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Caral KNOWLES
 1956 - 1970

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   Year  Event(s)
1 1956 
  • Bette Nesmith Graham invented "Mistake Out," later renamed Liquid Paper, to paint over mistakes made with a typewriter.
  • The first computer hard disk used.
  • The hovercraft invented by Christopher Cockerell.
2 1957 
  • Fortran (computer language) invented.
3 1958 
  • Gordon Gould invents the laser.
  • The Hula Hoop invented by Richard Knerr and Arthur "Spud" Melin.
  • The integrated circuit invented by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce.
  • The modem invented.
4 1959 
  • Barbie Doll invented.
  • Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce both invent the microchip.
  • The internal pacemaker invented by Wilson Greatbatch.
5 1960 
  • The halogen lamp invented.
  • USA Vietnam War Begins" "2
6 1961 
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion: United States vs Cuba 1961.
  • John F. Kennedy president of the USA 1961-1963.
  • The nondairy creamer invented.
  • Valium invented.
7 1962 
  • Dow Corp invents silicone breast implants.
  • Spacewar, the first computer video game invented.
  • The audio cassette invented.
  • The fiber-tip pen invented by Yukio Horie.
8 1963 
  • John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas, 22 Nov 1963.
  • Lyndon B. Johnson president of the USA 1963-1969. Lyndon B. Johnson, vice president under John F. Kennedy, sworn in as president aboard Air Force One upon death of Kennedy.
  • The first videodisc invented.
9 1964 
  • Acrylic paint invented.
  • BASIC (an early computer language) is invented by John George Kemeny and Tom Kurtz.
  • Permanent-press fabric invented.
10 1965 
  • Astroturf invented.
  • NutraSweet invented.
  • Soft contact lenses invented.
  • The compact disk invented by James Russell.
11 1966 
  • Electronic Fuel injection for cars invented.
12 1967 
  • The first handheld calculator invented.
13 1968 
  • Robert Dennard invented RAM (random access memory).
  • The computer mouse invented by Douglas Engelbart.
  • The first computer with integrated circuits made.
14 1969 
  • Richard Nixon president of the USA 1969-1974.
  • The arpanet (first internet) invented.
  • The artificial heart invented.
  • The ATM invented.
  • The bar-code scanner is invented.
15 1970 
  • The daisy-wheel printer invented.
  • The floppy disk invented by Alan Shugart.
  
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