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Mariana Trench.
Walsh and Picard are the first man to travel to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. -
First man in space.
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to leave the atmosphere of the planet and orbit the planet. -
Berlin Wall.
The Berlin Wall is built, dividing Germany into Communist East Germany and Capitalist West Germany. -
K-mart.
K-mart opens. -
Cuban missile crisis.
The closest the world ever came to a nuclear war. The Soviets planted nuclear warheads on the island so that they could use them against America, American armed forces were at their most ready during the time, and the Soviets were prepared to use the warheads if American forces invaded Cuba. -
March on Washington.
Some 250 000 people attend the march for work and freedom at Washington D.C. It was the first event to have live International television broadcast and was supported by president JFK after it was found that the march would not be stopped. -
JFK assassination.
American president John F. Kennedy is assassinated. -
Ranger 6.
Ranger 6 launched, makes perfect flight to the moon, but camera fails. -
Nelson Mandela.
Nelson Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist, is sentenced to life in prison. -
John Lennon.
John Lennon passes his driving test. -
Vietnam.
U.S. troops are sent to Vietnam. -
Luna 9.
USSR launches Luna 9 towards moon. -
Apollo 1.
Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White & Chaffee. -
Disappearance.
Australian prime minister, Harold Holt, disappears whilst swimming at Cheviot Beach near Portsea. -
Assassination.
Martin Luther King Jr. is shot after standing on a balcony on the second floor of Lorraine Motel in Memphis. -
Stonewall riot.
First of gay rights movement, involved acts of violence from the gay community. -
First man on the moon.
"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" are the famous words of Neil Armstrong etched into the minds of all as he stepped off the Apollo shuttle and onto the surface of the moon for the first time in human history.
