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1960's Decade
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Valdivia Earthquake in Chile.
Also known as the Great Chilean Earthquake, the largest ever earthquake ever recoreded in the richter scale, measuring a magnitude 9.5. The disaster also caused several tsunamis, the largest one hit Hilo, Hawai'i. -
First Man in Space
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to orbit around earth. -
Berlin Wall construction starts.
The Berlin Wall construction was started. This wall seperated West Berlin from East Berlin. -
The Beatles are formed.
The British rock-band The Beatles are formed in Liverpool. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Makes His "I Have a Dream" Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. Makes His "I Have a Dream" Speech in Washington dc. -
John F Kennedy was assasinated
John f kennedy got shot twice while in his car. -
The Maple leaf flag adopted in Canada.
After the Great Flag Debate, the maple leaf flag, currently the national flag of Canada, is adopted as the national flag. -
Martin Luther King Jr Assasination
Martin Luther King Jr was stoned to death in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Hippie Era
The hippie youth movement spread around the world. -
Apollo 11
Neil armstrong becomes the first perso to land on the moon. Spaceflight: Apollo 11