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The Korean War Begins
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The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea. The United States fought with the South. The US joined the war, because they worried that the communism in the North would spread. This war was not noticed by the media much. -
She Was Born
She was born in Hawaii, on Dec 26th 1950. -
JFK in Office
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Jonh F. Kenedy won 300 Electoral votes to Nixons 219 votes. It was one of the closest elections in US history. Kenedy was the Democratic candidate for the election. -
He Joined the Air Force
He was in the Air Force for 18 years, since 1966. He enlisted in the Air Force to avoid getting drafted into the Army. -
He Marched
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She Graduated Technical High School
She went to a technical high school, and graduated in Texas, in 1969. She started working right out of high school. -
First Man on the Moon
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On July 20th of 1969, the first man walked on the moon. There were other spacecrafts that landed on the moon, but the US was the first to get a man on the moon. In fact, the US was racing against other countries to get there first. -
He Was in Vietnam
Was in Vietnam from 1970 - 71. -
Beatles Break-Up
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John Lennon told the band privately that he was leaving, in September of 1969. The band didn't publicly announce the break-up until April of 1970. -
Met Eachother
Met eachother in 1976 at a New Year's Eve party. -
Married
They married in July 17th of 1976. -
Elvis Found Dead
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Elvis was found dead on August 16th of 1977. His family kept the information on how he died secrect, however; it is suspected that it was drug overdose. -
First Child Born
They had their first child on July 21st of 1978. -
Olympics Boycott
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In 1979, the US and 65 countires boycott the olympics, in protest of the Soviet War, and the invastion of the Soviets in Afganistan. -
He Graduated College
He went to college at North Texas. He graduated in 1980, with a 3.9 GPA. He had an elementary education, and a minor in psychology. -
Ronald Reagan in Office
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Republican Ronald Reagan won to Democrat Jimmy Carter in a landslide, in the election of 1980. Ronald won with 489 electoral votes, while Jimmy had 49 electoral votes. Jimmy won over only fives states in the election. -
Challenger Explodes
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The Challenger space shuttle exploded on January 28th of 1986. It exploded 78 seconds in the air. Later, it was found out that the right rocket booster malfunctioned. -
WWW Invented
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Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the world wide web in 1989. His parents also worked with computers. By 1990, he came up with HTML, URI, and HTTP. -
Second Child Born
They had their second child on June 22nd of 1990. -
Started Business
She started her own business in 2008.
