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...and what was happening in the world in that year?
I was born Jan.2, 1961
January 20 John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th President of the United States.
I was born Jan.2, 1961
January 20 John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th President of the United States.
"cocaine's a helluva drug" - rick james.
It was the year of the switch from British currency to the Decimal System.
Government of Harold Holt voted in and then the next year he went swimming, with all the security men around him and he drowned and was never seen again (true).
The first National Service conscripts fly out from Richmond RAAF base in Sydney bound for Vietnam
Australian forces engage in their first major battle in Vietnam at the Battle of Long Tan, inflicting heavy losses on NLF troops
US President Lyndon Johnson arrives for a 3-day visit of Australian east coast cities, sparking rowdy demonstrations by anti-war protesters
General Motors Holden becomes the first local car manufacturer to instal seat belts as standard equipment in all its new vehicles
They're not cheery ones over all - except for ME being born!! lol
Harry S.Truman in the oval office
Korean War
Segregationist still running rampant, pre Rosa Parks
The "Witch of Buchenwald" sentenced to life
First R&R record Rocket 88 by Ike Turner, wasn't recognized as such cuz he wasn't white:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbfnh1oVTk0
* June 1 The UK and Iceland end the Cod War.
* June 2 A car bomb fatally injures Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles.
* June 4 The Boston Celtics defeat the Phoenix Suns 128-126 in triple overtime in Game 5 of the NBA Finals at the Boston Garden. In 1997, the game is selected by a panel of experts as the greatest of the NBA's first 50 years.
* June 5 The Teton Dam collapses in southeast Idaho in the U.S., killing 11 people.
* June 7 Denis Healey applies for and receives a $5.3 billion loan for Britain from the IMF.
* June 13 Savage thunderstorms roll through the state of Iowa spawning several tornadoes, including an F-5 tornado that destroys the town of Jordan, Iowa.
* June 14 The trial begins at Oxford Crown Court of Donald Neilson, the killer known as the Black Panther.
* June 16 The Soweto riots in South Africa begin.
* June 17 The National Basketball Association and the American Basketball Association agree on the ABA-NBA merger.
* June 20
o Hundreds of Western tourists are moved from Beirut and taken to safety in Syria by the U.S. military, following the murder of the U.S. ambassador.
o General elections are held in Italy.
o Czechoslovakia beats West Germany 53 on penalties to win Euro 76, when the game had ended 22 after extra time.
* June 25 Strikes start in Poland (Ursus, Radom, Pock) after communists raise food prices; they end on June 30.
* June 26 The CN Tower is built in Toronto; the tallest free-standing land structure opens to the public.
* June 27 G-6 renamed Group of 7 (G-7).
* June 27 Palestinian extremists hijack an Air France plane in Greece with 246 passengers and 12 crew. They take it to Entebbe, Uganda.
* June 29 Seychelles gains independence.