New York City in the Space Age

The atlas holds 45 people and 99 moments here, from 1957 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Marilyn Monroe and Neil Armstrong.

Notable people

Ronald Reagan
in 1979
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Marilyn Monroe
in 1962
1 moment here
American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…
Neil Armstrong
in 1969
1 moment here
American naval aviator, research test pilot, NASA astronaut, aerospace administrator, and professor.…
Elvis Presley
in 1972
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,…
Ernest Hemingway
in 1960
1 moment here
American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…
Margaret Thatcher
in 1989
1 moment here
British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1961
1 moment here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1988
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Jimmy Carter
in 1976
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
George H. W. Bush
in 1971
1 moment here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
in 1960
1 moment here
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1960
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Rafael Orozco Maestre
in 1981
1 moment here
Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter, co-founder and lead singer of Binomio de Oro with accordionist Israel Romero.…
Diana, Princess of Wales
in 1989
1 moment here
Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
Golda Meir
in 1960
1 moment here
Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Nadine Gordimer
in 1971
1 moment here
South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Selena
in 1994
1 moment here
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and business owner.…
Liu Xiaobo
in 1989
1 moment here
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human-rights activist, and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
Prince
in 2010
1 moment here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
George Michael
in 1991
1 moment here
English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…
Li Keqiang
in 2016
1 moment here
Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…

New York City in the Space Age

Notable people

Ronald Reagan

Marilyn Monroe

Neil Armstrong

Elvis Presley

Ernest Hemingway

Margaret Thatcher

Gabriel García Márquez

Mikhail Gorbachev

Jimmy Carter

George H. W. Bush

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Jawaharlal Nehru

Rafael Orozco Maestre

Diana, Princess of Wales

Golda Meir

Nadine Gordimer

Selena

Liu Xiaobo

Prince

George Michael

Li Keqiang

Moments

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