cold war and beyound
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history, jackson, 3rdTRANSCRIPT
1949-1989
Time Between the Cold War
By: Asia Moss and Alexis Hodges
Mr. Jackson History 3rd block
Table of Contents
Subject year page
Marilyn Monroe 1950 3 & 4
Richard Nixon 1950 5 & 6
Harry S. Truman 1949 7 & 8
James Dean 1955 9 & 10
Vaccine 1952 11 & 12
Little Rock 1957 13
Buddy Holly 1959 14 & 15
J.F.K 1963 16 & 17
Wheel of Furtune 1981 18 & 19
Sally Ride 1983 20 & 21
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962 -She was one of those stars moving on up
-Was a popular “Sex Symbol” movie star
- Married to baseball hero Joe DiMaggio
and later Arthur Miller
- Was in the video because she was
rumored to have relationships with
president John F. Kennedy and Robert
Kennedy but also because she was an
upcoming star.
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
January 9, 1913 – April 22,1994 A Member of the House of
Representative from California
Was accused of being a communist and a
spy
Nixon presented evidence that help
prove his guilty in 1950.
He was in the video because years later
he became the president of the United
States
Harry S. Truman
Harry Truman
May 8,1884 – December 26, 1972 U.S President when President Roosevelt
died in 1945
Responsible for dropping the atomic
bombs on Japan and ending World War II
Included in the song because in his
second term in 1949 he defeated Thomas
Dewey, A famous picture showing the
headlines saying “Dewey Wins!” Brought
U.S to Korean War.
James Dean
James Dean
February 8,1931- September
30,1955 A Movie star who became a symbol for
young people
was included into the song because of a
killing accident that caused him is life
Vaccine
Vaccine
First developed by Jonas Salk
First tested in 1952
Announced to the world by Salk on April
12,1955
September 25, 1957
• LITTLE ROCK (NINE)
•Happened in Little Rock, Arkansa
• 9 black students enrolled at Little Rock ( currently an ALL white school.)
Rock-N-Roll Legend Buddy holly
• February 3, 1959
• This is the day Buddy Holly died in a plane crash
• Don Mclean wrote, “American Pie” (the day the music died) inspired by the day the Rock-n-Roll legend dies.
BUDDY HOLLY
J.F.K
• Assassinated during a political parade
• He was riding in an open top automobile and got shot in the head with a sniper rifel
• In Dallas Nov. 22, 1963
To the left is J.F.K in the political parade before he got shot.
Right is one of J.F.K’s most famous quotes.
Wheel of Fortune
• Social
• Debuted in December, 1981
• Today’s Host Pat Sajak and Co host Vanna White
• The first host and co host was Chuck Whoolery, and Susan Stafford
Right is Pat Sajak and Vanna White
Left is Chuck Woolery and Susan Stafford
Sally Ride
• FIRST American women in space
• On Challenger mission June 18, 1983
• Born May 26, 1951- died July 23, 2012 at 61
Sally Ride
To the rightThe challenger