The Life and Times of
Thomas Marion Wright

1940's

1949 Mao Tse Tung declares the Communist People's Republic of China

Inauguration of President Harry S. Truman 1949

Instant pudding & seedless watermelon introduced

1950's

1950 - 1953 Korean War (UN-led coalition Vs. North Korea)

Frozen pizza & American Tex-Mex introduced

Start of Chinese Communist attack on Buddhism

1952 Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England

AAA distributes 40 million state, regional, and city maps to its members in 1952

Diet soda & Duncan Hines cake mixes introduced

Formation of World Fellowship of Buddhists

First Inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953

TV Dinners introduced

Birth

Thomas Marion Wright born on April 08, 1954

Ranch dressing & Broasted chicken introduced

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His wife, Janet Lynn DeCelis Wright, born on June 06, 1956

1956 Suez Crisis (Second Arab-Israeli War)

Interstate Highway Act of 1956 funds a new era of highway construction

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Second Inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower 1957

Tang & Pam introduced

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Rice-A-Roni & instant ramen noodles introduced

1960's

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Brown rice in USA introduced

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Inauguration of President John F. Kennedy 1961

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1962 - 1963 Sino-Indian War

Instant mashed potatoes introduced

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1963 Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of South Vietnam, is assassinated

Martin Luther King Jr's I Have A Dream Speech Aug. 28, 1963

President Kennedy is assassinated

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1964 - 1973 Vietnam War between US-led coalition including government of South Vietnam and coalition including Viet Cong and North Vietnam

Buffalo Wings & Pop Tarts & fast food chicken sandwiches introduced

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1965 Second Kashmir War (Second Indo-Pakistani War)

Gatorade & Slurpees introduced

Inauguration of President Lyndon B. Johnson 1965

State Department White Paper on Vietnam Feb. 27, 1965

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1967 Six-Day War (Third Arab-Israeli War)

High fructose corn syrup introduced

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Treaty on the Non

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1969 Football War between Honduras and El Salvador.

1969 Ho Chi Minh dies in Hanoi

First Inauguration of President Richard M. Nixon 1969

1970's

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1971 Bangladesh War of Independence (Third Indo-Pakistani War)

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More than 250 million road maps printed for just the oil companies to distribute in 1972

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1973 Yom Kippur War (Fourth Arab-Israeli War)

Arab oil embargo of 1973 tightens profits for oil companies and free road maps become less available

Second Inauguration of President Richard M. Nixon 1973

The War Powers Resolution Nov. 7, 1973

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1974 - 1991 Ethiopian Civil War

AAA distributes 180 million maps in 1974

Self-service gas stations begin appearing in 1974 and by 1984 replace most full service tations and eliminates free road maps

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1975 - 1991 Lebanese Civil War

1975 Margaret Thatcher becomes British Prime Minister

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Thomas Marion Wright married Janet Lynn DeCelis Wright on July 03, 1976

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His son, Jeremy Wade Wright, born on April 21, 1977

Inauguration of President Jimmy Carter 1977

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Pope John Paul

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His son, Justin Lee Wright, born on September 07, 1979

1979 - 1989 Soviet-Afghan War

1980's

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1980 - 1988 Iran-Iraq War

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First Inauguration of President Ronald Reagan 1981

Yukon gold potatoes introduced

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1982 Falklands War between United Kingdom and Argentina

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His daughter, Tara Danielle Wright, born on March 12, 1983

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Second Inauguration of President Ronald Reagan 1985

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1989 - 1990 Operation Just Cause, United States invades Panama

Inauguration of President George H. W. Bush 1989

1990's

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1991 - 1995 Croatian War of Independence

1991 Gulf War between Iraq and UN-led coalition

1991 Slovene War of Independence

The Civil Rights Act of 1991

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1992 - 1995 Bosnian Civil War

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First Inauguration of President William J. Clinton 1993

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1994 - 1996 First Chechen War

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Second Inauguration of President William J. Clinton 1997

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1998 - 1999 Kosovo War (NATO Vs. Yugoslavia)

Grape tomatoes introduced

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1999 Second Chechen War

2000's

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2001 Invasion of Afghanistan

Address of President Bush on the start of strikes against Al Qaeda and the Taliban October 7, 2001

First Inauguration of President George W. Bush 2001

Terrorist Bombing of the World Trade Towers in NYC September 11, 2001

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2003 Invasion of Iraq

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Second Inauguration of President George W. Bush 2005

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Inauguration of President Barack H. Obama 2009