Erwin Willis Bruce (1917–1966)

1917 · age 0 — The United States entered World War I

1927 · age 10 — Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic

1935 · age 18 — The Social Security Act was signed

1941 · age 24 — The attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II

1947 · age 30 — Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier

1954 · age 37 — The Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education

1959 · age 42 — Alaska and Hawaii became states

1964 · age 47 — The Civil Rights Act was signed