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An Explosive Setback for Soviets
US fail to reach space publicly
Soviet problems were kept on a need-to-know basis.
Soviets ignored safety precations and ovetr 100 people were incinerated when the R-16 rocket blew up during repairs -
Britains population
Britains population was just about 53 million -
World population
The world population was just over 3 million -
doc martins
Doc martins become "All the rage" -
Man conquers space
Soviets beat US into space again-Yuri Gagarian became first human to obit earth. Ejected from capsule instead of landing with ship.
US follows suit just after with Alan Shepard on the Freedom 7 -
John F Kennedy becomes president
JFK became president of the United States -
Audio cassette invented
Audio cassette invented -
First video game invented
first video game, Space War is invented -
Teddy boy suits
Teddy boy suits become "all the rage" for men -
Mop-Top Hair
Mop top hair became all the rage -
Touch tone telephones invented
Touch tone telephones invented -
Wigs
Wigs become "all then rage" -
Not exactly a walk in the park
US launched the gemini into space with two astronauts to practice docking procedours before sending a man to the moon. -
the twiggly look
the twigly look and fake eyelashes become "all the rage" -
Home tape recorder invented
Home tape recorder invented -
England won the world cup
England won victory in the world cup, 1966 -
A tragic end for great men
Sergei Korolev dies, a great loss for the soviets. His identity had been kept a secret since his release from gulag.
A few days later 3 US astronauts died on the launch pad from a fire. -
Mini-Skirts
Mini-Skirts become "all the rage" -
Paisly
Paisly becomes "all the rage" -
Body art
Body art becomes "all the rage"
