1969 On August 15-17, the Woodstock Music Festival draws 400,000 fans to a farm in upstate New York.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: popular cultureEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1969
1964 On February 9, the British rock group, the Beatles, appear on the Ed Sullivan Show. Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: popular cultureEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1964
1955 On April 15, entrepreneur Ray Kroc opens the first McDonald's franchise restaurant in Des Plains, Illinois.Timeline State: IllinoisTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: popular cultureEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1955
1945 The U.S. Congress officially recognizes the Pledge of Allegiance on December 28.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: popular cultureEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1945
1946 Dr. Benjamin Spock publishes The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care. The book sells over 25 million copies and revolutionizes childcare in the U.S.Timeline State: ConnecticutTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: popular cultureEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1946
1931 Chicago gangster Al Capone is convicted of tax evasion on October 18 and is later sent to the federal penitentiary in Atlanta.Timeline State: IllinoisTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: popular cultureEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1931
1927 The first talking motion picture, The Jazz Singer, is released in Hollywood on October 6.Timeline State: CaliforniaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: popular cultureEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1927
1893 The Yale-Princeton Thanksgiving Day (November 30) football game in New York City draws 40,000 fans.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: popular cultureEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1893
1893 The World's Columbian Exposition is held in Chicago between May 1 and October 30.Timeline State: IllinoisTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: popular cultureEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1893
1891 Basketball is invented by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts in December.Timeline State: MassachusettsTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: popular cultureEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1891
