Post Info TOPIC: 1960-1970
mre

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Post 10 of the most important events in the decade assigned.  Explain each briefly (descriptively and in context of other events, individuals and issues of that time). 

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Kelsey Smith

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1961- Radio Teilifis Eireann (RTE) begins television broadcasting.
1963- President Kennedy is shot and killed while visiting the city of Dallas, Texas.
1963- Valentine Tereshkova becomes the first woman to go into space.
1967- Quartz watches go on sale in America at a cost of $550.
1967- In South Africa, Dr. Christian Bernard performs the world's first heart transplant operation.

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Brandi

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Jan. 3, 1960- John F. Kennedy announces that he is a candidate for the democratic nomination for president

March 6, 1960- Veitnam War: The US announces that 3,500 American soldiers will be sent to Vietnam



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Amanda

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1968- Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy assassinated

1968- Nixon defeats Humphrey and Wallace for presidency

1969- Astronauts land on the moon

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sarah

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Timeline: 1960-19701.1960- John F. Kennedy is elected President, sit-in demonstrations begin in Southern segretated diners, and the Vietcong is formed in Vietnam.2. 1961- President Kennedy launches the Peace Corps, an organization that sends volunteers to developing countries to help the communities prosper by helping to protect the environment, keep disease under control, serve as teachers in new schools, help farmers raise crops more efficiently, and help people in the communtiy to start small businesses of their own.3. 1961- The Berlin Wall is constructed, seperating West & East Berlin and leaving West Berlin in the control of the Soviet Union.4. 1962- John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit Earth, actress Marilyn Monroe dies.5. 1963- President John F. Kennedy is assassinated on November 22 in Dallas Texas.6. 1963- Martin Luther King Jr. leads the March On Washington, where King gives his speech "I Have A Dream"7. 1964- The "British Invasion" begins with The Beatles, performing I Want To Hold Your Hand on the Ed Sullivan Show; Martin Luther King Jr. recieves the Nobel Peace Prize8. 1965- Martin Luther King leads a 5-day civil rights march starting in Selma, Alabama and ending in Montgomery; buringing draft ballots is made illegal after an increase in anti-Vietnam War demonstrations9.1966- Supreme Court creates the Miranda Decision, declaring that officers making arrests must inform all suspects of their rights10. 1968- Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated, a dramatic increase in anti-war and civil rights demonstrations occures across colleges in the U.S.11. 1969- Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the surface of the Moon; Woodstock takes place on a farm in Bethel, NY-nearly 400,000 people attend

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sarah

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>.< okay, so I just created the longest sentace ever with that last post.
Here's what it's SUPPOSED to look like.


Timeline: 1960-19701.1960- John F. Kennedy is elected President, sit-in demonstrations begin in Southern segretated diners, and the Vietcong is formed in Vietnam.2. 1961- President Kennedy launches the Peace Corps, an organization that sends volunteers to developing countries to help the communities prosper by helping to protect the environment, keep disease under control, serve as teachers in new schools, help farmers raise crops more efficiently, and help people in the communtiy to start small businesses of their own.3. 1961- The Berlin Wall is constructed, seperating West & East Berlin and leaving West Berlin in the control of the Soviet Union.4. 1962- John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit Earth, actress Marilyn Monroe dies.5. 1963- President John F. Kennedy is assassinated on November 22 in Dallas Texas.6. 1963- Martin Luther King Jr. leads the March On Washington, where King gives his speech "I Have A Dream"7. 1964- The "British Invasion" begins with The Beatles, performing I Want To Hold Your Hand on the Ed Sullivan Show; Martin Luther King Jr. recieves the Nobel Peace Prize 8. 1965- Martin Luther King leads a 5-day civil rights march starting in Selma, Alabama and ending in Montgomery; buringing draft ballots is made illegal after an increase in anti-Vietnam War demonstrations 9.1966- Supreme Court creates the Miranda Decision, declaring that officers making arrests must inform all suspects of their rights10. 1968- Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated, a dramatic increase in anti-war and civil rights demonstrations occures across colleges in the U.S. 11. 1969- Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the surface of the Moon; Woodstock takes place on a farm in Bethel, NY-nearly 400,000 people attend

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sarah

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I give up. This forum hates me.

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mre

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updated

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melanie<3

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some inventions from 1960's

1960: Implanted Pacemaker
1961: The Pill goes on the market
1962: TV Satellite (see opening paragraph)
1963: Casette tape, and the first portable music machines
1964: Home kidney dialysis
1965: Packet-switching (basis of the Internet)
1966: First whole-Earth view of weather by satellite
1967: Breathalyzer used on car drivers
1968: Russian T-144 is first supersonic airliner
1969: Moonlanding (see opening paragraph)
1970: Liquid crystal watches go on market

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steven

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When did the vietnam war start and when did it end for the US ????
theres a lot going on in the later years of this history so it's hard to remember everything...



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mre

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updated

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Tanya

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1961 - America took a diplomatic bruise from the CIA's involvement in the Bay Of Pigs Invasion, an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Communist Cuba's dictator, Fidel Castro.

1962 - President Kennedy rejected the Soviet Union's proposal to withdraw its offensive weapons from Cuba if America did the same in Turkey. The U.S. Navy was ordered to sink any ships en route to Cuba with weaponry.


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Makeda

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The Black Panther Party was formed in 1963
Civil Rights Act passed in 1964
Voting Rights act passed in 1965
Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965
Martin Luther King Jr and Robert Kennedy are assassinated in 1968

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