We Didn't Start The Fire Timeline By LukeFabian Apr 12, 1945 Harry Truman inaugrated Apr 7, 1949 South Pacific, prize winning musical opens on Broadway. Prize winning musical opens on Broadway May 29, 1949 Johnnie Ray signs his first recording contract with Okeh Records, "Whiskey & Gin" Jun 25, 1950 North and South Korea declare war Mar 29, 1951 The King and I, musical, opens on Broadway Apr 18, 1955 Albert Einstein dies at the age of 76 Jun 21, 1963 Pope Paul VI is elected papacy Mar 8, 1965 the first U.S. combat troops, 3,500 marines, land in South Vietnam. Jan 20, 1969 Richard Nixon is elected president Jun 17, 1972 Watergate scandal Jan 16, 1979 Irianian Revolution Jun 18, 1983 Sally Ride is the first American woman in space Dec 22, 1984 Mr. Goetz shot four young men who he said were threatening him on a New York City subway May 20, 1989 China declares martial law Jun 17, 1994 O.J. Simpson arrested for double murder Jul 5, 1996 Scientists successfully clone sheep, named Dolly Sep 11, 2001 Terrorists hijack American airlines, crashing into the World Trade Center Oct 17, 2006 U.S. population reaches three hundred million people Nov 4, 2008 Barack Obama becomes first African American President