We Didn't Start the Fire Timeline

Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire

Period: May 9, 1949 to Dec 31, 1989

Red China

Oct 1, 1949

More Information here!!Red China as the Communist Party of China wins the Chinese Civil War, establishing the People's Republic of China

Sugar Ray

Mar 10, 1951

Info on this...Sugar Ray Robinson, a champion welterweight boxer.

Albert Einstein

Apr 18, 1955

Albert Einstein Info!!Albert Einstein dies on April 18 at the age of 76.

Space Monkey

May 28, 1959

Space Monkey stuff!Space Monkey: Able and Miss Baker return to Earth from space aboard the flight Jupiter AM-18.

Mafia

Jul 10, 1959

Mafia!!!The Mafia are the center of attention for the FBI and public attention builds to this organized crime society with a historically Sicilian-American origin.

Bay of Pigs

Apr 17, 1961

The Bay of Pigs Invasion fails, an attempt by United States-trained Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro.