"For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet, we all breathe the same air, we all cherish our children's futures, and we are all mortal"    John F. Kennedy, speech at The American University, Washington, D.C., June 10th, 1963

  

                                                  

                                                  

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	On This Day 1950 - 2005 BBC Website Searchable by date		Sixties Sport A listing of sporting champions, achievements, and competition results, by year. Also The result of every official football game played in the old Wembley Stadium, 1923 - 2000		Eureka! Inventions, Innovations and Discoveries made during the 1960s		Pre-Decimal Money Remember half crowns, ten bob notes, florins, shillings and threepenny bits?
	Double Winners! The story of the historic 1961 Tottenham Hotspur League and F.A.Cup winning season		Woodstock The 1969 Festival and the Summer of Love		Wembley The result of every official football game played in the spiritual home of football, the original Wembley Stadium, 1923 - 2000		World Champions! The story of the amazing 1966 World Cup tournament and English football's finest hour
	Transport & Events Trains, boats, planes, buses, motorcycles, scooters, cars - 60s transport industry and events		Printed Media 60s magazines, books, adverts, newspapers and printing industry events		Television History Broadcasting, TV stations, history and industry events (and, of course, the programmes!)		Offshore Radio and the Pop Pirates The history of the pop pirates and other 60s radio industry and broadcasting events
		UK Public General Acts More than 200 significant legislative acts were passed during the decade and can be viewed at the UK government website				The UK National Archives A wide selection of downloadable documents, transcripts and newspaper articles at the National Archives website

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World population figures stated: Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, UK population figures stated: CIA World Factbooks