I allready said in the OP that Adlai Stevenson won the 1960 democratic nomination, with JFK as his V.P. Nixon's V.P. is Goldwater. Stevenson Wins.Hope no one minds if I barge in about now...
In the 1960 presidential election, after more careful scrutiny of poll results in Texas and Illinois, it was found out that Nixon, not Kennedy, carried those states. Nixon is awarded the election.
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A cleaned up version of the Timeline as it now stands:
January 1st 1960: In an event that shocked the world, the French President Charles de Gaulle was assassinated while preparing to "officially" grant independence to the French Colony of Cameroon. Labeled as the "Cameroon Loon" by British Tabloids, Gaulle's lone Assassin had no apparent reasons for his actions, and was believed to be insane by French, American, and Soviet Officials. Still, the Assassination caused the French government to delay independence for Cameroon and to deploy troops into the country. Massive Riots spread across the colony, and both U.S. and Soviet Officials condemned France's "Actions of Revenge."
February 1st 1960: 4 black students are forcefully removed from a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro North Carolina.
April 9th 1960: Hendrik Verwoerd, the Prime Minister of South Africa is assassinated by David Pratt. South African government passes laws giving the police extended rights for surveillance and holding people under arrest.
April 30th 1960: A Soveit Spy plane is shot down over Alaska.
August 14th 1960: Director George Pal, after signing a contract with Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California, has announced a 5-picture deal, which will start with his adaptation of After Worlds Collide, based on the Philip Wylie novel, and sequel to the film When Worlds Collide (1951). Wehrner von Braun who has consulted for NASA has said that he will act as a scientific advisor for the film. The cast is selected in secret, and filming starts soon after. Film release takes place March 15th 1961.
October 12th 1960: Japanese Socialist Party leader Inejiro Asanuma survives the assasination attempt made on him by 17 year old rightist-extremist Otoya Yamaguchi. He gets away with a mere flesh wound but not long after makes a speech on the need to crack down on extremist groups.
November 1960: Democrat Adlai Stevenson and his running mate John Fitzgerald Kennedy beat out Republicans Nixon and Goldwater.
December 1960: The coup against Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia is successful and his son, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, becomes emperor as Amha Selassie.
January 1961: Adlai Stevenson sworn in as the 35th president of the United States.
September 6th 1961- Marshal Tito and Chinese Foreign Minister Zhou En-Lai announce the formation in of the "Third Bloc" in Belgrade, uniting over 118 countries under the call for "the national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of non-aligned countries" in their "struggle against imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, and all forms of foreign aggression, occupation, domination, interference or hegemony as well as against great power and bloc politics..."
January 1st 1960: In an event that shocked the world, the French President Charles de Gaulle was assassinated while preparing to "officially" grant independence to the French Colony of Cameroon. Labeled as the "Cameroon Loon" by British Tabloids, Gaulle's lone Assassin had no apparent reasons for his actions, and was believed to be insane by French, American, and Soviet Officials. Still, the Assassination caused the French government to delay independence for Cameroon and to deploy troops into the country. Massive Riots spread across the colony, and both U.S. and Soviet Officials condemned France's "Actions of Revenge."
February 1st 1960: 4 black students are forcefully removed from a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro North Carolina.
April 9th 1960: Hendrik Verwoerd, the Prime Minister of South Africa is assassinated by David Pratt. South African government passes laws giving the police extended rights for surveillance and holding people under arrest.
April 30th 1960: A Soveit Spy plane is shot down over Alaska.
August 14th 1960: Director George Pal, after signing a contract with Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California, has announced a 5-picture deal, which will start with his adaptation of After Worlds Collide, based on the Philip Wylie novel, and sequel to the film When Worlds Collide (1951). Wehrner von Braun who has consulted for NASA has said that he will act as a scientific advisor for the film. The cast is selected in secret, and filming starts soon after. Film release takes place March 15th 1961.
