Eye in the Sky (2016) has been hailed theThanks for dropping by The Story Behind The Story! Take a look around and grab the RSS feed to stay updated. AXS.com brings you inside access to tickets, artist news, and exclusive stories on concerts, tours, sports teams, family events, arts, theater, and festivals. News and updates on agricultural technology, irrigation, fertilizers, organic farming, harvesting, farm equipments. What Happened in 1. Pop Culture, Significant Events, Key Technology and Inventions. Major News Stories include Peak of the Baby Boomer years, Toyota starts selling cars in the US, Suez Canal Crisis Ends, Asian Flu Pandemic, USSR launches Sputnik 1, South Vietnam attacked by Viet Cong Guerrillas, Elvis Presley purchases Graceland, First Nuclear Reactor plant opens Pennsylvania. Jump To 1. 95. 7 Fashion - - World Leaders - - 1. Calendar - - 1. 95. Technology - - Cost Of Living - - Popular Culture - - Toys. Cost of Living 1. How Much things cost in 1. Yearly Inflation Rate USA 3. Yearly Inflation Rate UK 3. Average Cost of new house $1. Average Monthly Rent $9. Average Yearly Wages $4. Cost of a gallon of Gas 2. Bacon per pound 6. Eggs per dozen 2. HI FI Portable Record Player $7. Children's Shoes $5. Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Sterling Average House Price 2,3. Average Wages 6. The Soviet Union launched the first space satellite Sputnik 1. The music continued to be Rock and Roll with artists like . The popular toys were Slinkys and Hula Hoops. Watch the Latest News.com.au Videos including Featured News Videos and Sports Videos and News Highlights. View more News.com.au Videos and Breaking News and Featured. Search Network Use the search engine to quickly browse through the network. The Channel Hop trope as used in popular culture. Television shows are usually not directly owned by a particular channel, although once they have a contract After being taken down twice by Blogger within a single week, we got the message: It’s Time To Go. Gates of Vienna has moved to a new address. The continued growth of the use of credit was shown by the fact that 2/3 of all new cars were bought on credit. Some of the areas that would cause problems later were starting to show South Vietnam is attacked by Viet Cong Guerrillas and Troops are sent to Arkansas to enforce anti segregation laws Egypt - -- Suez Canal Crisis 1. Egypt re- opens the Suez Canal. More Information and Timeline For The 1. Suez Canal Crisis. Background: Egyptian coup d'etat of 1. Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein becoming President of Egypt in 1. One of his objectives was for British British withdrawal from the Suez Canal which did not happen by negotiation. July 2. 6th President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser announces the nationalization of the Suez Canal. July 2. 6th Egyptian forces seize control of the canal and implement its nationalization. October 2. 9th Operation Kadesh - -- Israel begins military operations against Egypt. October 3. 1st Operation Musketeer - French / British Invasion Begins to take back control of the Suez Canal From Egyptian Control. November 4th President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser orders the sinking of ships in the canal making the canal impassable for Shipping. November 6th Following pressure and condemnation from the United Nations Britain agree to a Cease fire and withdrawal of British Troops. November 7th Following pressure and condemnation from the United Nations France agree to a Cease fire and withdrawal of French Troops. November 8th Israel declares willingness to withdrawal of Israeli forces from Sinai. November 1. 5th United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) Arrives In Egypt deployed in designated areas around the canal and Sinai and Gaza to ensure British, French and Israeli Forces leave Egypt. December 2. 2nd all British and French troops leave Egypt. December 2. 2nd all British and French troops leave Egypt. January 9th British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns due to his handling of the Suez Crisis and Harold Macmillan becomes the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. April Egypt re- opens the Suez Canal for shipping. May 1. 6th United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) are ordered to leave Egypt by the Egyptian government 1. Yom Kippur War between Egyptian and Israeli forces the Suez canal once again became a focus point of the war due to it's strategic importance for shipping that moves oil from the middle east to the rest of the world. For example to transport oil from Saudi Arabia to the United States 2,7. South Africa United States - - First Frisbee Toy. Wham- O releases the first Frisbee toys for sale during January of 1. The most common origin story for the name of the flying disc is that college students would throw empty pie tins from the Frisbie Pie Company in Connecticut in the late 1. Inventor Walter Frederick Morrison got the idea for a flying disc in the late 1. He originally named it the Pluto Platter, hoping to cash- in on the alleged flying saucer U. F. O sightings at the time. The toy company Wham- O bought the Pluto Platter, changed its name to the Frisbee, and it soon became a wildly popular toy. Andrei Gromyko Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Gromyko is appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the USSR More Information for Andrei Gromyko. Andrei Gromyko was appointed as the Soviet Union's Minister of Foreign Affairs in February of 1. Gromyko had worked his way up the Soviet hierarchy having previously served as an ambassador to the U. S. Gromyko was considered a skilled negotiator and trustworthy diplomat but it was unclear if he had any political or personal agenda and the scope of his influence on Soviet policy was unknown. He would often accompany Soviet leaders on their foreign visits and was a proponent of disarmament. Gromyko held his position until 1. Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, a mostly ceremonial but honorable position as the Head of State, which he held until 1. Caused by mutation in wild ducks combining with a pre- existing human strain of Flu. Spring Avian influenza Pandemic originates in China Category 2 ( 0. The Final Death toll in the US thought to be close to 7. World wide the death toll thought to be in excess of 1 million Webmasters Note, You will often hear Flu Epidemics / Pandemics described with the name of a species of animal for example Bird or Avian, Swine, etc. The reason these type of influenza ( Flu ) are so dangerous is because when a particular strain for example H5. N1 of influenza virus adapts to effect both humans and birds the human body has not previously been exposed and does not possess the antibodies required to fight the particular strain of influenza. In the case of Avian Flu additional complications are caused because of the world wide migration of birds which causes the spread of the strain quickly around the world. September 8th Germany begins using the V2 Guided missile rocket technology against Britain. August 2. 1st The USSR Launches the first Intercontinental ballistic missile. October 4th The USSR launches the First artificial satellite Sputnik 1. November 3rd The USSR launches the Second artificial satellite Sputnik 2 carrying the First animal in space (a dog named Laika). January 3. 1st The United States Launches the First US satellite Explorer 1. Over the next few years the USSR and The United States continued to advance the technology, but the crowning glory of this period of history has to be the successful landing of a man on the moon by the United States on July 2. Neil Alden Armstrong becomes the first person to set foot on the Moon. On board is the first animal to enter space - a dog named Laika. More Information and Timeline for the Sputnik 2 satellite. The spacecraft was the second spacecraft successfully launched into Earth's orbit and the first spacecraft to carry a biological being into space. Sputnik 2 carried Laika, a female dog, into space. Laika was provided with food, water, oxygen, a padded area and enough room to lay or stand and she was expected to live for up to ten days while Soviet scientists collected data on the effects of space on living beings. Unfortunately, it was believed that she only survived for two days due to problems with the thermal control system. The craft fell out of orbit and into Earth's atmosphere in April of 1. By July of 1. 96. U. S. 1. 94. 5 Vietnam declares independence from the French. France recognizes Vietnam as a . Democratic Republic of Vietnam attack French Occupation Forces. Vietminh move to Northern Part Of Vietnam where large numbers support their cause. China and USSR offer to provide Weapons to Vietminh. US offers military aid to the French. Vietminh lay siege to the French garrison at Dienbienphu. Geneva Convention provisional demarcation line is drawn at the 1. Vietnam into North and South Vietnam. Viet Cong Guerrillas begin Terrorist Bombing campaign and assassinate more than 4. South Vietnamese officials in Saigon ( South Vietnam ) I have included some of the history up to this point in time to offer an indication of the reasons behind the Vietnam War which started in earnest following the Gulf of Tonkin Incident in 1. United States becoming involved in The Vietnam War from 1. More Information and Timeline for the Treaty of Rome. The Treaty of Rome created a common market to be shared between the six countries and was one of the main documents used to create the European Union in the 1. The European Atomic Energy Community Treaty was also signed at the same time with the goal of establishing peaceful atomic energy programs. He became the first pilot to average supersonic speed during a transcontinental flight and it took three hours and twenty- three minutes to complete. Glenn later became one of the first U. S. In addition to being an accomplished test pilot, he became the first American to orbit the Earth and the fifth person to go into space in 1. Friendship 7 spacecraft. Definition of Baby Boomer By US Government: Demographic birth boom between 1. World War II ends 1. Hundreds of thousands of servicemen return home hoping to set up home with a loved one. Governments deal with this in differing ways. United States Passes the GI Bill or ( Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1. Provided college or vocational education for returning World War II veterans. Provided low interest, zero down payment home loans for returning World War II veterans. Provided one year of unemployment compensation for returning World War II veterans. Resulting from these measures tens of thousands of jobs were created for pent up demand in consumer goods, the construction industry, higher education etc. Great Britain built tens of thousands of low income homes for returning servicemen, increased nationalization and also provided education and unemployment for returning servicemen, this combined with the increased opportunity provided to export goods to the United States created a boom of children and the economy.
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