The Life of Christine.

By 0207JacksonS
  • Birth of Christine.

    Birth of Christine.

    On Febuary 12th, 1956, Christine was born in Edinbrugh, Scotland.
  • First black student in an Alabama college.

    First black student in an Alabama college.

    Find out more about Autherine Lucy here.
    Autherine Lucy, the first black student in an Alabama college, is suspended after riots o March 1st, 1956.
  • Pioneer 5.

    Pioneer 5.

    Nasa description of Pioneer 5.
    Pioneer 5 was launched into orbit between earth and venus on March 11, 1956 to investigate interplanetary space in between earth and venus.
  • Hurricane Audrey.

    Hurricane Audrey.

    Hurricane Audrey rampages through Louisiana and texas, killing 526 people.
  • Sputnik 3.

    Sputnik 3.

    The Sputnik Program
    The USSR luanches the space shuttle Sputnik 3 on May 15th, 1958.
  • Fidel Castro.

    Fidel Castro.

    The Day Batista Fell From Power.
    Fidel castro forces Fulgencio Batista to flee the nation using overwhelming forces.
  • Baseball game in Milwaukee canceled.

    Baseball game in Milwaukee canceled.

    More Here.
    A baseball game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is canceld due to a very dense fog on May 20th, 1960.
  • Ride ins in Charleston.

    Ride ins in Charleston.

    More About the Freedom Riders.
    Black freedom riders held ride ins on street cars in Charleston on March 27th, 1961.
  • Muhammad Ali is convicted.

    Muhammad Ali is convicted.

    Muhammed Ali is convicted because of refusal to be inducted into the armed forces.
  • End of US involvement with Vietnam

    End of US involvement with Vietnam

    The End of The Vietnam war.On August 15th, 1973, the US ended involment with the Vietnam war.
  • The 3 Mile Island incident.

    The 3 Mile Island incident.

    A nuclear reactor had a meltdown at the nuclear power plant in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The meltdown happend in reactor number 2 on March 28th, 1979.
  • Chernobyl nuclear reactor.

    Chernobyl nuclear reactor.

    On April 26th, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine had a meltdown, having catastrophic events.
  • The end of the Cold War

    The end of the Cold War

    The cold war is officially ended on December 3rd, 1989.