76. FDR beats Herbert Hoover 1932
77. Gorbachev becomes Soviet Premier 1985
78. Max Planck proposes quantum theory of energy 1900
79. Scientists clone sheep in Scotland 1997
80. Congress passes interstate highway bill 1956
81. Panama Canal opens 1914
82. Friedan's The Feminine Mystique published 1963
83. Space Shuttle Challenger explosion 1/28/86
84. U.S. sends troops to South Korea. 1950
85. Violence erupts at Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Aug 1968
86. Freud publishes The Interpretation of Dreams 1900
87. China begins "Great Leap Forward" 1958
88. U.S. enters World War I 4/6/17
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89. Babe Ruth hits 60th homer 9/30/27
90. Glenn becomes 1st American to orbit earth 2/20/62
91. Gulf of Tonkin resolution passed 1964
92. Pathfinder lands on Mars 1997
93. Hitler launches Kristallnacht 11/9/38
94. Churchill named UK Prime Minister 1940
95. Test-tube baby born 1978
96. Soviets blockade West Berlin 1948
97. Bill Gates and Paul Allen start Microsoft 1975
98. Chernobyl nuclear plant explosion 1986
99. Scopes Trial 1925
100. Surgeon General warns of smoking-related health hazards.
Jan 1964
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