1960-1980 By MVM247 1960 Etch a Sketch introduced 1960 First TV Presidential Debate 1960 The Flintstones Premieres 1960 Aluminum can used for the first time Jun 18, 1960 Psycho Film Premieres Aug 10, 1960 Actor Antonio Banderas born Period: 1963 to Jan 23, 1976 Vietnam Protests Period: Aug 13, 1965 to Aug 17, 1965 Watts Riots 1970 First New York Marathon is run in New York 1970 Barbie Dolls and Hot Wheels Track and Cars Released 1970 Floppy Disk Invented Apr 11, 1970 Apollo 13 Mission Launched Apr 22, 1970 First Earth Day celebrated 1974 Nixon resigns due to Watergate scandal Period: 1974 to 1977 Work begins on Trans Alaskan Oil Pipeline ( 800 miles ) 1976 Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs form Apple Computer 1980 Rubiks' Cube Released 1980 Cable News Network (CNN) launches 1981 John Lennon shot and killed 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Debuts 1981 AIDS Virus Identified 1981 The Color Purple Movie Premieres 1983 First Martin Luther King Day 1985 Michael Jordan named Rookie of the Year 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System released Period: 1985 to 1985 Coca Cola Introduces New Coke reverts back to Original Period: 1986 to 1988 Phantom of the Opera - longest-running musical on Broadway
