The 1960s By JackieRae Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Dec 31, 1969 The 1960s Jan 23, 1960 Walsh and Piccard Become the First to Explore the Deepest Place on Earth Mar 21, 1960 Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa May 22, 1960 Most Powerful Earthquake Ever Recorded Hits Chile Jun 16, 1960 Alfred Hitchcock's Psyco Released Sep 26, 1960 First Televised Presidential Debates Mar 1, 1961 Peace Corps Founded Apr 12, 1961 Soviets Launch First Man in Space May 25, 1961 JFK Gives "Man on the Moon" Speech Jun 23, 1961 The Antarctic Treaty Goes Into Force Aug 15, 1961 Berlin Wall Built Oct 30, 1961 Tsar Bomba, the Largest Nuclear Weapon to Ever Be Exploded Jun 11, 1962 Famous Escape From Alcatraz Jul 2, 1962 First Wal-Mart Opens Aug 5, 1962 Marilyn Monroe Found Dead Aug 17, 1962 First Person Killed Trying to Cross the Berlin Wall Oct 1, 1962 James Meredith Admitted Into the Segregated University of Mississippi Oct 1, 1962 Johnny Carson Takes Over the Tonight Show Jun 16, 1963 First Woman in Space Aug 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. Makes His "I Have a Dream" Speech Sep 13, 1963 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing Nov 22, 1963 JFK Assassinated Nov 23, 1963 First Dr. Who Episode Airs Feb 9, 1964 Beatles Become Popular in U.S. Feb 25, 1964 Cassius Clay (a.k.a. Muhammad Ali) Becomes World Heavyweight Champion Jun 12, 1964 Nelson Mandela Sentenced to Life in Prison Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act Passes in U.S. Feb 9, 1965 U.S. Sends Troops to Vietnam Feb 21, 1965 Malcolm X Assassinated Jun 6, 1965 The Rolling Stones’ Mega Hit Song, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” Aug 11, 1965 Los Angeles Riots Oct 30, 1965 Miniskirt First Appears Nov 9, 1965 New York City Great Blackout Jun 30, 1966 National Organization for Women (NOW) Founded Sep 8, 1966 Star Trek T.V. Series Airs Sep 30, 1966 Nazi Albert Speer Released From Spandau Prison Oct 15, 1966 Black Panther Party Established Dec 26, 1966 First Kwanzaa Celebrated Jan 15, 1967 First Super Bowl Mar 9, 1967 Stalin's Daughter Defects Oct 2, 1967 Thurgood Marshall Becomes the First African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oct 9, 1967 Che Guevara Killed Dec 3, 1967 First Heart Transplant Dec 17, 1967 Australian Prime Minister Disappears Mar 16, 1968 My Lai Massacre Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated Jun 6, 1968 Robert F. Kennedy Assassinated Dec 10, 1968 Japan's 300 Million Yen Robbery Dec 22, 1968 Zodiac Killer Strikes Jul 18, 1969 Senator Edward Kennedy Leaves the Scene of an Accident Jul 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong Becomes the First Man on the Moon Aug 15, 1969 Rock-and-Roll Concert at Woodstock Nov 10, 1969 Sesame Street First Airs