1. The Modern World: 1957 - 1967

2. 1957

3. 1 st Frisbee

4. The Cat in the Hat

5. Sputnik

6. 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

7. 1958

8. NASA

9. Pope John XXIII

10. 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

11. 1959

12. Alaska & Hawaii

13. Castro & Guevara take over Cuba

14. 1 st Barbie doll

15. Antarctic Treaty

16. 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

17. 1960

18. France gets the bomb

19. Soviets shoot down US spy plane

20. OPEC formed

21. World population = 3 billion

22. 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.

23. 1961

24. John F. Kennedy

25. Berlin Wall

26. Bay of Pigs invasion

27. Yuri Gagarin becomes first man in space

28. 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

29. 1962

30. The Beatles first record

31. First Wal-mart

32. Nelson Mandela arrested

33. UN condemns Apartheid

34. India & China fight a war

35. Spiderman first appears

36. James Bond

37. Cuban Missile Crisis

38. 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

39. 1963

40. Valentina Tereshkova becomes first woman in space

41. “I Have a Dream …”

42. JFK assassinated

43. 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

44. 1964

45. Planning begins for WTC

46. US troops in Vietnam = 21,000

47. Gulf of Tonkin incident

48. Race riots in US cities

49. MLK wins Nobel Peace Prize

50. China gets the bomb

51. 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

52. 1965

53. Malcolm X assassinated

54. US troops in Vietnam = 125,000

55. Pakistan & India fight over Kashmir

56. 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

57. 1966

58. US troops in Vietnam = 250,000

59. Daylight Savings Time

60. Haile Selassie visits Jamaica

61. France leaves NATO

62. Black Panthers founded

63. 1 st Kwanzaa celebrated

64. 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

65. 1967

66. Superbowl I

67. Apollo I tragedy

68. Six Days War

69. 1 st heart transplant

70. 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