October 12th 1960: Japanese Socialist Party leader Inejiro Asanuma survives the assasination attempt made on him by 17 year old rightist-extremist Otoya Yamaguchi. He gets away with a mere flesh wound but not long after makes a speech on the need to crack down on extremist groups.
November 1960: Democrat Adlai Stevenson and his running mate John Fitzgerald Kennedy beat out Republicans Nixon and Goldwater.
December 1960: The coup against Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia is successful and his son, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, becomes emperor as Amha Selassie.
January 1961: Adlai Stevenson sworn in as the 35th president of the United States.
September 6th 1961- Marshal Tito and Chinese Foreign Minister Zhou En-Lai announce the formation in of the "Third Bloc" in Belgrade, uniting over 118 countries under the call for "the national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of non-aligned countries" in their "struggle against imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, and all forms of foreign aggression, occupation, domination, interference or hegemony as well as against great power and bloc politics..."
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Yeah, I noticed that just as I was bringing the TL together, so I didn't put it in, instead putting the thing about Brazil.
Since you didn't give an exact date I couldn't put it in the timeline just yet. Sorry. Also guys, we need more cultural PODs. I also think we should have at least one event per month.instead putting the thing about Brazil.
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Hmm...while a third Communist Block lead by China is possible,...I still believe this is too soon for such a Block. For one, China didn't get Nuclear Weapons until the 70s, and plus, Tito would have to be an idiot to try and resist Soviet Influence. Another Issue that comes to mind is the fact that this Bloc has over half of the world's nations in it. This is just simply too big to be Plausible.
Instead, we should either have China replace the Soviet Union as the leader of the Communist bloc/Warsaw Pact in the 1980s or form its own Bloc in the late 70s.
How exactly did Stevenson secure the Democratic nomination?
Also...
April 17 1960: Musicians- Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and Sharon Sheely avoid a car crash that evening.
Also...
April 17 1960: Musicians- Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and Sharon Sheely avoid a car crash that evening.
Actually the Third Bloc is based on the actual Non-Alignment Movement, which was created in April 1955 by Jawarhalal Nehru and Josip Tito. The addition of the People's Republic of China was based on an actual invitation into the alliance made by the leaders of the organization to Zhou En-Lai. As such, fact can be stranger than fiction. For more information you can check out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-aligned_movement
http://www.nam.gov.za/
or you check out The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World by Vijay Prashad at:
http://www.amazon.com/Darker-Nations-Peoples-History-Third/dp/1565847857
Very possibly. Grand apartheid was Verwoerd's grand idea, and he was the major driving force behind it.
Here are a few other PODs for the ATL:
3/3/1960- Pvt. Elvis Presley decides to continue his service in the U.S. Army in Hamburg, Germany, despite requests to return back to the music industry...
12/2/1960- Musicians Jean Dubuffet and Asger Jorn unveil "Chaosmic Music" (similar to OTL's heavy metal) with the performance of "Broken Nose" at the Galleria del Cavallino, Venice (It.)...
1/8/1961- Guy Debord, Asger Jorn, Lothar Fischer, Dieter Kunzelmann, Heimrad Prem, Helmut Sturm, Hans-Peter Zimmer, et al. form the anarchist/avante-garde community of "Utopolis" in Munich....
4/11/1961- Asger Jorn performs "Chaosmic Music" concert in Galleria del Cavallino, Venice (It.) to an international audience...
3/3/1960- Pvt. Elvis Presley decides to continue his service in the U.S. Army in Hamburg, Germany, despite requests to return back to the music industry...
12/2/1960- Musicians Jean Dubuffet and Asger Jorn unveil "Chaosmic Music" (similar to OTL's heavy metal) with the performance of "Broken Nose" at the Galleria del Cavallino, Venice (It.)...
1/8/1961- Guy Debord, Asger Jorn, Lothar Fischer, Dieter Kunzelmann, Heimrad Prem, Helmut Sturm, Hans-Peter Zimmer, et al. form the anarchist/avante-garde community of "Utopolis" in Munich....
