Chronology of Events
| 1946-1950 | |
| 1946 | The number of births in the United States is 3,411,000, an increase of nearly 600,000 from 1945 and the highest number recorded in the nation's history |
| 1959 | |
| July 8 | Two American soldiers, killed by the Vietcong at Bienhoa, are the first Americans to die in Vietnam during this era; by the end of the year, there will be 760 U.S. military personnel in Vietnam |
| 1960 | |
| January 24 | "Running Bear," by Johnny Preston tops song pop chart |
| February 16 | Four black students at North Carolina A&T College in Greensboro stage first lunch counter sit-in at local Woolworth's store |
| February 28 | "Theme from A Summer Place" replaces "Teen Angel" as number-one hit song |
| March 20 | Paul Anka's "Puppy Love" number-one hit |
| The U.S. Army discharges Elvis Presley | |
| May 9 | Food and Drug Administration approves first public sale of birth control pills |
| May 13 | San Francisco police battle student protesters outside House Un-American Activities Committee hearings |
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