Time Line Of Everything Flashcards
1
Q
What are the events that took place in 1960
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- The first televised presidential debate between Kennedy and Nixon
- an American U2 spy plane was shot down over the USSR
- SA becomes a republic (left the common wealth)
- Sharpville massacre (ANC and PAC declared unlawful)
2
Q
What events took place in 1961
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- John F Kennedy takes residence in the white house
- the Berlin Wall was constructed
- the USSR sent Yuri Gagarin to space in the vostok 1 Spacecraft
3
Q
What events took place in 1962
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- America sends John Glenn to orbit the earth 3 times
- the Cuban missile crisis
- Peter fletcher a 18 year old East German was killed trying to escape over the Berlin wall
4
Q
What events took place in 1963
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- Betty friedan publishes her book feminine mystique which sparked the second wave of feminism
- Martin Luther king makes his i have a dream speech
- president John F Kennedy assassinated
5
Q
What events took place in 1964
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- british rock band beatlemania takes the world by storm
- Nelson Mandela sent to life imprisonment
6
Q
What events took place in 1965
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- malcom X assassinated
- los angeles riots
- operation rolling thunder starts
- beatles perform the first stadium concert in the history of music playing before a crowd of 55600 people in New York
7
Q
What events took place in 1966
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- Black panther party formed
- National organisation for women is established
8
Q
What events took place in 1967
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- Che Guevara killed
- first heart transplant performed by dr Christiaan Barnard in Cape Town
- Stalin’s daughter Svetlana defects to the west
9
Q
What events took place in 1968
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- Martin Luther king assassinated
- Tet offensive And my lai massacre
- massive student protests all over the world
10
Q
What events took place in 1969
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- Neil Armstrong lands on the moon
- Woodstock music festival
- Steve Biko founded the black consciousness movement (BCM) and South African student organisation (SASO)
