1940s-1950s
1946
Dr. Benjamin Spack published "Baby and Child Care."
On January 1, 1946 at Oceanside South Nassau Communities Hospital, Rose Weck gave birth to daughter Carla who became one of Long Islands first baby boomers.
1947
Jackie Robinson broke baseball color barriers
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show begins
1949
Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer for "Death ofaSalesman"
1950
George Orwell dies.
1951
J.D. Salinger published "Catcher in the Rye:
1952
Dwight Eisenhower elected president.
1953
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for espionage.
1954
"Father Know Best" began.
1955
"Gunsmoke" bowed, would stay on TV for 20 more years.
1956
Elvis Presley appeared on (waist up) "Ed Sullivan."
1957
Federal troops forced Little Rock school integration.
1958
U.S. orbited Explorer I satellite.
1959
Barbie Doll was born -full gown
1960s - 1970s
1960
Kennedy and Nixon squared off in TV debates.
1961
J~K ordered Bay of Pigs invasion.
1962
John Glenn orbited Earth..
1963
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have aDream speech.
1964
Congress passed bills on civil rights and war on poverty.
1965
LBJ asked for massive buildup of troops in Vietnam
1966
On the tube: Batman, The Monkees.
1967
Hippies take over Haight-Ashbury.
1968
Rowen &Martin's Laughin socked it to us.
1969
Vietnam troop withdrawal begins.
1970
Mary Tyler Moore made it OK not to have a date.
1971
Voting gage lowered to 18.
1972
Nixon toured China..
1973
Arab oil embargo.
1974
Kidnaped Patty Hearst turned into Tanya.
1975
Communist forces took over Saigon