1960s

First day of the 1960s

Jan 1, 1960

The new year of the 1960s people thought the it was a start of a golden age. The 1960s were mainly the race to space to land a man on the moon. In the next year John F. Kennendy was elected.

J.F.K elected

Nov 22, 1960

J.F.K know as John F Kennedy was elected in November 1960. John landed the first man on the moon of all times. He served in World War 2.

Russia send first man to space

May 20, 1961

We were in arace to see you could get a man to space first. It began on August 2, 1955. There satellites was called the International Geophysical Year and there rocket was called Sputnik 1.

Pull tabs on cans are introduced

Sep 11, 1962

It was commanly know as "core tops". There were three types of core top and there called high profile, low profile, and j-spout. Later called the pull tab.

First zip code

Jul 5, 1963

It a system for the post codes. The term zip is acronym for Zone. The zip code was mainly for the mail so it was more quickly to deliever your mail.

First mustang by ford

Jan 29, 1964

The 1964 mustang was the best selling car since the model A came out. The mustang created made the pony car. They still the mustang up today.

First seat belt

Sep 13, 1964

They are also called safety belts. They still have seat belt in every car today. Seat were invented by an English man by the nsme George Cayley.

First Medicare bill passes

Dec 28, 1965

President Lyndon B. Johnson sign the bill into law. It is for people 65 years and older. first administered by the U.S. federnal government.

First taster's choise freeze dried coffee

Oct 6, 1966

During World War 2 they used this method. Known to the anciant Peruvian Incas of the Andes. It last longer than any other food.

Dr.Christian Barnard performs the first heart transplant

Apr 29, 1967

It was also a cardiac transplant. It was in Cape Town, South Africa. Califormia is the largest heart transplant in the world.

Richard Nixon is elected president

Mar 19, 1968

He was the only president to resign from office. He was born Yorba Linda, Califormia. He was re-elected by a land slide.

Rolling Stone magazine founded

Aug 27, 1968

It was produced by Jann Wenner and Ralph J. Gleason. It's know for it musical coverage and political reporting. They barrowed 7 thousand to get the magazine starteed.

Communist china announces the H bomb

Sep 13, 1968

It is generated by heat and has explosive power. It is really called a thermonucluer weapon. It was developed by Edward Teller.

First man on moon

Jul 20, 1969

The first man on the moon is Neil Armstrong. He served in the Navy and the Korean War. Buzz Aldrin also went with him to the moon.

End of the 1960s

Dec 31, 1969

At the end of the 1960s there was so much history done and made. The Vietnam war was over. The 1960s were over and the 1970s was about to begin.