1960s By David Juric Jan 1, 1960 Birth control pill was approved Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Dec 31, 1969 1960s Feb 20, 1960 lasers invented Feb 20, 1960 Most Powerful Earthquake Ever Recorded Hits Chile Feb 20, 1961 Berlin wall built Feb 20, 1961 Tsar Bomba the Largest Nuclear Weapon to Ever Be Exploded Feb 20, 1961 Soviets launch first man into space Feb 20, 1962 First James Bond Movie Feb 20, 1962 Famous Escape From Alcatraz Feb 20, 1962 First Person Killed Trying to Cross the Berlin Wall Feb 20, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. Makes His "I Have a Dream" Speech Feb 20, 1963 JFK Assassinated Feb 20, 1963 March on Washington Feb 20, 1964 Nelson Mandela Sentenced to Life in Prison Feb 20, 1964 Civil Rights Act Passes in U.S. Feb 20, 1964 Beatles become popular in the US Feb 20, 1965 The Rolling Stones’ Mega Hit Song, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” Feb 20, 1965 Miniskirt First Appears Feb 20, 1965 Malcolm X Assassinated Feb 20, 1966 National Organization for Women (NOW) Founded Feb 20, 1966 Mass Draft Protests in U.S. Feb 20, 1966 Two Multi-Ton Chunks of the Mundrabilla Meteorite Found Feb 20, 1967 First Heart Transplant Feb 20, 1967 First super bowl Feb 20, 1967 Australian Prime minister disapears Feb 20, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was Assisinated Feb 20, 1968 RFK assisinated Feb 20, 1968 Japan's 300 Million Yen Robbery Feb 20, 1969 Arpanet Created Feb 20, 1969 The satanic bible is released Feb 20, 1969 The Apollo 11 is launched