10 Facts of the 1960's

     As we studied The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, I read the novel imagining how life at that moment was like. I've seen a few movies and read about this period of time but there are things that caught my curiosity. I decided to make a ten list with facts of the events during the decade of the 60's in the whole world that I discovered about science, politics, fashion and more.

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1960s.html (What Happened in the 1960's)- The next ten facts were part of the article in this link. I must say that there were many interesting facts like how the miniskirt first appeared in London, the first Wal-Mart, and the first issue of The Rolling Stones magazine.

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10 Facts of the 1960's

1. 1960- John F. Kennedy becomes the 35^th president of the United States of America. He was also the youngest person elected.
   
   
2. 1961- “Freedom Riders” ride racially integrated buses to the South. Upon arriving, some are attacked by those opposed to integration.
    

   

   James Meredith
3. 1962- James Meredith becomes the first African-American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi.
   
   
4. 1963- United States of America starts using Zip Codes.
   
   
5. 1964- Sidney Poitier becomes the first black actor to win the Academy Award for “Best Actor”.
    

   

   Sydney Poirtier
6. 1965- African Americans are granted the right to vote when President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act.
   
   
7. 1966- Indira Ghandi becomes the Prime Minister of India.
   
   
8. 1967- Christian Baarnard, a South African doctor, becomes the first doctor to do a successful heart transplant operation.
   
   
9. 1968- the Aswan Dam (located in the Nile in Egypt) is completed.
   
   
10. 1969- United Kingdom abolishes the death penalty.

Indira Ghandi

Christiaan Barnard