Popular Culture By setonguy97 Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Dec 1, 2000 Popular Culture Aug 12, 1945 World War II ends Jan 1, 1946 New Immigration policy Jan 1, 1948 General Motors produces Holden "Australia's own car'' Sep 16, 1956 First Australian tv broadcast Nov 22, 1956 Melbourne Olympics Sep 26, 1960 First ever televised political debate = John F Kennedy v Richard Nixon Nov 22, 1962 Australia win 38 medals at the commonwealth games Nov 22, 1963 John F Kennedy assassinated Jun 11, 1964 The Beatles touched down in australia Apr 29, 1965 Prime minister commits Australian troops to fight in Vietnam Feb 3, 1967 Ronald Ryan becomes the last person to be executed in Australia May 27, 1967 More than 90% of Australians vote in favour of including indigenous Australians on the census Dec 17, 1967 Harold Holt disappears while swimming and is presumed dead Apr 7, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated Jun 13, 1974 Australia qualifies for the FIFA World Cup Jul 25, 1980 AC/DC release their album Back in Black Mar 18, 1985 Neighbours first airs Sep 15, 2000 Sydney hosts the olmypics