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1960's
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The beatles
The english rock band introduced in Liverpool 1960. The first song was called "She loves you". -
John F Kennedy gives his Man to Moon speech
He gives his famous speech - "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." -
Earthquake hits chile
On this day in 1960, the first tremor of a series hits Valdivia, Chile. By the time they end, the quakes and their aftereffects kill 5,000 people and leave another 2 million homeless. Registering a magnitude of 7.6, the first earthquake was powerful and killed several people. It turned out to be only a foreshock, however, to one of the most powerful tremors ever recorded. -
First Olympics televised
In the 1960 the olympics was televised the first time. -
First Televised Presidential Debates
In 1960 the ofirst presidental debate was televised. -
JFK president
JFK was the 49th president for USA -
Berlin Wall Built
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. -
Death of Marilyn Monroe
She was found dead in the bedroom of her Brentwood home by her psychiatrist Ralph Greenson after he was called by Monroe's housekeeper Eunice Murray on August 5, 1962. -
First Person Killed Trying to Cross the Berlin Wall
East German guards gun down a young man trying to escape across the Berlin Wall into West Berlin and leave him to bleed to death. It was one of the ugliest incidents to take place at one of the ugliest symbols of the Cold War. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other, in October 1962. -
First Woman in space
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a retired Soviet cosmonaut and the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than four hundred applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. -
Nelson Mandela Sentenced to Life in Prison
On June 12, 1964, Nelson Mandela received a life sentence for committing sabotage against South Africa’s government, avoiding a possible death sentence.
