WC(shep) timeline 1960

1960s,

9th december 1960-- Coronation street launch. now the longest running soap drama.
25th december 1960-- queen pre-records her first christmas message, it used to be live.
12th april 1961-- first man to go into space Yuri Gagarin
29th april 1961-- ITV goes southwest and scotland
1st october 1961-- songs of praise first broadcast(religious views)
5th Augsut 1962-- marilyn monroe found dead
24th september 1962-- university challenge(educational programme)
22nd november 1963-- JFK assasinated
20th April 1964-- launch of BBC 2, distrupted by power failure.
12th June 1964-- nelson mandela caught
22nd august 1964-- match of the day launch
24th january 1965-- winston churchill funeral broadcasted on BBC and ITV
OCTOBER 1965-- thunderbirds are go! and the magic roundabout.
21 april 1966-- houses of parliament first broadcast.
30th July 1966-- engalnd v germany england wins 4-2 at Wembley
3rd July 1967-- news at ten 1/2 hour on ITV with 2 news readers like how htey do in the U.S.A
3rd december 1967-- first heart transplant successful!
3rd may 1968-- french students protest against closure of the citys university, thousands arrested.
20th july 1969-- neil armstrong first man to walk on the moon, broadcasted across the USA.