Chattanooga Timeline: 1948-1967

1948    1st southern city to have African American police officers

1948    Samuel L. Jackson is born

1950s   Ted Turner attends McCallie

1950    Actor Dennis Haskins (Mr. Belding) born

1950    Grant Adcox (racecar driver) born in Chatt.

1951    Rogers Theater

1951    Tennis Pro Roscoe Tanner is born

1952    Hunter Museum opens

1954    WDEF TV goes on the air (1st TV station)

1955    Actor Leslie Jordan born

1956    Author Arthur Golden is born (Memoirs of a Geisha)

1958    UC beats UT in football, 14-6

1959    Olgiatti Bridge built

1959    Interstate construction through town

1960    Desegregation Sit-ins

1961    Football Pro Reggie White Born

1961    Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum founded

1962    Chattanooga School Desegregation

1962    Eastgate Mall

1963    Movie Actress Lori Petty is born (League of their Own, Tank Girl)

1964    Jimmy Hoffa Trial

1966    Hamilton Bank Bldg expansion

1967    American National Bank construction