Timeline of Events 1960-70

First Televised Presidential Debates

Jan 1, 1960

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Walsh and Piccard Become the First to Explore the Deepest Place on Earth

May 10, 1960

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Lasers Invented

Oct 9, 1960

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Peace Corps Founded

Jan 1, 1961

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Freedom Riders Challenge Segregation on Interstate Buses

May 9, 1961

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Bay of Pigs Invasion

May 11, 1961

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Berlin Wall Built

Jul 12, 1961

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Soviets Launch First Man in Space

Oct 9, 1961

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Cuban Missile Crisis

Jan 1, 1962

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Andy Warhol's Famous Painting of Canned Soup

May 9, 1962

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First Woman in Space

May 9, 1963

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"Hot Line" Established Between U.S. and U.S.S.R.

May 9, 1963

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Civil Rights Act Passes in the US

May 9, 1964

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Beatles Become Popular in the US

May 9, 1964

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US Sends Troops to Vietnam

Jan 1, 1965

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Los Angeles Riots

May 9, 1965

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The Rolling Stones Mega Hit Song "I Can't Get No Satisfaction"

May 9, 1965

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Star Trek TV Series Airs

May 9, 1966

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Two Multi-Ton Chunks of Mundrabilla Meteorite Found

Oct 9, 1966

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Six-Day War in the Middle East

Jan 1, 1967

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Premiere of the Musical Hair

Aug 9, 1967

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Japan's 300 Million Yen Robbery

May 9, 1968

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Rock and Roll Concert at Woodstock

May 9, 1969

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Neil Armstrong Becomes the First Man on the Moon

Jul 9, 1969

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