4/11/1961- Asger Jorn performs "Chaosmic Music" concert in Galleria del Cavallino, Venice (It.) to an international audience...
Here's something quite cultural:
July 1960: After warnings from her publisher, Harper Lee decides against releasing her novel To Kill A Mockingbird.
July 1960: After warnings from her publisher, Harper Lee decides against releasing her novel To Kill A Mockingbird.
A cleaned up version of the Timeline as it now stands:
January 1st 1960: In an event that shocked the world, the French President Charles de Gaulle was assassinated while preparing to "officially" grant independence to the French Colony of Cameroon. Labeled as the "Cameroon Loon" by British Tabloids, Gaulle's lone Assassin had no apparent reasons for his actions, and was believed to be insane by French, American, and Soviet Officials. Still, the Assassination caused the French government to delay independence for Cameroon and to deploy troops into the country. Massive Riots spread across the colony, and both U.S. and Soviet Officials condemned France's "Actions of Revenge."
February 1st 1960: 4 black students are forcefully removed from a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro North Carolina.
March 3rd 1960: Pvt. Elvis Presley decides to continue his service in the U.S. Army in Hamburg, Germany, despite requests to return back to the music industry.
April 9th 1960: Hendrik Verwoerd, the Prime Minister of South Africa is assassinated by David Pratt. South African government passes laws giving the police extended rights for surveillance and holding people under arrest.
April 17th 1960: Musicians- Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and Sharon Sheely avoid a car crash that evening.
April 30th 1960: A Soveit Spy plane is shot down over Alaska.
July 1960: After warnings from her publisher, Harper Lee decides against releasing her novel To Kill A Mockingbird.
August 14th 1960: Director George Pal, after signing a contract with Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California, has announced a 5-picture deal, which will start with his adaptation of After Worlds Collide, based on the Philip Wylie novel, and sequel to the film When Worlds Collide (1951). Wehrner von Braun who has consulted for NASA has said that he will act as a scientific advisor for the film. The cast is selected in secret, and filming starts soon after. Film release takes place March 15th 1961.
October 12th 1960: Japanese Socialist Party leader Inejiro Asanuma survives the assasination attempt made on him by 17 year old rightist-extremist Otoya Yamaguchi. He gets away with a mere flesh wound but not long after makes a speech on the need to crack down on extremist groups.
November 1960: Democrat Adlai Stevenson and his running mate John Fitzgerald Kennedy beat out Republicans Nixon and Goldwater.
December 1960: The coup against Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia is successful and his son, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, becomes emperor as Amha Selassie.
December 12th 1960: Musicians Jean Dubuffet and Asger Jorn unveil "Chaosmic Music" with the performance of "Broken Nose" at the Galleria del Cavallino, Venice Italy.
January 8th 1961: Guy Debord, Asger Jorn, Lothar Fischer, Dieter Kunzelmann, Heimrad Prem, Helmut Sturm, Hans-Peter Zimmer, et al. form the anarchist/avante-garde community of "Utopolis" in Munich....
January 20th 1961: Adlai Stevenson sworn in as the 35th president of the United States.
April 11th 1961: Asger Jorn performs "Chaosmic Music" concert in Galleria del Cavallino, Venice Italy to an international audience.
September 6th 1961: Marshal Tito and Chinese Foreign Minister Zhou En-Lai announce the formation in of the "Third Bloc" in Belgrade, uniting over 118 countries under the call for "the national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of non-aligned countries" in their "struggle against imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, and all forms of foreign aggression, occupation, domination, interference or hegemony as well as against great power and bloc politics..."
October 18th 1961: British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan appoints the Foreign Secretary, the Earl of Home, as British ambassador to the United States. In the resulting cabinet reshuffle Richard Austen Butler is appointed Foreign Secretary and Iain Macleod becomes Home Secretary.
