Decade 1960-1969 Raymond Macias 7th period History Ms.Williams

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    Decade of 20th Century

  • Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro

    On Feb 16, 1960, Castro was signed as new Prime Minister of Cuba and was a political leader
  • Ruby Laser

    Ruby Laser

    The Ruby laser was the first successful optical or light laser invented by Theodore Maiman.
  • John F Kennedy

    John F Kennedy

    John F Kennedy became 35th president of U.S. Highlights of his Presidency include civil rights and standing up to the Soviets during the Cuban missile crises.Then assassinated in 1963
  • First Man in Space

    First Man in Space

    Soviet cosmonaut. Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. He rocketed into orbit on April 12 1961.
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs was an unsuccessful action of CIA trained force to take down the Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
  • Fashion and Fads

    Fashion and Fads

    Men would wear a mod style shirt and paisley shirts with slacks while women would wear shorts,Hip belted overblouse, and a v- neck pullover.
  • Computer Mouse

    Computer Mouse

    Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse when doing a research project
  • "I Have a Dream Speech"

    "I Have a Dream Speech"

    Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous speech which made him very famous
  • The Pink Panther Movie

    The Pink Panther Movie

    On March 20,1964 the first ever pink panther movie was made and released.
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    The U.S sent 3,500 U.S. marines landed near Da Nang in South Vietnam, they were the fisrt U.S. troops arrive in Vietnam.
  • TV

    TV

    The first episode of star trek T.V. series air on sep 8, 1966 on a thursday
  • Sports

    Sports

    The first superbowl was played on jan 15,1967 it was Green Packers against Kansas City
  • Automated teller machine (ATM)

    Automated teller machine (ATM)

    De La Rue developed the first electronic ATM, which was installed first in Enfield Town in North London, United Kingdom
  • First Man on the Moon

    First Man on the Moon

    On July 20 1969 Neil Armstrong was the fist man to walk on the moon on Apollo 11.

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