1000 Facts of the 1970's, 1980's, 2000s &
1000 Facts of the 1960s
1000 Facts of the 1970's, 1980's, 2000s &1000 Facts of the 1960s
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Four
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sample page from 1000 Facts of the 1960's
1969
1. NEIL ARMSTRONG became the first man to walk on the moon. (On the flight he was accompanied by 'Buzz' Aldrin - second man to walk on the moon, and Michael Collins).
2. SESAME STREET began on US television.
3. American actor ROBERT TAYLOR died aged 58.
4. PRINCE CHARLES was invested as the Prince of Wales.
5. South African golfer GARY PLAYER won his fifth Australian Open.
6. JOHN WAYNE won the Academy Award for Best Actor in True Grit.
7. LAUNCESTON experienced its worst floods for 40 years.
8. PAUL McCARTNEY married LINDA EASTMAN.9. JETHRO TULL released their debut album.
10. Australia's JOHN NEWCOMBE and TONY ROCHE won their third men’s doubles title at Wimbledon.
11. FIFTH DIMENSION won the Grammy for Record of the Year with Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In.
12. American boxer ROCKY MARCIANO died in a plane crash aged 45.
13. TINY TIM married Miss Vicki on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show on US television.
14. CROSBY, STILLS & NASH added NEIL YOUNG to their line-up.
15. JOHNNY FARNHAM won his first King of Pop award.
16. Geelong’s DOUG WADE topped the VFL goalkicking list with 127 goals.
17. The 12-sided cupro-nickel 50 CENT COIN replaced the silver 50 cent pieces.
18. BRUCE DEVLIN won his first Australian PGA championship.
19. THE ARCHIES had the biggest selling single in the UK with Sugar Sugar.
20. WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL held its first Australian meeting in Sydney.
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