Los Angeles in the Cold War
The atlas holds 18 people and 30 moments here, from 1949 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Robin Williams and Marilyn Monroe.
Notable people
Ronald Reagan
from 1952 to 1989
6 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Robin Williams
from 1977 to 1990
4 moments here
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Marilyn Monroe
from 1961 to 1962
2 moments here
American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…
Walt Disney
from 1949 to 1966
2 moments here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
Freddie Mercury
from 1982 to 1983
2 moments here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Prince
from 1981 to 1985
2 moments here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Nelson Mandela
in 1990
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Charlie Chaplin
in 1972
1 moment here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
John F. Kennedy
in 1960
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1965
1 moment here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Elvis Presley
in 1968
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,…
Stephen Hawking
in 1974
1 moment here
English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…
Shinzo Abe
in 1978
1 moment here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Judy Garland
in 1961
1 moment here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Douglas Adams
in 1983
1 moment here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Mohamed Morsi
in 1982
1 moment here
Egyptian engineer, university professor, Muslim Brotherhood politician, and Egypt’s fifth president, serving from 2012 until his removal in July…
Carrie Fisher
in 1956
1 moment here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Paul Walker
in 1973
1 moment here
Paul William Walker IV was an American actor best known for playing Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.…
Moments
- 1949 Move to Holmby Hills Walt Disney
- 1952 Marries Nancy Davis Ronald Reagan
- 1952 Builds Pacific Palisades home Ronald Reagan
- 1956 Birth at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Carrie Fisher
- 1957 Moves to San Onofre Drive Ronald Reagan
- 1960 Accepted nomination in Los Angeles John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Moved back to Los Angeles Marilyn Monroe
- 1961 Hollywood Bowl concert Judy Garland
- 1962 Died at her Brentwood home Marilyn Monroe
- 1965 Visits Watts after rebellion Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1966 Death at St. Joseph Hospital Walt Disney
- 1968 Recording the '68 Comeback Special Elvis Presley
- 1972 Receives Honorary Academy Award Charlie Chaplin
- 1973 Birth in Glendale Paul Walker
- 1974 Year at Caltech Stephen Hawking
- 1977 Los Angeles comedy-club work Robin Williams
- 1978 Visiting student at USC Shinzo Abe
- 1981 Rolling Stones opening appearance Prince
- 1982 Doctoral study at USC Mohamed Morsi
- 1982 Final U.S. concerts Freddie Mercury
- 1983 Lived in Los Angeles Douglas Adams
- 1983 Recorded The Works in Los Angeles Freddie Mercury
- 1984 Opens Los Angeles Olympics Ronald Reagan
- 1985 Purple Rain Tour with guest artists Prince
- 1986 Co-hosting the 58th Academy Awards Robin Williams
- 1989 61st Academy Awards appearance Robin Williams
- 1989 Lives at Bel Air estate Ronald Reagan
- 1989 Returns to California after presidency Ronald Reagan
- 1990 62nd Academy Awards appearance Robin Williams
- 1990 Rallies supporters in Los Angeles Nelson Mandela