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===Dated Events===
 
===Dated Events===
  
{{timereal}} '''[[February 3]].''' Soviet probe ''Luna 9'' lands on the moon.
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*'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[February 3]].''' Soviet probe ''Luna 9'' lands on the moon.
  
{{timereal}} '''[[February 23]].''' The Ba'ath Party rises to power in Syria following a military coup.
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*'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[February 23]].''' The Ba'ath Party rises to power in Syria following a military coup.
  
{{timereal}} '''[[March 1]].''' Soviet probe ''Venera 3'' crashes on Venus, becoming the first human spacecraft to land on another planet.
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*'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[March 1]].''' Soviet probe ''Venera 3'' crashes on Venus, becoming the first human spacecraft to land on another planet.
  
{{timereal}} '''[[May 9]].''' The People's Republic of China explodes its first hydrogen bomb.
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*'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[May 9]].''' The People's Republic of China explodes its first hydrogen bomb.
  
{{timereal}} '''[[June 13]].''' U.S. Supreme Court ''Miranda v. Arizona'' decision results in criminals being read their constitutional rights on arrest.
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*'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[June 13]].''' U.S. Supreme Court ''Miranda v. Arizona'' decision results in criminals being read their constitutional rights on arrest.
  
{{timereal}} '''[[June 28]].''' Juan Carlos Ongania becomes leader of Argentina following a military coup.
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*'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[June 28]].''' Juan Carlos Ongania becomes leader of Argentina following a military coup.
  
{{timereal}} '''[[July 4]].''' Freedom of Information Act signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon Johnson.
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*'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[July 4]].''' Freedom of Information Act signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon Johnson.
  
{{timereal}} '''[[December 26]].''' The first Kwanzaa celebration occurs.
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*'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[December 26]].''' The first Kwanzaa celebration occurs.
  
 
===Undated Events===
 
===Undated Events===
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*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Island of Terror-Night of the Big Heat|Island of Terror-Night of the Big Heat]]:''' [[Oncology]] researchers led by [[Phillips, Dr. Lawrence|Dr. Lawrence Phillips]] accidentally unleash a race of bone-eating monsters, the [[Silicates]], on the remote [[Petrie's Island]]. (''Island of Terror'')
 
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Island of Terror-Night of the Big Heat|Island of Terror-Night of the Big Heat]]:''' [[Oncology]] researchers led by [[Phillips, Dr. Lawrence|Dr. Lawrence Phillips]] accidentally unleash a race of bone-eating monsters, the [[Silicates]], on the remote [[Petrie's Island]]. (''Island of Terror'')
  
{{timereal}} The Black Panther Party is founded.
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*'''{{timereal}}:''' The Black Panther Party is founded.
  
 
==New Fictional Works==
 
==New Fictional Works==

Revision as of 22:10, 1 March 2007

Contents

Events

Dated Events

  • Real World: March 1. Soviet probe Venera 3 crashes on Venus, becoming the first human spacecraft to land on another planet.
  • Real World: May 9. The People's Republic of China explodes its first hydrogen bomb.
  • Real World: June 13. U.S. Supreme Court Miranda v. Arizona decision results in criminals being read their constitutional rights on arrest.
  • Real World: June 28. Juan Carlos Ongania becomes leader of Argentina following a military coup.
  • Real World: July 4. Freedom of Information Act signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon Johnson.

Undated Events

New Fictional Works

Notable Books

Fantastic Voyage by Isaac Asimov, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein.

Notable Films

Batman, Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster, Island of Terror.

Notable Comic Books

Fantastic Four #52 (first Black Panther); Teen Titans #1.

Notable Television Series

  • Beginning: Adam Adamant Lives!, Batman, Captain Fathom, Dark Shadows, The Girl from UNCLE, The King Kong Show, The Lone Ranger, Marine Boy (U.S.), Marvel Superheroes, The New Adventures of Superman, Prince Planet (U.S.), Space Ghost and Dino Boy, Star Trek, Tales of the Wizard of Oz, The Time Tunnel, Zoran: Space Boy (U.S.).
  • Continuing: The Avengers (Season 4 ends), Doctor Who (Season 4),

Kimba the White Lion begins (U.S.) and becomes Leo the Lion (Japan), Lost in Space (Season 2), The Man from UNCLE (Season 3), The Wild Wild West (Season 2).

  • Ending: Astro Boy (U.S.), Thunderbirds, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.


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