U.S. successfully launches Explorer 1 satellite. Doug Wiliams leads Washington over Denver in Superbowl. Ham the chimp goes into space. King Charles the First executed. Franz Shupert born. 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

Mahatma Gandhi assasinated. The Lone Ranger debuts.

Dr. Strangelove released. President Reagan announces run for re-election. The Raven is published. Kansas becomes the 44th state.

Space Shuttle Challenger explodes. 'We are the World' is recorded. Elvis makes his national television debut.

John Lennon writes 'Instant Karma.' Edison recieves patent. National Geographic Society incorporated. First TV demonstrated. Mozart born.

'The Twist' ends it's run atnumber 1. The Bears defeat the Patriots in the Super Bowl.

The Winter Olympics take place for the first time. Charles Manson and three followers convicted. King Henry the 8th marries Anne Boleyin. Nellie Bly completes round the world journey. America's first transcontinental phone call.

The Gold Rush begins. Chillan, Chile destroyed by earthquake. Soichi Yokoi discovered. The Boy Scouts movement begins.

The A Team debuts. The Wham-O frisbee released.

Laugh In debuts. Foreman defeats Frazier.