successive
\newcommand{\myitem}{\item[$\blacksquare$]}
\begin{frame}{Historique}
\begin{itemize}[<+-|alert@+>]
\myitem 1950
\myitem 1970
\end{itemize}
\only<1>{
\begin{exampleblock}{XXXX}
...
\end{exampleblock}
}
\only<2>{
\begin{exampleblock} {YYY}
..
\end{exampleblock}
}
\vspace{80mm}
\end{frame}