Sperry High School Class of 1969

	1950-1951	The 'future' Class of 1969 was born.
	Jul. 27, 1953	Korean War ends.
	Oct. 3, 1955	Captain Kangaroo premieres on television.
	Nov. 1956	Dwight Eisenhower elected President.
	Aug. 5, 1957	American Bandstand makes it's television debut.
	Aug. 23, 1957	The future Class of 1969 enters the first grade at Washington Elementary School - Sperry, OK.
	Aug. 1958	The future Class of 1969 enters the newly constructed Sperry Elementary School as second graders.
	1959	Fidel Castro assumes power in Cuba.
	Nov. 1960	John Kennedy elected President.
	1961	The first U.S. military personnel are sent to Vietnam.
	Oct. 1, 1961	Roger Maris hits 61 home runs...breaks Babe Ruth's record.
	Feb. 20, 1962	John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth.
	Aug. 5, 1962	Actress Marilyn Monroe dies.
	Oct. 15, 1962	Cuban Missile Crisis begins and threatens World War III.
	1963	Postal Zip Codes are first introduced.
	Aug. 1963	The Class of '69 enters Sperry Jr. High School.
	Nov. 22, 1963	President John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, TX.
	Feb. 9, 1964	The Beatles make their first U.S. appearance.
	Nov. 1964	Lyndon Johnson elected to his first full term as President.
	Aug. 1966	The future Class of 1969 enters Sperry High School.
	1968	The cost of mailing a First Class letter increases to 6 cents.
	Sep. 24, 1968	60 Minutes debuts on television.
	Apr. 4, 1968	Martin Luther King assassinated in Memphis, TN.
	Jun. 5, 1968	Robert F. Kennedy assassinated in Los Angeles, CA.
	Nov. 1968	Richard Nixon elected President. Sperry High School football team loses in state finals.
	Jan. 12, 1969	New York Jets win Super Bowl III. Joe Namath-MVP.
	May 1969	The Class of 1969 graduates High School.