| May 2004 Missouri Regional Newsletter p5 |
| 1957- Soviets launch Sputnik, beginning the space race
1958- First Grammy Awards 1959- Barbie first introduced; Ken follows three years later 1960- FDA authorizes birth control method known as "the pill" 1960- "Sit-ins" begin in North Carolina Time Lines 1962-2001: 1962- Marilyn Monroe found dead under mysterious circumstances 1962- Andy Warhol exhibits "Campbell's Soup Can," the most widely recognized pop art image 1963- John F. Kennedy assassinated 1963- Release of The Feminine Mystique galvanizes Women's Movement 1963- McDonald's sells its one-billionth hamburger 1964- The Beatles invade America and perform on The Ed Sullivan Show 1964- Smithsonian Institution adds jeans to its American History collection 1965- Johnson administration escalates U.S. involvement in Vietnam War 1966- National Organization for Women (NOW) founded 1968- Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated 1969- U.S. astronauts land on moon 1969- 400,000 attend Woodstock music festival 1969- Stonewall riots in New York City begin Gay Rights Movement 1972- VCR introduced for home use 1972- Atari debuts first video game machines 1973- Roe vs. Wade legalizes abortion 1973- Arab oil price hike provokes global energy crisis 1974- President Richard Nixon resigns during Watergate scandal 1975- Disney World opens in Florida 1975- Saturday Night Live premieres on NBC 1976- Apple and Microsoft companies founded 1977- The Sex Pistols release God Save the Queen and punk music sweeps Britain 1977- Studio 54 opens in New York City and becomes pinnacle of disco 1977- Elvis Presley dies |