The 1960s | ||
1960s CE |
1960 | 1961 Poland started a five-year program to increase production. The Berlin wall is built, dividing East and West Berlin. Amnesty International is founded, to promote human rights and protect the rights of political prisoners. Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel in space. |
1962 The General Assembly of the United Nations calls for sanctions to be imposed on South Africa. Cuban Missile Crisis. |
1963 |
1964 | 1965 |
1966 | 1967 |
1968 | 1969 |