1. Dates Presidents Major World Major U.S. Major Cultural People Important
Events events Events of Social
Influence Themes
50’s Harry S. North Korea Eisenhower Transcontinental Rosa Board vs.
Truman, invades South formulates Television, Parks Brown
Dwight D. Korea, Soviet Domino fighting in
Eisenhowe Union uses theory, Korea ends.
r nuclear Alaska and
missiles on Hawaii
submarines. become the
49th and 50th
states
60’s John F. Cuban Missile John F. Segregation, Martin Freedom
Kennedy, Crisis, Kennedy political change Luther Riders,
Lyndon B. First man in Assassination, King Jr., Racial
Johnson, space. Bay of Pig Equality
Richard Invasion.
Nixon
70’s Gerald Apollo 13, US gives up Had computers, Gerald Woodstock,
Ford, Beatles break- Panama social change Ford, Endangered
Jimmy up. Canal, NY Cesar Species Act
Carter saved from Chevez
Bankruptcy.
80’s Ronald Lethal Assassination New music, Ronald AIDS
Reagan, injection first attempt on films were Reagan, prevention,
George H. used for death Reagan, first better Oprah environmental
W. Bush sentence, Evil women in Winfrey organization
Empire Supreme
Court.
90’s Bill Iraq invades Coalition Electronic age, J. K. LBGT
Clinton Kuwait,Mother frees Kuwait, Rowling movement
Theresa died President
Clinton
impeached.
00’s George W. The new 2nd Al Queda War in George Tea Party
Bush, millennium, bombs the Afganistan, W. Bush movement
Barack Pope John twin towers, Economic
Obama Paul ll had the US becomes a situation.
first official debtor
visit by a country.
Roman
Catholic
pontiff to
Israel.