Decades
Historical Events
Historical Figures
U.S. Presidents
100
Michael Jackson released Thriller, Mount St. Helens erupted, and Pac-Man was invented.
the 1980s
100
Astronauts stepped on this for the first time in 1969.
The moon.
100
He was the first African American major league baseball player who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Jackie Robinson
100
This president left office after the Watergate scandal.
Richard Nixon
200
The Beatles became popular, MLK made his "I Have a Dream" speech, and hippies were everywhere.
the 1960's
200
In 1929, the stock market crashed and started the _________ while Herbert Hoover was president.
The Great Depression
200
This NASA astronaut was the first man to walk on the moon.
Neil Armstrong
200
This first African American to be elected into the presidential office.
Barack Obama
300
Also known as the Golden Age, Elvis Presley rose to fame, Disneyland opened, and the "Ed Sullivan Show" aired.
the 50s
300
During World War II, the two groups fighting were the Axis powers and the _______.
Allies
300
She was the first woman to fly a plane solo across the Atlantic, and died while trying to attempt to fly across the world.
Amelia Earhart
300
This president played the saxophone and his wife, Hillary, ran for president in 2016.
Bill Clinton
400
Women's suffrage, Babe Ruth hit lots of home runs, and the Great Gatsby was released.
the 1920s
400
This war began between the West and the Soviet Union with events like the Cuban Missile Crisis and Bay of Pigs Invasion.
The Cold War
400
This man premiered Mickey Mouse for the first time in 1928.
Walt Disney
400
Lyndon B. Johnson became president after this president was assassinated.
John F. Kennedy
500
The Vietnam War, disco was popular, and the US celebrates its
The 1970s
500
This woman was known as the "first lady of the civil rights" and refused to give her seat up on a bus.
Rosa Parks
500
American Army General during World War II and became President in the 1950s. Nicknamed "Ike."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
500
This president from California was an actor before he entered into politics.
Ronald Reagan
