Things That Have Happened Since John McCain Was Born

Here at Geekscribe, we love random facts and cool stats.  I was looking around the web, and I found a neat site that has listed on it Things That Have Happened In History.  So, I was wondering, what things have happened since one of our Presidential candidates, John McCain, has been alive?  The answer is, a lot. Here is the first set.  Source

Things That Have Happened Since the Year John McCain was born:

John McCain was born on August 29, 1936.

• In 1936:
  The Hoover Dam was completed.
  The first edition of Life Magazine came out.
• In 1937:
  The Golden Gate Bridge was completed.
  The Hindenburg disaster occurred.
• 1938:
  Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia.
  Orson Wells caused widespread panic with the famous War of the Worlds radio broadcast.
• 1939:
  World War 2 Began!
  Heinkel HE 178, the first jet aircraft flew.
• 1940:
  Woody Woodpecker cartoon first appeared.
• 1941:
  Mt. Rushmore was finished.
• 1942:
  The Declaration of the United Nations was signed by 26 allied nations.
  Enrico Fermi set up the first Atomic reactor at Chicago.

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