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The 1960's
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Average Income
In 1960 the average income per year was $5,315.00 -
gas prices
In 1960 a gallon of gas was 25 cents -
U.S. troops go to vietnam
The United States decides to send 3,500 U.S. troops to Vietnam. -
First american in space
Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person in space. One month later, Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space. -
Cold war
The Cuban Missile Crisis has the world on the edge of another World War as the United States and USSR come close to launching nuclear attacks. -
First Super store
Sam Walton opens the first Wal-Mart store in Arkansas. -
JFK assassanation
United States President John F. Kennedy is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
Zip codes
The United States begins to use Zip Codes. -
"Dr WHO"
The BBC broadcasts the very first episode of the iconic television show "Doctor Who." -
Civil Rights
United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. -
Mariner 4
NASA's Mariner 4 space probe successfully approaches Mars and becomes the first spacecraft to take images of a planet from deep space. -
The Mustang
The Ford Motor Company begins to produce and sell the Ford Mustang. -
Star Trek
The first episode of the popular television show "Star Trek" airs -
Russians in space
The Soviet Union's Luna 9 unmanned spacecraft lands on the Moon. -
First Super Bowl
The Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs play against each other in the first Super Bowl, with the Packers winning 35 to 10. -
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone publishes its first magazine issue. -
Apollo 7
The first manned Apollo mission, Apollo 7, is launched by NASA. -
Nixon Election
Richard Nixon wins the United States presidential election. -
First Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first men to arrive on the Moon during NASA's Apollo 11 mission. -
Internet?
ARPANET, the predecessor to the Internet, relays its first communications between UCLA and Stanford.
