the 60's

elvis returns

Mar 21, 1960

elvis presley returned from the US army back to music.

kennedy

Mar 18, 1961

peace corps created by pres. kennedy.

first american in space

Mar 21, 1961

alan shepard was the first american in space.

cuban missles

Mar 21, 1962

a sky plane identified long range missles in cuba

martin luther king

Jan 15, 1963

martin luther king delivers his "i have a dream speach".

Baseball

Mar 18, 1963

Sandy Koufax was awarded the Cy Young award in baseball.

first american to orbit earth.

Mar 21, 1963

john glen was the first american to orbit earth.

warnings on cigarettes

Mar 21, 1965

the surgeon general forced cigarette companys to place warrnings on packages.

assassination

Mar 21, 1968

martin luther king was assassinated.

first men to walk on moon

Mar 21, 1969

the first two men to walk on the moon were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.