2. 1960 1961
Portuguese Colonial War (1961–
Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean
1974) – the war was fought
Earthquake is the most powerful earthquake
between Portugal's military and the
ever recorded, rating 9.5 on the moment
emerging nationalist movements in
magnitude scale
Portugal's African colonies.
3. 1962 November 22, 1963
The first computer video game, Spacewar!, John F. Kennedy, President of the
was invented United States was killed in Dallas
4. January 20 1964
Meet the Beatles!, the first The Beatles album 1965
from Capitol Records in the United States, was Transfer of the temples of Abu
released ten days after Chicago's Vee-Jay Simbel (Egypt).
Records releases Introducing... The Beatles.
5. September 8, 1966
Star Trek is an American science fiction June 1967
television series created by Gene
Roddenberry, produced by Desilu Productions The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's
(later Paramount Television). Star Trek was Lonely Hearts Club Band
telecast on NBC from September 8, 1966, Ernesto Guevara was murdered.
through June 3, 1969
6. October 2, 1968 On July 20, 1969,
The Tlatelolco massacre – was a government Apollo 11, the first human spaceflight landed
massacre of student and civilian protesters and on the Moon. Launched on July 16, 1969, it
bystanders that took place during the afternoon carried Mission Commander Neil Armstrong,
and night of October 2, 1968, in the Plaza de las Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and
Tres Culturas in the Tlatelolco section of Mexico Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin.
City. The Beatles played their last concert on the
roof of Apple Corps offices.
