It premiered April 16, 1949.
~important People~

Marilyn Monroe

Apr 16, 1950

Marilyn soars in popularity after multiple new movies including The Asphault Jungle. She was in her prime time around 1950. ide and rumored romances.
~important people~

North Korea and South Korea

Jun 25, 1950

North and South Korea declare war on eachother.
~economic/political event~

Richard Nixon

Dec 4, 1950

Richard Nixon is first elected to the United States Senate.
~economic/political event~

The King and I

Mar 29, 1951

The popular broadway musical opens March, 29.
~cultural event~

The Catcher in the Rye

Jul 16, 1951

J. D. Salinger's controversial novel is first published on July, 16.
~cultural event~

England's got a new queen

Feb 6, 1952

Queen Elizabeth II succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom after her father died.
~economic/political event~

vaccine

Apr 12, 1952

A vaccine for polio was invented and privatly tested by Jonas Stalk. The vaccine was later revealed to the public.
~major event~

Marciano

Sep 23, 1952

Rocky Marciano defeats Jersey Joe Walcott and becomes the new heavy weight champion.
~cultural event~

Santayana goodbye

Sep 26, 1952

George Santayana, famous philosopher and writer, dies on September 26.

Eisenhower

Jan 11, 1953

Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected as US president.
~economic/political event~

Joseph Stalin

Mar 5, 1953

Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, dies.
~political/economic event~

Sergei Prokofiev

Mar 5, 1953

A Rusian composer, Sergei Prokofiev, dies on March 5th.
~important people~

Roy Campanella

Apr 16, 1953

An African-American major league baseball player recieves MVP for the 2nd time around 1953.
~important people~

Malenkov

Aug 15, 1953

Malenkov suceeds Stalin because of his death.
~economic/political event~

Peter Pan

Mar 7, 1954

Peter Pan is broadcast on TV starring Mary Martin.
~cultural event~

Roy Cohn

Apr 16, 1954

Roy Cohn, Joseph McCarthy's cheif of counsil, resigns in April of 1954.
~important people~

Rock Around the Clock

May 20, 1954

Bill Haley realeased his hit-single "Rock Around The Clock".
~cultural event~

Davy Crockett

Dec 15, 1954

"Davy Crockett" becomes a popular Disney TV series.
~cultural event~

Einstein

Apr 18, 1955

Albert Einstein dies at age 76.
~major event~

Disneyland

Jul 17, 1955

Disneyland first opens as Walt Disney's first themepark.
~major event~

James Dean

Sep 30, 1955

After much success, James Dean dies in an automobile accident at age 24.
~important people~

Brooklyn's got a winning team

Oct 5, 1955

The Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series for their first time.
~cultural event~

Elvis Presley

Nov 21, 1955

Elvis Presley Signs with RCA records and begins his pop career.
~important people~

Alabama

Dec 1, 1955

Alabama is the site of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
~major event~

Khrushchev

Feb 23, 1956

Kruschev makes his famous "Secret Speech".
~economic/political event~

Trouble in the Suez

Oct 29, 1956

Egypt nationolizes the Suez canal.
~major event~

Pasternak

Apr 16, 1957

Russian author, Boris Pasternak, published Doctor Zhivago in 1957.

Sputnik

Oct 4, 1957

Sputnik is the first sattelite launched by the Soviet Union. It marked the beginning of the space race.
~major event~

Buddy Holly

Feb 3, 1959

Holly dies in a plane crash in February.

Ben-Hur

Nov 18, 1959

Ben-Hur was a film based around the new estament starring Charlton Heston. It premiered on November, 18, and later won 11 academy awards.
~cultural event~

Psycho

Jun 16, 1960

An Alfred Hitchcock thriller, based on a novel by Robert Bloch, premiered on June 16, 1960.
~cultural event~

Hemingway

Jul 2, 1961

Ernest Hemingway commis suicide after dealing with depression.

Ole' Miss

Sep 30, 1962

James Meredith integrates the University of Mississippi for the first time.
~major event~

British Beatlemania

Oct 5, 1962

Beatlmania is a term describing the fan frenzy for a band called "The Beatles" that originated in the UK then spread to the US. They were first recognized in the Uk when their first hit-single "Love Me Do" was released October 5, 1962. They sarked the british invasion of US pop charts.
~cultural event~

Woodstock

Aug 15, 1969

Woodstock was a famous music and art festival held in Bethel, New York. It took place from August 15-18.
~major event~

Wheel of Fortune

Jan 6, 1975

A hit game show, Wheel of Fortune, first aired January 6, 1975.
~cultural event~

Punk rock

Apr 16, 1975

Punk Rock became extremely popular in the UK and the US between 1974 and 1976. Bands such as the ramones were highly known for punk rock.
~cultural event~

Reagan

Apr 12, 1981

Ronald Reagan is elected as president of the United States of America.

cola wars

Jun 1, 1985

Coke and Pepsi companies both advertise with rock-androll to attract young audiences. The cola wars were most intense around the 1980s to the 1990s.
~cultural event~