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30 Years of Looney Toons
Looney Toons enters its 30th year. Noteable episodes include "Fastest with the Mostest" and "Mouse and Garden" which was nominated for an Academy Award -
Heat Wave
Throughout the month of January heat waves kills 11 people in Central Australia and 13 people in Sydney -
Electrical home appliances
Electrical home appliances started to be used in homes and the deman of it grew. -
Rod laver wins a mens tennis final
Rod Laver won men's singles in Wimbeldon and later was voted one of the best tennis players of all time. Later on Rod Laver was announced the only man to win the grand slame twice and with a record of winning 11 Grand Slam singles. -
Astronaut John Glenn circles the Earth
When John Glenn was circling the earth the city of Perth turned all there lights so John Glenn could see Australia and Perth from out of space and he said on his radio that he could see a bright dot of light on earth. -
Prince Philip opens the Commonwealth Games.
Prince Philip opens the Commonwealth Games. Australia's medal tally at the end of the games is 38, the highest score for any one country in Commonwealth Games' history -
Spacewar, the first computer video game invented.
Spacewar! was conceived in 1961 by Martin Graetz, Stephen Russell, and Wayne Wiitanen. It was a major hit as it was the first video game that was invented and is still popular as many people play it. -
Lava Lamp
Briton Edward Craven-Walker invented the lava lamp in 1963. Craven-Walker's company was named Crestworth and was based in Poole, Dorset, in the United Kingdom. This eventually spread across the world throughout the late 60s and throughout all 70s. -
Mustang
In April 17, 1965, Ford had sold 418,812 Mustangs. Mustangs were used in many commercials. The Ford Mustang was named after the horse Mustang. tThe Mustang was popular for the was it looked and all of the power it had. -
The Mouse
The mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart. He invented or contributed to several interactive, user-friendly devices. In 1964, the first prototype computer mouse was made but they were sold only in 1965. -
Pocket Tv
Motorala invented this amazing tool that people could bring anywhere they wanted. This product ran on four batteries and had a color screen tv. This became very popular on magazines. -
Colour Tv
The color TV was finally beginning to sell in large numbers. Now a days everybody has a colored TV. If you have a black and white TV its rare. -
Martin Luther King Jr Assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of his hotel in Memphis, Tennesse. He was killed for leading the non violent civil right movements. -
Apollo
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon.
