To begin the 40’s, Franklin Roosevelt was elected for a third term as the President of the United States.
In the year of 1942, the draft age was lowered from 21 to 18 in the United States.
After the death of FDR, Harry S. Truman becomes the President of the United States.
During the late 40’s, Jackie Robinson becomes the first ever African-American Baseball Player to play for the MLB.
To finish things off, “The Goldbergs” aired live on CBS to be one of the very first sitcoms on television
To start the year on a bad note, the Korea War begins in 1950.
In the early 50’s, the first ever hydrogen bomb was detonated by the U.S.
During the year of 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested on a bus, because she refused to give up her seat to a white person.
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To begin the 60’s, Democrat John F. Kennedy is the youngest person to be elected into office at the time in 1960.
During 1962, Sam Walton opens the first Walmart store in ever, in Arkansas.
In 1964, Ford starts to make and sell Mustangs for the first time.
In the early year of 1967, both the Green Bay Packers & the Kansas City Chiefs play in the first ever Super Bowl. The Packers won 35-10.
In the final year of the 60’s, Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin become the first men to walk on the moon.
To kick things off in the 70’s, the Apollo 13 Mission returned safely after the space craft experienced oxygen problems and minor explosions.
During the early 70’s, White House operatives are caught in the Democratic National Committee, this began the Watergate Scandal.
In 1974, after Richard Nixon resigns, Gerald Ford becomes the President of the United States.
To begin the year of 1976, Steve Jobs & Steve Wonzniak created the ACC (Apple Computer Company).
To end things off with a bang, the Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, had a nuclear accident.
To start the 80’s off, Ronald Regan is elected President of the U.S.
In the early 80’s, Sally Ride become the first women in the U.S. in