The Modern World:

1957

1 st Frisbee

The Cat in the Hat

Sputnik

Births & deaths of 1957 Born Born Katie Couric Katie Couric Vanna White Vanna White Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden Spike Lee Spike Lee Bret “The Hitman” Hart Bret “The Hitman” Hart Died Died Humphrey Bogart Humphrey Bogart Eliot Ness Eliot Ness

1958

NASA

Pope John XXIII

Births & deaths of 1958 Born Born Grandmaster Flash Grandmaster Flash Ellen Degeneres Ellen Degeneres Drew Carey Drew Carey Lex Luger Lex Luger Prince Prince Madonna Madonna Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Died Died Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII

1959

Alaska & Hawaii

Castro & Guevara take over Cuba

1 st Barbie doll

Antarctic Treaty

Births & deaths of 1959 Born Born Lawrence Taylor Lawrence Taylor Flavor Flav Flavor Flav Steve Borden Steve Borden Kevin Nash Kevin Nash Magic Johnson Magic Johnson Simon Cowell Simon Cowell Died Died Buddy Holly Buddy Holly Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright

1960

France gets the bomb

Soviets shoot down US spy plane

OPEC formed

World population = 3 billion

Births & deaths of 1960 Born Born Howie Long Howie Long Marcus Allen Marcus Allen Bono (of U2) Bono (of U2) John Elway John Elway Chuck D Chuck D Antonio Banderas Antonio Banderas Cal Ripken, Jr. Cal Ripken, Jr. Died Died Clark Gable Clark Gable John D. Rockefeller, Jr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

1961

John F. Kennedy

Berlin Wall

Bay of Pigs invasion

Yuri Gagarin becomes first man in space

Births & deaths of 1961 Born Born Wayne Gretzky Wayne Gretzky Eddie Murphy Eddie Murphy George Clooney George Clooney Dennis Rodman Dennis Rodman Princess Diana Princess Diana Toby Keith Toby Keith Barack Obama Barack Obama Died Died Carl Jung Carl Jung Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway Dag Hammarskjold Dag Hammarskjold

1962

The Beatles first record

First Wal-mart

Nelson Mandela arrested

UN condemns Apartheid

India & China fight a war

Spiderman first appears

James Bond

Cuban Missile Crisis

Births & deaths of 1962 Born Born Jim Carrey Jim Carrey Axl Rose Axl Rose Garth Brooks Garth Brooks Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow Steve Irwin Steve Irwin Jon Bon Jovi Jon Bon Jovi MC Hammer MC Hammer Paula Abdul Paula Abdul Tom Cruise Tom Cruise Jerry Rice Jerry Rice Died Died Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt

1963

Valentina Tereshkova becomes first woman in space

“I Have a Dream …”

JFK assassinated

Births & deaths of 1963 Born Born Michael Jordan Michael Jordan Larry the Cable Guy Larry the Cable Guy Conan O’Brien Conan O’Brien Jet Li Jet Li Johnny Depp Johnny Depp Coolio Coolio Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Brad Pitt Brad Pitt Died Died Robert Frost Robert Frost Patsy Cline Patsy Cline Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII Medgar Evars Medgar Evars John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis Lee Harvey Oswald Lee Harvey Oswald

1964

Planning begins for WTC

US troops in Vietnam = 21,000

Gulf of Tonkin incident

Race riots in US cities

MLK wins Nobel Peace Prize

China gets the bomb

Births & deaths of 1964 Born Born Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage Michelle Obama Michelle Obama Sarah Palin Sarah Palin Barry Bonds Barry Bonds Keanu Reeves Keanu Reeves Steve Austin Steve Austin Died Died Gen. Douglas MacArthur Gen. Douglas MacArthur Rachel Carson Rachel Carson

1965

Malcolm X assassinated

US troops in Vietnam = 125,000

Pakistan & India fight over Kashmir

Births & Deaths of 1965 Born Born DJ Jazzy Jeff DJ Jazzy Jeff Chris Rock Chris Rock Dr. Dre Dr. Dre Booker T Booker T Suge Knight Suge Knight Mick Foley Mick Foley JK Rowling JK Rowling Ty Pennington Ty Pennington Died Died T.S. Eliot T.S. Eliot Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Malcolm X Malcolm X

1966

US troops in Vietnam = 250,000

Daylight Savings Time

Haile Selassie visits Jamaica

France leaves NATO

Black Panthers founded

1 st Kwanzaa celebrated

Births & deaths of 1966 Born Born Rob Zombie Rob Zombie Janet Jackson Janet Jackson Mike Tyson Mike Tyson Halle Berry Halle Berry Adam Sandler Adam Sandler Troy Aikman Troy Aikman John Bradshaw Layfield John Bradshaw Layfield Keifer Sutherland Keifer Sutherland Bill Goldberg Bill Goldberg Died Died Lenny Bruce Lenny Bruce Walt Disney Walt Disney Chester Nimitz Chester Nimitz

1967

Superbowl I

Apollo I tragedy

Six Days War

1 st heart transplant

Births & deaths of 1967 Born Born R. Kelly R. Kelly Dave Matthews Dave Matthews Kurt Cobain Kurt Cobain Jeff Jarrett Jeff Jarrett Tim McGraw Tim McGraw Chris Benoit Chris Benoit Will Ferrell Will Ferrell Vin Diesel Vin Diesel Deion Sanders Deion Sanders Eddie Guerrero Eddie Guerrero Julia Roberts Julia Roberts Died Died Che Guevara Che Guevara Robert Oppenheimer Robert Oppenheimer Edward White Edward White Gus Grissom Gus Grissom Roger Chaffee Roger Chaffee