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FDA approves Birth Control
Development of "the pill," as it became popularly known, was initially commissioned by birth-control pioneer Margaret Sanger and funded by heiress Katherine McCormick. Sanger, who opened the first birth-control clinic in the United States in 1916, hoped to encourage the development of a more practical and effective. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fda-approves-the-pill -
Tsunami hits Hawaii
A tsunami caused by an earthquake off the coast of Chile travels across the Pacific Ocean and kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii, on this day in 1960. The massive 8.5-magnitude quake had killed thousands in Chile the previous day. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tsunami-hits-hawaii -
Kennedy wstablished Peace Corps
Newly elected President John F. Kennedy issues an executive order establishing the Peace Corps. It proved to be one of the most innovative and highly publicized Cold War programs set up by the United States. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-establishes-peace-corps -
Berlin Wall Built
Construction began on The Berlin Wall early in the morning of Sunday, August 13, 1961. It was a desperate – and effective - move by the GDR (German Democratic Republic) to stop East Berliners escaping from the Soviet-controlled East German state into the West of the city, which was then occupied by the Americans, British and French. http://www.history.com/topics/berlin-wall -
1st Walmart opens
Sam Walton founded Walmart,
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Marilyn Monroe Found Dead
On August 5, 1962, movie actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her home in Los Angeles. She was discovered lying nude on her bed, face down, with a telephone in one hand. Empty bottles of pills, prescribed to treat her depression, were littered around the room. After a brief investigation, Los Angeles police concluded that her death was "caused by a self-administered overdose of sedative drugs and that the mode of death is probable suicide." http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marilyn -
Marilyn Diptych Andy Warhol Pop Art
Warhol was fascinated with morbid concepts. Sometimes, however, the results are astonishingly beautiful, such as the resonating, brilliantly colored images of Marilyn Monroe. The Marilyn canvases were early examples of Warhol’s use of silkscreen printing, a method the artist experimented with, recalling: http://www.webexhibits.org/colorart/marilyns.html -
First James Bond Movie
On this day in 1963, with the release of Dr. No, moviegoers get their first look--down the barrel of a gun--at the super-spy James Bond (codename: 007), the immortal character created by Ian Fleming in his now-famous series of novels and portrayed onscreen by the relatively unknown Scottish actor Sean Connery. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sean-connery-stars-in-his-first-bond-movie-dr-no -
Elvis I and II Andy Warhol
http://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/andy-warhol-double-elvis-1963 In the early 1960s, Andy Warhol turned to celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Elizabeth Taylor as artistic subject matter. He produced several life-sized portraits of Elvis Presley, America’s most famous rock and roll singer and sex symbol throughout the 1950s. By 1963, when this painting was made, Elvis—whose hip-shaking moves had scandalized some only a decade before—was being overshadowed by a new gene -
Valentina Tereshkova first women in space
On June 16, 1963, aboard Vostok 6, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman to travel into space. After 48 orbits and 71 hours, she returned to earth, having spent more time in space than all U.S. astronauts combined to that date. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-woman-in-space -
Jackie Kennedy II
http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/91183/sixteen-jackies
After President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Andy Warhol began his series of "Jackie paintings" in response to the media blitz that followed the incident. 16 Jackies is a grid of four different images based on news photos of Jacqueline Kennedy from international press coverage of JFK's death -
Martin Luther King: "I have a dream speech"
"I Have A Dream" Speech: Dr. King, addressing the crowd at the March on Washington, delivers his famous I Have a Dream speech.
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JFK assasinated
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated during a visit to Dallas, Texas
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Muhammad Ali Knocks out Liston
On February 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocks the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout. The dreaded Liston, who had twice demolished former champ Floyd Patterson in one round, was an 8-to-1 favorite. -
Hasbro Launches GI Joe Action Figure
http://collectibles.about.com/od/toycollecting/tp/GIJoe.htm
G. I. Joe, G. I. Joe, Fight man from head to toe. On the land, on the sea, in the air"
If you were a boy in the sixties, you can probably still sing the jingle!
G. I. Joe, was it the first doll for boys or was it even a doll ? No, it certainly wasn't a doll. It was in fact, the first action figure.
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Nelson Mandela Sentenced to Jail
MandelaOn June 12, 1964, Nelson Mandela received a life sentence for committing sabotage against South Africa’s apartheid government, avoiding a possible death sentence -
Civil Rights Act Passed
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the nation's benchmark civil rights legislation, and it continues to resonate in America. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. http://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-act -
Malcom X Assasinated
In New York City, Malcolm X, an African American nationalist and religious leader, is assassinated by rival Black Muslims while addressing his Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights.http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/malcolm-x-assassinated -
The First Kwanzaa
The first day of the first Kwanzaa is celebrated in Los Angeles under the direction of Maulana Karenga, the chair of Black Studies at California State University at Long Beach. The seven-day holiday, which has strong African roots, was designed by Dr. Karenga as a celebration of African American family, community, and culture. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-kwanzaa -
Super Bowl I
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/packers-beat-chiefs-in-first-super-bowl
Packers vs. Chiefs.On January 15, 1967, the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) smash the American Football League (AFL)’s Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10, in the first-ever AFL-NFL World Championship, later known as Super Bowl I, at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. -
Black Pather Established
http://www.blackpanther.org/
ision. The Original Vision. The original vision of the Black Panther Party was to serve the needs of the oppressed people in our communities and defend them against their oppressors. When the Party was initiated we knew that these goals would raise the consciousness of the people and motivate them to move more firmly for their total liberation. We also recognized that we live in a country which has become one of the most repressive governments in the world; -
Niel Armstrong becomes the first man on the moon
Neil Armstrong Becomes the First Man on the Moon (1969): On July 20, 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission, astronaut Neil Armstrong opened the hatch of the lunar module (nicknamed Eagle) and stepped out onto the ladder. http://www.history.com/speeches/neil-armstrong-walks-on-the-moon#neil-armstrong-walks-on-the-moon -
First ATM opens
On this day in 1969, America's first automatic teller machine (ATM) makes its public debut, dispensing cash to customers at Chemical Bank in Rockville Center, New York. ATMs went on to revolutionize the banking industry, eliminating the need to visit a bank to conduct basic financial transactions http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-atm-opens-for-business -
Sesame Street First Air
Sesame Street is a long-running American children's television series created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett.
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Impossible puzzle created
http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Gardner.html
Martin Gardner's father was a geologist, with a Ph.D. in geology, who dug for fossils for the Smithsonian Institution before starting up his own very small oil company. While he was still working for the Smithsonian Institution, he often took his young son Martin on his digs. Martin's mother was a primary school teacher in Lexington before her marriage but, once the children were born, she stayed at home to look after them - she di
