Personal Timeline Example

By brendaburdick

  • Humphrey Bogart died

  • President Eisenhower was sworn in for his second term in office

  • Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded "That'll Be the Day"

  • Georges Rouault, French painter, died

  • Nuclear-powered submarine USS Nautilus became the first vessel to cross the North Pole underwater

  • The Barbie doll was unveiled in NYC

  • The first atomic powered merchant ship, NS Savannah, was christened

  • The first navigational satellite was launched into Earth's orbit

  • President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1960

  • Alfred Hitchcock's film "Psycho" opened

  • Chubby Checker debuted "The Twist" on the Dick Clark Show

  • Cuban leader Fidel Castro announced he was a communist

  • The first episode of the Dick Van Dyke Show was filmed

  • President Kennedy made his inaugural address

  • The first automated subway train ran in NYC

  • Beach Boys new hit song: "Surfin"

  • The first Kmart opened in Michigan

  • Jon Bon Jovi was born

  • Walter Cronkite became CBS News anchorman

  • Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her LA home

  • The Beatles took on Ringo Starr as their drummer

  • Johnny Carson became host of NBC's "Tonight" show

  • Bobby Pickett's "Monster Mash" reached #1 spot

  • The first flight of the Boeing 727 jet

  • Spider-Man was introduced by Marvel Comics

  • Peter, Paul, and Mary won their first Grammy for "If I Had a Hammer"

  • The Rolling Stones made their last TV appearance

  • Britain's "Great Train Robbery" took place

  • Fatah, the Palestinian guerrilla group made its 1st armed attack

  • US report connected smoking to lung cancer

  • Beatles made their first live appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show"

  • Elizabeth Taylor married Richard Burton