Timeline: We Didn't Start The Fire

Period: Jan 1, 1949 to Dec 31, 1989

We Didn't Start The Fire

Events that happened from the song "We Didn't Start The Fire"

Apr 7, 1949

South Pacific, the prize-winning musical, opens on Broadway on April 7, 1949

South Pacific is a 1949 musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The story draws from James A. Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning, 1948 novel, Tales of the South Pacific, weaving together characters and elements from several of its stories into a single plotline

Jun 25, 1950

North Korea and South Korea declare war after Northern forces stream south on June 25, 1950

On June 27, 1950, President Harry S. Truman announces that he is ordering U.S. air and naval forces to South Korea to aid the democratic nation in repulsing an invasion by communist North Korea.

Mar 29, 1951

The Rosenberg’s, Ethel and Julius, were convicted on March 29, 1951 for espionage

In one of the most sensational trials in American history, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of espionage for their role in passing atomic secrets to the Soviets during and after World War II. The husband and wife were later sentenced to death and were executed in 1953.

Apr 18, 1955

Albert Einstein's Death

Albert Einstein dies on April 18, 1955 at the age of 76. He was a scientist and originator of the theory of relativity and was admitted to hospital three days before his death with an internal complaint.

Jul 17, 1955

Disneyland Opens

On July 17, 1955, Disneyland opened; the following day, Disneyland officially opened to the public. Disneyland, which was located in Anaheim, California on what used to be a 160-acre orange orchard, and cost $17 million to build. The original park included Main Street, Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland.