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Elysee treaty
More on treaty of Elysee Treaty of Elysee - a historic event marking the new age in the Franco-German relations. Signed on January 22, this treaty bound France and Germany into a new friendship. In particualr, from a political point of view the treaty of Elysee obliged France and Germany to always consult each other in important foreign relation decisions so that they reach a mutually favourable political position. -
Ashes: cricket's biggest game
Australia vs. England in Ashes Cricket. No need to mention the importance behind the symbolism of Ashes. This particular series ended with a 1-1 result. -
Beatles please
Beatles release their first album "Please please me". -
First woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space (from Soviet Union) and for the first time enables collection of data about reaction of female body to space flight. -
Bark petitions - call for rights
The Yolngu people's bark petition went to the Australian House of Representatives after a part of their land is sold by the government for mining development. This was a significant event as it symbolised the first call for Aboriginal land rights recognition. -
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his dream
Martin Luther King Jr. makes his historic "I have a dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial. The speech became historical for the message of racial equality delivired by King to his audience. -
JFK assassinated
John F. Kennedy is assassinated. His murder is significant because he was the only one out of two presidents of US to ever be assassinated. His death was also significant because during his presidency he was known to have gone through a very controversial political period wih events like the invasion of the Bay of Pigs taking place under his presidency. -
Commonwealth Pacific Cable
This technological innovation allowed greater communication between Australia and the rest of the world through telephone. It was significant as it allowed a switch from operator based calling for when a person from Australia would need to call overseas and replaced the operator technology with a prefix system of number extensions so the call could be made directly by the caller through dialing the correct combination of a prefix and then the number in another country. -
Australia's loss in Davis cup
A very significant sporting event for Australia:
Australia's four-year champion run is ended at the Davis cup tennis finals by the US.
