Timeline 1877-Present

By Avin Simpson

  • Phonograph

    Phonograph
    The first phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison. It was a piece of tin foil wrapped around a cylinder in the middle.

  • American Physical Society

    American Physical Society
    This society was founded to "advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics."

  • Century

    Century
    Beginning of the 20th century

  • Batman

    Batman
    The iconic superhero Batman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane in Detective Comics #27

  • Captain Marvel

    Captain Marvel
    The Adventures of Captain Marvel was a movie that released on this day, this is based on the DC Comic character Captain Marvel also known as Shazam ad is considered the first superhero film.

  • Cold War starts

    Cold War starts
    This is the time that the Cold War starts after the surrender of the Nazis.

  • Jackie Robinson

    Jackie Robinson
    Jackie Robinson joins Major League Baseball

  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks
    Rosa Parks refuses to go to the back of the bus

  • JFK Election

    JFK Election
    JFK is elected president. Television is believed to be one of the reasons JFK was elected because he looked better than Nixon

  • JFK Assassination

    JFK Assassination
    JFK is assassinated in Dallas, Lee Harvey Oswald is convicted

  • Civil Rights Acts of 1964

    Civil Rights Acts of 1964
    Civil Rights act was passed by Lyndon B. Johnson.

  • Malcolm X Assassination

    Malcolm X Assassination
    Malcolm X, the black nationalist leader was assassinated, age 39

  • Black Panthers

    Black Panthers
    The revolutionary organization for black rights, know as the Black Panther Party was formed.

  • MLK Assassination

    MLK Assassination
    While at the Lorraine Hotel, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and assassinated at 6:01 p.m.

  • Moon

    Moon
    Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to ever walk on the moon

  • Jurassic Park

    Jurassic Park
    The novel Jurassic Park, written by Michael Crichton was published. 3 years later it would be adapted into an iconic film

  • Cold War ends

    Cold War ends
    As communism collapsed in the eastern parts of Europe, the Cold War ends

  • Google

    Google
    The well known American search engine company, Google was founded

  • Covid-19

    Covid-19
    The covid-19 or coronavirus pandemic started. Covid-19 is a very deadly virus.

  • Susan Speights

    Susan Speights
    Dr. Susan Speights, a history teacher, posted an assignment in Google classroom where students have to make a timeline with 20 events that take place from 1877- the present.