Click on any of the News, Events, or Discoveries buttons above to see historical things that happened during
Perry Preston's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
Perry, his family, and friends. For example, Perry is 2 years old when The Black Panther party is founded.
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 1 |
1965 |
The first "space walk" was completed by the Soviet Union |
| 7 |
1971 |
The first unmanned spacecraft hit Mars and was launched by the Soviet Union |
| 10 |
1974 |
Discovery of "Lucy" in Africa, an almost complete hominid skeleton over 3 million years old, only 3 and a half feet tall but having adult teeth, a small brain, walked upright |
| 11 |
1975 |
Invention of the CAT scanner (computerized axial tomography) |
| 15 |
1979 |
First "test tube baby" from artificial insemination |
| 17 |
1981 |
AIDS is identified by scientist; The first reusable space shuttle, Columbia, is sent into space. |
| 22 |
1986 |
Moments after liftoff the space shuttle Challenger explodes, killing size astronauts and a New Hampshire teacher. |
| 25 |
1989 |
An asteroid comes relatively close to colliding with the earth |
| 26 |
1990 |
Hubble Space Telescope launched; optical defect discovered and repaired later in 1993. |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 5 |
1969 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In July, the U.S. becomes the first nation to land astronauts on the moon. Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to step on the lunar surface. |
| 6 |
1970 |
NEWS HEADLINES: U.S. forces invade Cambodia and the Vietnam War continues to escalate. Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix die of drug overdoses. Four Kent State University students are killed during a Vietnam War protest. |
| 13 |
1977 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Star Wars is released and becomes the biggest ticket selling movie of all time. |
| 20 |
1984 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first Macintosh computer with a mouse is launched and begins the computer age as it is shortly followed by the first PC and Microsoft. |
| 28 |
1992 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The "World Wide Web" (Internet) became available for home use through college and university sponsored "freenets". |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 2 |
1966 |
The Black Panther party is founded. |
| 3 |
1967 |
Martin Luther King leads an anti Vietnam protest in New York; The American Indian Movement is founded; Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King are assassinated; Three Apollo astronauts are killed in a fire on the launch pad. |
| 7 |
1971 |
Charles Manson is found guilt of murder. |
| 8 |
1972 |
Break-in at the Democratic headquarters sets of the Watergate Scandal. |
| 9 |
1973 |
The Vietnam War peace pacts were signed in Paris and the last of the American forces finally leave Vietnam. |
| 13 |
1977 |
Jimmy Carter, a Democrat from GA, is elected president. |
| 17 |
1981 |
Ronald Reagan is elected president. He will serve two terms. (Republican) |
| 23 |
1987 |
President Reagan and Soviet leader Gorbachev meet in Washington and sign an agreement calling for the dismantling of all Soviet and US missiles. |
| 23 |
1987 |
January 24 - approximately 20,000 protesters march through Cummings, Georgia in all White Forsyth County. |
| 25 |
1989 |
George Bush is elected president. (Republican) |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 25 |
1989 |
The Berlin Wall falls uniting communist East Germany and capitalistic West Germany |
| 26 |
1990 |
Iraq (Sadam Hussein) invades Kuwait causing the U.N. to impose sanctions. This leads to the Gulf War. |
| 28 |
1992 |
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is formed. |
