The 1960s are most famous for the Vietnam War, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Beatles and the First man on the moon. It is obvious that it was one of the most important decades in the history of human being! This decade is an exciting, revolutionory time with pieces of unforgetable music style and arts improvements, amasing fashion, Civil and women rights, tv and film freedom!

The most important events in 1960s

The Vietnam War and the U.S. influence

This is a vietnamese female soldier. Everybody was involved in the vietnam war.

www.casahistoria.net/vietnamwar.htm

The Vietnam War began in 1945, but i'm going to tell you about the most important events during 1960s. President of the U.S. John F. Kennedy believed that America could stop the war by sending the Green Berets ("Special Advisors") to the South Vietnam to train their soldiers. Lyndon B. Johnson (the 36th president of the U.S.) focused on American military effort in Vietnam. It caused more than 1,000 American soldiers deaths per month. In 1960s the U.S. focused on technological innovation and military effects, where Vietnam played as a experimental resource.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/vietnam_war#john_f._kennedy_and_vietnam_.281961.e2.80.931963.29

The Second Vatican Council

The concil was organized by Pope John XXIII
www.sspx.ca/.../Dec2004/Is_That_Chair_Vacant.ht

It was organized to make the teachings of the Catholic Church more clear to the modern world, Including the nature of Church, mission of the laity and religious freedom. It took 3 years to cmplete the lection! from 1962 to 1965.
http://colombia.thefreedictionary.com/vatican

The Rise of the Berlin Wall

After the constructing the Berlin Wall, people couldn't leave the country.
http://www.derbyps.org/Irving/history/1960s.htm

The Berlin Wall was built in order not to let the people leave from the East Berlin, ruled by Communists in August 1961. The West Berlin was occupied by British, French and American forces. More than 400 people died trying to escape.
http://www.derbyps.org/Irving/history/1960s.htm

The Important People of 1960s

Marthin Luther King Jr.

King, making his most famous speech "I Have A Dream"
www.harley.com/people/martin-luther-king.html

Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929. He was a famous Baptist minister, political activist, leader of the Amerian Civil Rights Movement. He recived the Peace Noble Prize. Thanks for his hard work the American black people were able to vote in 1964. He was tragicly assossinated in1968.
http://nobleprize.org/noble_prizes/peace/laureats/1964/king_bio.html

John F. Kennedy

Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917.
www.lib.msu.edu/vincent/findaids/

Kennedy was the 35th president of the U.S. He came from the rich religios Irish family and he was the first catholic President ever in America. His position as a leader continued from 1961 to 1963, when he was assossinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. He represented American Liberalism. He showed exceptional heroism and bravery, rescuing the sailor in South Pacific during WWII.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jk35.html

Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle was born on November 22,1890
www.dhm.de/.../GaulleCharlesDe/index.html

He was a french military leader and statesment. He inspired the new constituion and he was the 5th republic's first president of France.His political ideology known as Gaullism was major influence in french politics.
http://spartacus.scholnet.co.uk/2wwdegaulle.html

The Important Technological Improvements in 1960s

Heart Transplant

The 1st heart operation was done in 1967.
http://www.cambridgeshire.nhs.uk/nhs-plan/cd-rom/nhs-plan-text-version.html

It was first succesfully performed in 1967 by South African Surgeon Christiaan Bernard, nowadays these opertions are some kind of a "routine". People started to trust medical operations.
http://www.cambridgeshire.nhs.uk/nhs-plan/cd-rom/nhs-plan-text-version.html

Integrated Circuit

This is an example of an Integrated Cicuit. It is also known as microchip or IC.
www.diracdelta.co.uk/.../source.html

An IC as a small electronic curcuit, which has been manufacturedin the surface of thin substrate of semiconducter material. Using this chip you can reduce the size of the electronic devices.
www.diracdelta.co.uk/.../source.html

First Man in Space

Neil Armstrong-1st man on the moon, 1969.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11

Apollo 11 launched on the moon on July 16th, 1969 and on July 20th Armstrong and Collins did the 1st step there. The idea of landing on the moon belonged to Kennedy, but he passed away and this contribution was done for his memory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11

Famous Musician in 1960s

Jimmy Hendrix

Jimmy, creating a new song
www.rightonradio.com/main.html

James Marshal Carson was born on November 27, 1942. He was a famous musician, singer, songwriter, innovator and cultural icon. Jimmy was the most influential, talented guitarist in rock music. Self-taught, he was a lefthanded musician, who played with his right hand. He died at the age of 27 because of the drug overload.
www.rightonradio.com/main.html

Famous Book in 1960s

"Silent Spring"

This is the famous book cover for the"Silent Spring"
www.manhattanrarebooks-literature.com/carson_...

It was written and published in 1962 by pretty famous critic and environmentalist Rachel Carson. The book was one of the most influential in 20th century and it caused environmental ecology movement.
www.manhattanrarebooks-literature.com/carson_...

The Famous Piece of Art

"The Pink Panther" Movie

This is how the movie poster looked like in 1960s

www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id...

The Pink Panther is a serioe of an American and British comedy direted by Blake Edwarts. It was first performed in 1963. The second part - 1964 annd the third - 1968. The movie took 52 place on "The Funniest Films".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Panther

Overall, in my opinion the most important event was the Vietnam War and the U.S. involvment, because it caused millions of deaths. Martin Luther King fought for the black men rights, which is also valuable thing. What about Jimmy Hendrix? He is the father of the rock'n'roll and people will never forget his music contributions. 1960s are the ages of the leaders.

Hope you enjoyed that! Thank you for your attention!