January 1st 1960: In an event that shocked the world, the French President Charles de Gaulle was assassinated while preparing to "officially" grant independence to the French Colony of Cameroon. Labeled as the "Cameroon Loon" by British Tabloids, Gaulle's lone Assassin had no apparent reasons for his actions, and was believed to be insane by French, American, and Soviet Officials. Still, the Assassination caused the French government to delay independence for Cameroon and to deploy troops into the country. Massive Riots spread across the colony, and both U.S. and Soviet Officials condemned France's "Actions of Revenge."
February 1st 1960: 4 black students are forcefully removed from a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro North Carolina.
March 3rd 1960: Pvt. Elvis Presley decides to continue his service in the U.S. Army in Hamburg, Germany, despite requests to return back to the music industry.
April 9th 1960: Hendrik Verwoerd, the Prime Minister of South Africa is assassinated by David Pratt. South African government passes laws giving the police extended rights for surveillance and holding people under arrest.
April 17th 1960: Musicians- Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and Sharon Sheely avoid a car crash that evening.
April 30th 1960: A Soveit Spy plane is shot down over Alaska.
July 1960: After warnings from her publisher, Harper Lee decides against releasing her novel To Kill A Mockingbird.
August 14th 1960: Director George Pal, after signing a contract with Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California, has announced a 5-picture deal, which will start with his adaptation of After Worlds Collide, based on the Philip Wylie novel, and sequel to the film When Worlds Collide (1951). Wehrner von Braun who has consulted for NASA has said that he will act as a scientific advisor for the film. The cast is selected in secret, and filming starts soon after. Film release takes place March 15th 1961.
October 12th 1960: Japanese Socialist Party leader Inejiro Asanuma survives the assasination attempt made on him by 17 year old rightist-extremist Otoya Yamaguchi. He gets away with a mere flesh wound but not long after makes a speech on the need to crack down on extremist groups.
November 1960: Democrat Adlai Stevenson and his running mate John Fitzgerald Kennedy beat out Republicans Nixon and Goldwater.
December 1960: The coup against Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia is successful and his son, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, becomes emperor as Amha Selassie.
December 12th 1960: Musicians Jean Dubuffet and Asger Jorn unveil "Chaosmic Music" with the performance of "Broken Nose" at the Galleria del Cavallino, Venice Italy.
January 8th 1961: Guy Debord, Asger Jorn, Lothar Fischer, Dieter Kunzelmann, Heimrad Prem, Helmut Sturm, Hans-Peter Zimmer, et al. form the anarchist/avante-garde community of "Utopolis" in Munich....
January 20th 1961: Adlai Stevenson sworn in as the 35th president of the United States.
April 11th 1961: Asger Jorn performs "Chaosmic Music" concert in Galleria del Cavallino, Venice Italy to an international audience.
September 6th 1961: Marshal Tito and Chinese Foreign Minister Zhou En-Lai announce the formation in of the "Third Bloc" in Belgrade, uniting over 118 countries under the call for "the national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of non-aligned countries" in their "struggle against imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, and all forms of foreign aggression, occupation, domination, interference or hegemony as well as against great power and bloc politics..."
October 18th 1961: British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan appoints the Foreign Secretary, the Earl of Home, as British ambassador to the United States. In the resulting cabinet reshuffle Richard Austen Butler is appointed Foreign Secretary and Iain Macleod becomes Home Secretary.
well here an idea here it goes
May 15th 1960: on this day the Pan-Asian Colation is formed. the treaty which is signed in shanghai china, member are: China, Yugoslavia, north korea, Cambodia, laos, Columbia, The Congo, iraq,Syria,jordan,Eygpt,lebanon,and india
Well what do ya think of that what events could happen? a ww3 maybe?
May 15th 1960: on this day the Pan-Asian Colation is formed. the treaty which is signed in shanghai china, member are: China, Yugoslavia, north korea, