1960 By tharris16 Apr 22, 1960 Birth control approved by the FDA Aug 13, 1961 Berlin Wall erected Aug 5, 1962 Marilyn Monroe dies Oct 14, 1962 Cuban Missle crisis Almost largest nuclear war ever Aug 28, 1963 MLK "I have a dream" speech Deliivered during the march on Washington Nov 22, 1963 The Kennedy Assassination Feb 21, 1965 Malcolm X Assassination Aug 2, 1965 US sends troops to Vietnam President LBJ sends troops to Vietnam Oct 2, 1967 Thurgood Marshall: First african american supreme court justice Dec 3, 1967 First Heart Transplant Done by South Africa doctor; successful until patient dies 18 days later from pnuemonia Apr 4, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated