We Didn't Start the Fire Events

We didn't Start the Fire

Period: Jan 1, 1949 to Jan 1, 1989

Joe DiMaggio

Jul 1, 1949

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Joe DiMaggio and the Yankees go to 5 World Series, winning 4 of them

Richard Nixon

Dec 1, 1950

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Nixon becomes the U.S Senate

Albert Einstein

Apr 18, 1955

Albert Einstein dies on April 18, 1955.

California Baseball

Mar 27, 1958

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The Dodgers and the Giants move to California as part of the first teams west of Kansas City.

JFK Race

Nov 8, 1960

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John F. Kennedy beats Richard Nixon wins the general election.

Malcolm X

Jan 1, 1963

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Malcolm X makes his infamous statement "The chickens have come home to roost" about the Kennedy assassination, thus causing the Nation of Islam to censor him.

Richard Nixon is Back

Nov 1, 1968

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Richard Nixon is back and wins the presidential election of '68.

Moonshot

Jan 1, 1969

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Apollo 11 is the first manned lunar landing on the moon.

Ronald Reagan

Nov 4, 1977

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Ronald Reagan becomes president from 1981-1989. Also ran in 1976 but did not win.

Wheel of Fortune

Jan 1, 1983

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Wheel of Fortune becomes a hit show on television and was the highest-rated syndicated program since 1983.