TTH Timeline 05.03.2020 #2 By Theo Hallie 1954 Vietnam War in process (through 1975) 1955 Hard disk drive invented 1955 Dwight D. Eisenhower in first term 1956 Video tape invented 1957 Sugar packet invented 1959 Spandex invented 1960 Child safety seat 1961 John F. Kennedy becomes president 1963 Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president 1963 Computer mouse invented 1963 JFK assassinated 1964 8 track tape invented 1965 Cordless phone invented 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated 1969 Richard Nixon becomes president 1969 Mouse pad invented 1969 Man walks on the moon 1971 Personal computer invented 1972 Video game console invented 1973 Mobile phone invented 1974 Gerald Ford becomes president 1974 Richard Nixon resigns as president 1975 Digital camera invented