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Period: to
1960s
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First working laser
Theodore Maiman demonstrated the first laser made at the Hughes Research laboratories. -
XVII Summer Olympics
The XVII Summer Olympics was held in Rome, Italy. -
The Beach Boys
An American rock band formed in 1961. -
First ever video game
The first ever video game was called Spacewar! -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was the President of the United States in 1963. During a parade in Dallas, Texas, he was shot while inside his car at the time of the parade. The accused was Lee Harvey Oswald, issued by the Warren Commission in 1964. -
First ever Star Trek series was made
One of the first Sci-fi television shows made at the time. -
First Heart Transplant
The first heart transplant recorded was done in South Africa by a Professor named Christiaan Barnard. -
Martin luther King assassinated
He was assassinated by James Earl Ray. Fought for civil rights. -
Landing on the Moon
The first human spaceflight landed on the Moon. It was called the Apollo 11. -
" The Pill "
Gregory Pincus, an American physician created the Birth Control Pill, or famously known as ' The Pill '. This pill was created as a form of contraception for women. The birth control pill was introduced and approved by the FDA in 1960, and by 1963 1.2 million women used it. Women started over dosing, as a result women who took the pill experienced, nausea, blurred vision, bloating, weight gain, depression, blood cots, and storkes.
