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Period: to
1960s
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Bart Starr
Bart Starr was born today -
William Felton Russell
William was born today -
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt was born today -
Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali)
Cassius was born today -
Aretha Louise Franklin
Aretha was born today -
Bart Starr
Started playing for the packers -
Muhammad Ali
Summer Olympics wins gold medal, turns professional and wins the first 2 fights -
Aretha Franklin
Records demos in NYC and got record deal with Columbia Records. -
Bart Starr
Won NFL Championship -
Aretha Franklin
Releases her first song "Aretha" -
Peace Corps
Peace Corps was founded -
Bart Starr
Won another NFL Championship -
Wilt Chamberlain
First NBA player to score 100 points in a game -
Aretha Franklin
Released 2 songs this year -
Wal-Mart/James Bond
First Wal-Mart opens and the first James Bond movie was released. -
William Felton Russell
Wins 3rd consecutive MVP award and the Celtics win 5th NBA title in a row -
Dr.Who
The first Dr. Who episode aired. -
Muhammad Ali
Becomes heavyweight champion of the world, then announces he has become a Black Muslim and changed his name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali -
Civil Rights
The Civil Rights Act is passed -
William Felton Russell
Named NBA MVP for the 5th time and Celtics win 7th consecutive NBA title -
Bart Starr
Won another NFL Championship -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was assassinated -
William Felton Russell
Named coach of the Celtics -
Star Trek
The Star Trek T.V series aired -
Bart Starr
Voted MVP in the NFL and in Supers Bowls I and II -
Muhammad Ali
Refused to get inducted into the U.S Army. The court finds him guilty of draft evasion, fines him $10,000, sentenced to 5 years in prison, but he remains free although he still is not allowed to fight. -
Heart Transplant
The first heart transplant took place. -
William Felton Russell
Celtics win NBA Championship with William as coach -
William Felton Russell
Named "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated -
Aretha Franklin
By now she has released 12 songs, many in the top 20 and top 10. -
William Felton Russell
Named Athlete of the Decade by Sporting News
