Houston in the Cold War

The atlas holds 8 people and 13 moments here, from 1955 to 1989. The most recorded lives are John F. Kennedy, Muhammad Ali and Sydney Brenner.

Elvis Presley
in 1970
1 moment here
American singer and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up in Memphis,…
George H. W. Bush
in 1959
1 moment here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
John F. Kennedy
from 1960 to 1963
3 moments here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Muhammad Ali
from 1966 to 1967
3 moments here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1980
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Selena
in 1989
1 moment here
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and business owner.…
Sydney Brenner
from 1973 to 1984
2 moments here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Toni Morrison
in 1955
1 moment here
Toni Morrison (Chloe Ardelia Wofford) was an American novelist, editor, and professor whose career moved through Ohio, Washington, D.C., New York,…