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The 1960's Begin
The '60's begin -
The Pill
A pill was made to all wemen to controll their prengancy -
Marlyn Monroe
Marlyn Monroe found dead -
JFK Assassinated
22 Nov 1963The President of the USA (Kennedy) was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald while riding with his wife, in a Presidential motorcade. -
Nelson Mandella Sent to Prison
Nelson Mandella sentenced to life in jail in south africa -
Dr Martin Luther King Sent to Jail
Dr King and 2,600 others were arested and sent to prsion -
Australian in Vietnam
Australia, as an allie of the United States, also became involved in the Vietnam War. Over the course of a decade, between 1962 and 1972 it would send 60,000 army personnel to Vietnam -
Decimal Currency comes to Australia
14th Feb, 1966 In 1963, Australia initiated the change to decimal currency. More than 1000 submissions were made about the name of the new currency unit. The Prime Minister of the day, Sir Robert Menzies, proposed the ‘royal’. The ‘dollar’ was eventually chosen as the name, and decimal currency was introduced on 14 February 1966. -
Astronauts Died During A test Launch
3 astronauts die during a test launch. The mission was apollo 1 -
Dr Martin Luther King Assasinated
Dr King was shot and killed by James Earl Ray -
The 1960's End
31st Dec,
The 1960's era ends
