"We Didn't Start The Fire" History Project

Marilyn Monroe

Jun 1, 1926

Marilyn Monroe was a very famous American actress in the 1940s-1960s. Her real name was Norma Jeane Baker. In 1962 she died by overdose suicide.

Harry Turman

Apr 12, 1945

Harry Turman was the 33rd President of the U.S. from 1945-1953. He was the one to order the bombings of of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan.

Richard Nixon

Jan 20, 1969

Richard Nixon was the 37th President of the U.S. from 1969-1974. He got the U.S. out of the Vietnam War in 1974. He also resigned from office because of the Watergate scandal.