Mariner 6 was primarily used to gather data relevant to programming the Mariner 7 follow-up mission. Both probes were successful in gathering the intended information which was used by NASA to plan future missions to Mars.
In October, the second point was installed at a computer in the Stanford Research Institute. The first communication between the two is sent and received across the new network on October 29th,. The U. The investigations began in when government officials started to collect information related to UFO sightings. Between and , there were over 12, reports compiled by officials and of those reports all but cases were identified as either an atmospheric, astronomical, or man-made event.
The project concluded that UFOs did not threaten national security and did not present evidence of extraterrestrial life or technology and the US government decided that it would be far to costly to continue to investigate UFO sightings. The Montreal Expos baseball team makes its debut during April.
They won their first game against the New York Mets but struggled to do well the rest of the season. They were a part of the National League and their first manager was Gene Mauch. In the team moved to Washington D. The Echo 2 satellite mission ends during June. Echo 2 was a foot satellite that was launched by NASA in January of and it orbited the Earth in a near polar orbit for the duration of its time in space.
It was used to perform some passive communications experiments and to measure the shape of the Earth. Venera 5 made it to Venus on the 16th of May in and Venera 6 arrived the next day. The missions were partially successful in that both vehicles were able to transmit measurements for about 50 minutes each but ultimately failed in that their instruments were then presumably damaged by the surface pressure and heat that they encountered on their descents.
Robin Knox-Johnston becomes the first person to sail around the world solo without stopping. A wide-angle view of the audience and stage at the Woodstock music festival in New York's Catskill Mountains in August of Woodstock became a major cultural event, a festival planned for 50, attendees, but swarmed by more than ,, amplified by news coverage, a popular documentary film, and the music that became symbolic of an era.
Participants and attendees at Woodstock. The 5-year-old Adrian Cox watches Flyer model cars race around a Flyaway loop track. The Dalai Lama, leader of the Tibetan people, is pictured in at an unknown location. Hurricane Camille destroyed much of the Mississippi coastline, killing people. He retired in Army First Air Cavalry division troopers lie on stretchers out in the open after they were wounded in an enemy rocket and mortar fire attack at Fire Base Ike, about 60 miles from Saigon, Vietnam, on September 5, Original caption: "Every Kid's Dream.
London: Yes, it's real, a genuine fire-engine, and these kids have got it for their very own. Hoses, pumps, and all to play with whenever they like.
The whole machine, built in , has been declared obsolete by London Fire Brigade who don't think it's adequate to deal with modern requirements. Rather than sell it as scrap, they've given it to children at Vernon House School, in Willesden, London. It's undoubtedly going to earn a real return in fun and make-believe from its new owners, and all the volunteer crews for thousands more 'fires' to come. Original caption: "Madison, Wisconsin: This cameraman stood between the points of Wisconsin National Guardsmen bayonets on September 30, during a demonstration here of welfare mothers, led by Milwaukee civil rights leader Father James Groppi, who were protesting the cuts made in welfare funds.
The guard was called out when the demonstrators occupied the state assembly chamber for 10 hours. A wide view of the Moratorium Day demonstration in Washington, D. Original caption: "Los Angeles, California: The kids test-driving this naturally air-conditioned Volkswagen say it runs fine on the beach, but miniskirts may pose a problem in traffic.
Its entire body is constructed out of white wrought-iron. The car, built as part of Volkswagen's exhibit at the international auto show here, is complete with black vinyl upholstery and all running gear.
Disposition of the island has been under discussion. Original caption: "A U. Charles Manson is escorted to his arraignment on conspiracy-murder charges in connection with the Sharon Tate murder case on December 11, , in Los Angeles, California. In a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters, Newton Minow, head of the FCC, criticizes broadcasters for not doing more to serve the public interest.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is a grim satire is set among the patients and workers in a mental institution. Michael E. De Bakey implants artificial heart in human for first time at a Houston hospital.
The Patient survives for only four days. The first Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health is a landmark document, contradicting decades of tobacco advertising that suggest healthful benefits.
The report contains powerful material, and intentionally leaves much to speculation. It is released on a Saturday morning to deter a knee-jerk reaction on Wall Street. Acting voluntarily, The New Yorker and other leading magazines start to refuse tobacco ads. Within months, Congress has passed the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of , requiring health warnings on packages and banning ads on broadcast media. Over 70 million people watch each show.
Michael Fallen starts a series of stories for the San Francisco Examiner, introducing the word "hippie" to readers. Fallen's articles are widely read, but "hippie" doesn't appear in mainstream language for two more years. Usually this description refers to , in and around San Francisco when the "hippie movement" was in full flower.
Particularly during the summer months, thousands upon thousands of young people flocked to the Haight-Ashbury to take part in a somewhat pale imitation of the true hippie experience. Phillips' song San Francisco written in anticipation of the Monterey Pop Festival in June romanticizes the era and atmosphere. Scott McKenzie's cover-version of the song is on the airwaves by May -- just in time for summer vacation. If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair If you come to San Francisco, Summertime will be a love-in there.
The first issue of Rolling Stone , a new magazine devoted to music and popular culture, debuts featuring John Lennon on the cover. Telecasts of the Miss America Pageant are among the most popular TV shows of the late '60s, regularly capturing two-thirds of the audience. Feminists realize this popularity means access to national media. In , feminist protestors demonstrate on the Boardwalk outside the Pageant, crown a sheep, and throw symbols of female restraint into a "Freedom Trash Can.
In the same city on the same day, the first Miss Black America Contest is held to protest the exclusively "white" Miss America Pageant. In the wake of these protests, Pepsi-Cola withdraws sponsorship of the Miss America Pageant, saying it no longer represents the values of American society. News anchor Cronkite is almost speechless, exclaiming, "Man on the moon Buzz Aldrin also walks on the Moon, while the third member of the mission, Michael Collins, remains in orbit aboard the command module.
An estimated audience of over , people gather for three days of music near Bethel, NY, swarming across the pastures of Max Yasgur's dairy farm.
The festival is the brainchild of four men under age 26 including one with a multimillion-dollar trust fund. Only , tickets are sold, so around , people are expected - but the amazing lineup of bands and musicians draws many more.
Fences are pushed over and tickets become pointless. On opening night, sponsors declare free admission to all, and the word spreads like wildfire. Police estimate a million more people trying to reach Woodstock are stuck in traffic jams up to 50 miles away. On the last morning, guitarist Jimi Hendrix wakes the crowd with a riveting solo version of the national anthem. A film of the concert is released the following year. A group of students launch protests against segregation at a "Whites only" lunch counter of the Woolworth store in Greensboro, NC.
In Raleigh, N. An interracial group of protesters board buses and travel to the South to test President Kennedy's commitment to civil rights. The state Governor physically blocks Meredith's progress on Sept 20, and again Sept Talks between the White House and the Governor fail to produce a solution. The Kennedy administration orders federal marshals to Oxford.
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