1960 oren February 1 - In Greensboro, N.C., four black students from North_Carolina Agricultural and Technical College begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter. Although they are refused service, they are allowed to stay at_the counter. The event triggers many similar nonviolent protests throughout the South, and six months later the original four protesters are served lunch at_the same counter. February 8 - Adolph Coors II killed during an attempt to kidnap him in Colorado. Joseph Corbett Jr is arrested next October. February 9 - Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. February 9 - Adolph Coors III, chairman of_the board of the Coors Brewing Company, is kidnapped and captors demand $500,000. Coors is later found dead and Joseph Corbett Jr is indicted. March 6 - The_United_States announces that 3,500 American soldiers are going to_be sent to Vietnam. March 22 - Arthur Leonard Schawlow & Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser. April 1 - The_United_States launches the first weather satellite, TIROS-1. April 12 - Eric Peugeot, youngest son of founder of Peugeot is kidnapped in Paris. Kidnappers release him April 15 in exchange for $300,000 ransom. April 13 - USA launches navigation satellite Transat I-b. May 9 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves sale of_the birth_control pill. May 10 - The nuclear submarine USS Nautilus completes the first under water circumnavigation of_the Earth. July 4 - Following the admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state the previous year, the 50-star flag of_the United_States debuts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. July 11 - Oren is born in Louisville, Kentucky. July 20 - Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) elects Sirimavo Bandaranaike Prime Minister, the world's first female head of government. August 18 - Enovid, the_first commercially produced oral contraceptive, is launched in Skokie, Illinois. September 5 - Cassius_Clay wins the gold medal in boxing at_the Rome Olympic Games. September 26 - The two leading US presidential candidates, Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy, participate in_the first televised presidential debate. October 14 - US presidential candidate John F. Kennedy first suggests the idea for the Peace Corps. October 29 - In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius_Clay (who later took the name Muhammad_Ali) wins his first professional fight. November 2 - Penguin Books is found not_guilty of obscenity in the Lady Chatterley's Lover case. November 13 - Sammy Davis, Jr. marries Swedish actress May Britt. Interracial marriage is still illegal in 31 US states out of 50. November 30 - Production of_the De Soto automobile brand ceases. December 2 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the use of $1M for the relief and resettlement of Cuban refugees in Florida. Cuban refugees have been arriving in Florida at the rate of 1,000 a week. 060311 ... oren Top ten most requested songs: 1. The Twist - Chubby Checker 2. Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin 3. Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Elvis Presley 4. Wild One - Bobby Rydell 5. Volare - Bobby Rydell 6. I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee 7. Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong 8. This Magic Moment - the Drifters 9. It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley 10. Wonderful World - Sam Cooke 100808 ... j i can see which was the most important event, oren. ;) 100809 ... oren Well, from my_perspective, being born was damn_important. :) 100809 what's it to you? who go blather from