1960 onwards hgc timeline By fredric331 Period: Jan 31, 1960 to Jan 31, 1969 <------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Jan 31, 1961 Moscow anounces putting first man around the earth Oct 29, 1961 USSR launches a hydrogen bomb, biggest explosion recorded in history Jan 31, 1962 Pope John Paul XXII opens second Vatican council Feb 11, 1962 Australia's involvment in vietnam war Nov 22, 1963 President J.F.K shot by sniper Jan 31, 1965 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and more than 2,600 other blacks arrested in Selma Jan 31, 1966 Racial violence and protests in Detroit Feb 11, 1966 Menzies retires after 16 years of being a Prime Minister Jan 31, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader, is slain in Memphis Jan 31, 1968 Robert F. Kennedy is shot and critically wounded in Los Angeles hotel after winning California primary Jan 31, 1969 Stonewall riot in New York City marks beginning of gay rights movement Jan 31, 1969 Apollo 11 astronauts—Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins—take man's first walk on moon