1960s Timeline By spacetoast Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Dec 31, 1969 The 1960s Dec 10, 1960 Crown of thorns starfish begins damaging the Great Barrier Reef Apr 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet Astronaut becomes the first man to visit space Sep 27, 1962 Rachel Carson releases her book 'Silent Spring' which explained the effects humanity has on the Earth and about Global Warming Aug 28, 1963 Martin Luther King delivers his famous speech 'I have a dream'. Nov 22, 1963 American President John F. Kennedy was assasinated Mar 8, 1965 First American troops arive in Vietnam for the Vietnam war Feb 14, 1966 The Australian dollar is introduced to Australia Feb 3, 1967 Ronald Ryan was the last man to be hanged in Australia Dec 3, 1967 Christiaan Barnard conducts the first Heart Transplant. Jul 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon when Apollo 11 landed
