Timeline

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Timeline
Trivia
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When did this happen?CategoryDecades of the
20th Century
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World War 2
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1940s
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MTV is born
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1980s
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first
men to walk on the moon
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1960s
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Sandra Day OConnor becomes the first female
Supreme Court Justice
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1980s
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a
public bus in Montgomery, AL
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1950s
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Tae-bo becomes popular
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1990s
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The space shuttle Challenger explodes 74 seconds
after liftoff
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1980s
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The Jitterbug becomes the first dance in two
centuries that allows individual expression
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1940s
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial hits theatres
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1980s
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Minimum Wage 43 cents per hourAverage Salary
1,299.Teachers Salary1,441.
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1940s
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Supreme Court decides that prayer in public
schools is unconstitutional
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1960s
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Computers are developed
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1940s
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Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building is bombed in
Oklahoma City
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1990s
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World War 1
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1910s
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The VCR changes home entertainment forever
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1970s
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Frozen Dinners hit supermarket shelves
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1940s
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Tupperware makes its debut
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1940s
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Thinking they are hearing a newscast, Orson
Welles War of the Worlds broadcast causes a
million people to believe that Earth is actually
being invaded by Martians!
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1930s
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Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizes
abortion
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1970s
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The Slinky is invented by a ship inspector
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1940s
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The Fab Four rock the world
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1960s
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Reynolds Wrap launches a new product called
Aluminum Foil
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1940s
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Life expectancy in America is 46 for men, and 47
for women
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1900s
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Average cost of a loaf of bread is 14 cents
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1950s
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Dr. Jonas Salk develops a vaccine for polio
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1950s
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begins in Atlantic City
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1920s
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Barbie makes her debut at New Yorks Toy Fair
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1950s
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Star Wars becomes one of the highest grossing
films ever
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1970s
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The Tournament of Roses parade becomes the first
color television broadcast
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1950s
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The Civil Rights Movement makes great changes in
society
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1960s
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I Love Lucydebuts on CBS
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1950s
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Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan
debate evolution in the famous Scopes trial
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1920s
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The Great Depression
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1930s
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Over 1500 people lose their lives at the sinking
of the Titanic
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1910s
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Amelia Earhart (first woman to fly solo across
the Atlantic) is lost
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1930s
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The World Wide Web is born
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1990s
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Parker Brothers introduces Monopoly game(20,000
sold in 1st week!)
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1930s
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King Tuts tomb is discovered in Luxor, Egypt
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1920s
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Congress designates The Star Spangled Banner as
the National Anthem
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1930s
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Hasbro introduces G.I. Joe, the first action
figure for boys
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1960s
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Walt Disney produces the first full-length
animated movie
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1930s
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Mrs. Sansone gives birth to
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1960s