Jan 26 1960 to Aug 4 1960
Sep 5 1960 to Feb 14 1961
Greensboro, NV lunch counter sit-in starts a wave of non-violent anti-segregation protests. First CERN particle accelerator becomes operational in Geneva. U.S. announced 3,500 soldiers will go to Vietnam. Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa. First laser patent awarded. First U.S. weather satellite launched, followed by a navigation satellite (lots of satellites going up_. U-2 pilot Gary Powers is shot down. Pres. Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960 to combat voting rights discrimination. Adolf Eichmann caught by Mossad and tried. Much rearrangement in the map of Africa with many nations becoming independent.
To Kill a Mockingbird published. President Eisenhower dedicates Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. OPEC formed by five countries (four Muslim countries and Venezuela). First televised presidential debates. Sen. John F. Kennedy defeats Vice President Richard Nixon for president, becoming the youngest elected president. U.S. Supreme Court rules segregation in public transportation is illegal. Central American Common Market formed by four countries. U.S. severs diplomatic relations with Cuba. Departing Pres. Eisenhower warns the nation of the rising military-industrial complex. Project Mercury spacecraft tests begin.
Jan 9 1972 to Jan 28 1973
East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh. Ghana PM overthrown in
coup. Pakistan announces a nuclear weapons program. Steep unemployment in UK. Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland, British Army kills 14 unarmed nationalist civil rights marchers; Northern Ireland Parliament later suspended. Mariner 9 broadcasts pictures of Mars. British government declares state of emergency over miners' strike. California Supreme Court voids state's death penalty. Nixon's 8-day visit to China. Pioneer 10 launched (eventually it would be the first satellite to leave the solar system). Organization of the Islamic Conference charter signed, forging a collective Muslim voice. Equal Rights Amendment approved by Congress. Clifford Irving's forged Howard Hughes "biography." Avalanche on Mount Fuji kills climbers. US, USSR, and about 70 nations sign agreement to ban biological warfare. Apollo 16 & 17 head for Moon (the last manned Moon flights to date). Vietnam War continues through all of this, including the mining of Haiphong Harbor. Gov. George Wallace is shot and paralyzed. Nixon ^ Brezhnev sign SALT I treaty and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Watergate break-in and cover-up. U.S. Supreme Court rules capital punishment unconstitutional. Sen. George McGovern wins the Democratic nomination for president (followed by the Eagleton scandal). National Dock Strike in UK. Continued violence in and concerning Northern Ireland. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in world chess championship. Munich massacre (at Munich Olympics: 7 Israeli athletes murdered).
The Joy of Sex is published. Paris Peace talks produce significant breakthrough in the peace process. Increased Social Security spending authorized. President Richard Nixon is re-elected over Sen. George McGovern. UK, Republic of Ireland, and Denmark enter EEC.
Roe v. Wade. Announcement of a peace accord in Vietnam: Vietnam War ends on the last day Jupiter is in Sagittarius with the signg of the Paris Peace Accords.
Dec 25 1983 to Jan 13 1985
The Bell System is dismantled. Super Bowl plays Apple's iconic "1984" ad for the Macintosh (released two days later). TED founded. McMartin Preschool teachers charted with Satanic ritual abuse (later dropped, but a big deal for a year at least). Australian banks deregulated. Space Shuttle Discovery first voyage. UK and China sign agreement to return Hong Kong to China in 1997. Various significant spacewalk stories.
The Terminator is released. Indira Gandhi assassinated. Ronald Reagan re-elected president over Walter Mondale. Sandinista Front wins Nicaraguan general election. Tamil Tigers purge of Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka begins. THe Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) is created. First two British cellular mobile phone networks launch. Japan's space agency launches its first interplanetary craft.
Dec 10 1995 to Dec 29 1996
Dayton Agreement formally ends Bosnian War; NATO begins peacekeeping. Israel launches "Operation; Grapes of Wrath" against Lebanon, bombing kills over 100 Lebanese civilians. Mt. Everest disaster, a sudden storm leaves several dead (overall, worst season for fatalities on the mountain). Iraqi armament inspections are blocked by Republican Guard; they later find prohibited missile parts. Seems to me like an unusual number of rain and storm disasters. Osama bin Laden declares Jihad to remove American presence from Saudi Arabia. Charles & Diana are officially divorced, Diana and Sarah lose Royal Highness status be order of the Queen. Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (later ratified). Bill Clinton is re-elected president over Bob Dole.
Nov 25 2007 to Dec 13 2008
Treaty of Lisbon amends EU constitution. Former Pakistan PM Benazir Bhutto assassinated with 20 others. World stock markets plunge Jan 21 on U.S. recession fears. Iran opens first space center and launches first rocket into space. Kosovo declares independence from Serbia. World food and fuel prices rise sharply. First European Space Agency cargo spacecraft launches. Nepal abolishes its monarchy, becomes a republic. 11 international climbers die on K2. Mauritania president deposed in a
coup. Lehman Brothers collapse and stock market tumble starts the Great Recession which rolls downhill for weeks. [Therefore, not reliably good for economy but possibly means overreach.] Pres. Bush signs an Emergency Economic Stabilization Act. Indian Space Research Organization launches lunar exploration spacecraft. Barack Obama defeats John McCain for presidency.
Nov 9 2019 to present [2/17/20]
Bolivian protests lead to President Morales' resignation. Hong Kong protests persist (becoming violent especially with people confronting police). Public impeachment hearings against Donald Trump begin in the House of Representatives Nov 13, leading to two articles of impeachment and a Senate trial. Israeli PM Netanyahu indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. Europe's central Internet registry ran out of IPv4 addresses. Chilean protests center on grave human rights violations and excessive violence by police. New British elections strongly endorse conservatives and open the way for Brexit, which is complete soon after. U.S. Space Force founded, dedicated to space warfare. Iraqis break into U.S. embassy in Baghdad as prat of a wider Mideast raging at America. Australian fires reach formal emergency level. U.S. military kills Iranian General Soleimani, with sequelae. NAFTA replacement USMCA signed into law. U.S,-China tentatively reopen to trade negotiations. Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.