The Korean War Begins
Colour TV is introduced
Seatbelts are invented
Sir Edmund Hillary becomes the first person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest
Roger Bannister becomes the first person to break the four minute mile
The McDonalds Corporation is formed
The Television remote is invented
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat is published
The first Lego blocks are introduced
Fidel Castro becomes the dictator of Cuba
The First Televised Presidential Debates go to air
The Berlin Wall is constructed
Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her home in Los Angeles, aged 36
US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, aged 46
Hasbro Launches the G.I. Joe Action Figure
Malcolm X is assassinated in Manhattan, aged 39
The Star Trek series begins on TV
The Six Day War Begins... And Ends
Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy are assassinated
Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon
The floppy disk is invented
The VCR is invented
The first slimline calculator is released for a start price of US$150
Abortion is legalised in the US
The Terracotta Army is discovered in Xi'an, China
Microsoft Corporation is founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen
North and South Vietnam merge to become Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Elvis Presley is found dead on his bathroom floor, aged 42
The first test-tube baby is born
Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the UK
John Lennon is shot dead outside his New York Apartment, aged 40
Donkey Kong - the first Mario game - is released
Michael Jackson's Thriller album is released
Ronald Reagan announces a Defense Plan called Star Wars
Indira Gandhi is assassinated
The Wreck of the Titanic is found
The Challenger Space Shuttle explodes shortly after its launch, killing all on board
A rapist in Florida, USA, becomes the first person to be convicted through the use of DNA evidence.
Pan Am Flight 103 is bombed over Scotland, killing 270 people
The Berlin Wall comes down
Nelson Mandela is released from prison
The Soviet Union collapses
The Cold War officially ends
Terrorists use a van to bomb the World Trade Center in New York, killing six
The Channel Tunnel, connecting England and France by rail, opens
The Oklahoma City Bombing occurs, killing 168
The element Copernicium is discovered
Princess Diana is killed in a car crash
France beats Brazil 3-0 in the FIFA World Cup Final
The Euro currency is established