U.S. History II Year By jimc7 Oct 29, 1929 The Great Depression May 17, 1933 FDR Elected President May 17, 1940 WWII May 17, 1945 Japan Bombed May 17, 1946 Baby Boomers May 17, 1947 Cold War Begins May 17, 1950 Korean War May 17, 1953 Truman Elected President May 17, 1953 Eisenhower Elected President May 17, 1955 Suburbs Become Popular May 17, 1961 JFK Elected President May 17, 1963 Vietnam War May 17, 1963 LBJ Elected PResident Jul 17, 1963 JFK Assassinated May 17, 1965 Civil Rights Movements May 17, 1969 Nixon Elected May 17, 1970 Israeli - Palestinian Conflict Escalates May 17, 1974 Ford Elected President May 17, 1977 Carter Elected President May 17, 1981 Reagan Elected President May 17, 1982 "Reaganomics" May 17, 1989 George H.W. Bush Elected President May 17, 1993 Cold War Ends May 17, 1993 Clinton Elected President May 17, 2000 George W. Bush Elected Sep 11, 2001 World Trade Centers Attacked May 17, 2003 Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Begin Nov 17, 2008 Obama Elected President May 17, 2011 Bin Laden Assassinated