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The last tram had run from La Parrousse to Randwick workshops on the 25th of February 1961.
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As Astronaut John Glenn circles the Earth, the city of Perth turns on its lights. He then dubs the city of Perth, "The City of Lights"
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Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her home in Los Angeles
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At Wimbledon, Margaret Smith became the first Australian woman to win the Women's Singles tennis championship!
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Robert Menzies becomes the first Party leader to make his policy speech on TV
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The Beatles, a British Rock band became extremely famous throughout the world!
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At Jervis Bay, the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne collided with the destroyer HMAS Voyager, cutting it in half and killing 82 of the Voyager's officers and crew in the worst peacetime naval disaster in Australian history
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Malcolm X was assasinated in New York City, allegedly by black Muslims
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The ALP deletes "White Australia" from its immigration policy
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Australia changes over to decimal currency
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The Federal Government announces it will set up the Office of Aboriginal Affairs
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The first heart transplant was performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in Cape Town, South Africa.
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In the early evening of April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed by a single shot which struck his face and neck. He was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Rod Laver wins Men's Singles tennis title in the first Open Wimbledon
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Neil Armstrong becomes the first man ever to walk on the moon. It was one of the biggest events of history. Apollo 11 landed on the moon, astronauts aboard. Neil Armstrong's famous speech for the historical steps "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
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