Top Ten Most Memorable Moments of the 60s
Ahh...the Swinging Sixties... The most talked about decade in history; mainly for music and fashion, but other events happened which will be remembered for an eternity - not ALL good, but definitely unforgettable... If you know of other memorable 60's events you feel should be here, please feel free to add, or vote for an existing item."One small step for man, a giant leap in mankind"
~ Neil Armstrong
The Soviets have Yuri Gagarin as their poster child of communist advancements in space exploration while Armstrong is America's antithesis to that.
A moment we can all believe to be always remembered.
And this is when the years of American optimism of the 50s died with Kennedy dying along with it.
Hard to choose between your top 3. Great list!
Love Me Do.
Yes, I do indeed! What a moment in English history, and eventually the world. That song sparked World Domination. Ok, maybe not quite "World Domination" but it DID have a pretty powerful effect on Planet Earth (musically, at least).
And the USA was never the same again
Yah...I added this last, on the realisation that it's only a half of England who actually gives a whatever. And whether you agree / disagree, like it or not, it was a very memorable moment of the 60's. Do I care? Well, that depends on how many English football fans are reading this. Umm...yah, I'm pretty proud of them ;).
The list is heavily America-oriented, I have to admit but this must be one of the more defining features of the decade. A bunch of reformist in Prague tries to instate democratic reforms under a socialist system but it is met with an invasion by the USSR and Warsaw Pact nations. This event really divided the international socialist left and soured the Soviet image of anti-imperialism.