Popular Culture

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    Popular Culture

  • World War 2 Ends

  • New immigration system introduced by Arthur Calwell

    Have a major impact on Australia and its culture

  • "Australia's own car"

    general motors produced Holden

  • Australia airs its first television broadcast

  • Australia host the Olympics in Melbourne

  • first ever telivisioned political debate

    = John F Kennedy v Richard Nixon

  • Australia wins 38 medals at the commonwealth games, the highest medal tally in the history of the games

  • John F Kennedy assassinated in Dallas Texas

  • Beatlemania touches down in Australia

  • Prime minister menzies commits Australian troops to fight in Vietnam

  • Ronald Ryan becomes the last person to be executed in Australia

  • More than 90% of Australians vote in favour of including indigenous Australians on the census

  • Harold Holt Australia's 17th prime minister, disappears while swimming and is presumed dead

  • Dr Martin Luther King Jnr is assassinated, triggering riots across America

  • Australia qualifies for the FIFA world cup

  • ACDC release their album Back in Black;

    Sells 49million copies; third highest selling album of all time

  • Neighbours first airs

  • Sydney hosts the Olympics