San Diego in the Cold War
The atlas holds 7 people and 8 moments here, from 1956 to 1982. The most recorded lives are Kobe Bryant, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley.
Notable people
Dolores del Río
in 1982
1 moment here
Mexican actress Dolores del Río (María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete) was a major star of silent-era Hollywood and the Golden Age of…
Elvis Presley
in 1956
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,…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1974
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Kobe Bryant
in 1979
2 moments here
Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers.…
Lars Onsager
in 1961
1 moment here
Norwegian-American physical chemist and theoretical physicist whose career took him from Norway and Switzerland to major American universities.…
Marilyn Monroe
in 1958
1 moment here
American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…
Muhammad Ali
in 1973
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Moments
- 1956 Milton Berle Show aboard USS Hancock Elvis Presley
- 1958 Filmed at the Hotel del Coronado Marilyn Monroe
- 1961 Visiting professor at UC San Diego Lars Onsager
- 1973 Ken Norton first fight Muhammad Ali
- 1974 Dialogues in San Diego Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1979 Family move to San Diego Kobe Bryant
- 1979 Preschool in La Jolla Kobe Bryant
- 1982 Hospitalization at Scripps Hospital Dolores del Río