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James Manning's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
James, his family, and friends. For example, James is 1 years old when Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states.
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 7 |
1936 |
The first regular television broadcast happens in England |
| 9 |
1938 |
Hahn, Strassmann, Meitner and Frisch discover nuclear fission |
| 17 |
1946 |
The university of Pennsylvania develops the ENIAC computer, containing 18,000 vacuum tubes |
| 18 |
1947 |
Researches at Bell Labs invent the first transistor |
| 22 |
1951 |
The first color television is introduced in the U.S. |
| 23 |
1952 |
The first sex-change surgery was performed to change George Jorgensen into Christine Jorgensen. |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 9 |
1938 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Orson Wells' radio production of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds causes a national panic. |
| 10 |
1939 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first regular television broadcast happens in the United States |
| 12 |
1941 |
NEWS HEADLINES: December 7, 1941 -- Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the US officially declares war on Japan the following day. World War II begins for American soldiers. |
| 21 |
1950 |
NEWS HEADLINES: On June 25, the Korean War begins and the United Nations officially declaring war on North Korea two days later. |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 1 |
1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
| 3 |
1932 |
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. |
| 4 |
1933 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone! |
| 5 |
1934 |
Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize. |
| 5 |
1934 |
Farm families must leave the dust bowl-stricken Great Plains areas. The dust bowl includes areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas. Radio picks up the "Okie" songs. In all, 400,000 people leave the Great Plains. |
| 6 |
1935 |
Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time. |
| 10 |
1939 |
Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first films to be made in color. |
| 14 |
1943 |
Japanese Americans are relocated to internment camps; Almost 400,000 coal miners go on strike; Race riots break out in Los Angeles and Detroit. |
| 15 |
1944 |
On June 6, Allied forces invade Normandy (referred to as "D-Day") |
| 16 |
1945 |
President Roosevelt dies; The United Nations is established; the first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. |
| 25 |
1954 |
The nationally televised McCarthy hearings lead to Senator Joseph McCarthy's downfall; Segregation by race in schools is declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court; Congress adds the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and requires "In God We Trust" to appear on all American currency. |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 9 |
1938 |
Hitler annexes Anschluss into Germany. At the Munich Conference, Germany is given a portion of Czechoslovakia. |
| 10 |
1939 |
Hitler takes over all of Czechoslovakia. On Sept. 1st, Germany invades Poland. On Sept. 3rd, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II has begun. |
| 16 |
1945 |
World War II ends with a Japanese delegation signing instrument of surrender aboard battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. |
