10 Timelines

TIMELINE OF BRUCE LEE'S LIFE 1940 Born November 27 in San Francisco, California 1941 As an infant, makes an uncredited appearance in a movie in Hong Kong called Golden Gate Girl 1946 Has first speaking role in a Cantonese- language film in Hong Kong 1953 Begins to learn kung fu 1959 Leaves Hong Kong to live in the United States 1961 Attends the University of Washington 1964 On August 2, performs at International Karate Tournament On August 17, marries Linda Emery 1965 Bruce and Linda have a son, Brandon Lee, born February 1

1966 Costars in The Green Hornet television series 1967 Appears in popular Ironside television series 1968 Plays a villain in the motion picture Marlowe 1969 Bruce and Linda have a daughter, Shannon, born April 19 1971 Stars in The Big Boss (renamed Fists of Fury in the United States) for Hong Kong's Golden Harvest Studios 1972 Stars in Fist of Fury (renamed The Chinese Connection in the United States) for Golden Harvest Studios Directs, writes, and stars in The Way of the Dragon 1973 Has first major role in a Hollywood film, Enter the Dragon On July 20, dies in Hong Kong at age thirty-two 1993 Brandon Lee dies in Wilmington, North Carolina, at age twenty-eight 2012 San Francisco Giants' Bruce Lee

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TIMELINE OF THE WORLD 1939 World War II begins 1941 Japan invades Hong Kong and captures it The United States enters World War ll after Japanese planes bomb Pearl Harbor in Hawaii 1945 British and Chinese troops take Hong Kong back from the Japanese World War II ends 1947 Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers becomes the first black player in the modern era of Major League Baseball 1954 The United States Supreme Court rules that racial segregation in

schools is unconstitutional 1955 Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California 1959 Alaska becomes the 49th state in the US Hawaii becomes the 50th state 1962 John Glenn becomes the first US astronaut to orbit the earth 1963 John F. Kennedy, the president of the United States, is assassinated 1964 The Beatles become a huge hit in the United States 1969 The United States' Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon 1972 US president Richard Nixon makes an historic visit to Communist China 1974 Richard Nixon resigns as president

of the United States after the Watergate scandal