Modern History Timeline

  • Harry Truman

    Harry Truman dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, ending
    World War 2.
  • Doris Day

    Doris Day was a popular singer/actress.
  • Red China

    Communists take control of China.
  • Johnnie Ray

    Johnny Ray wrote number one hit, "Cry".
  • South Pacific

    "South Pacific" was a popular Broadway musical and movie.
  • Walter Winchell

    Walter Winchell was a very popular gossip reporter.
  • Joe Dimaggio

    Joe Dimaggio
    Joe Dimaggio was a very popular baseball player from the New York Yankees.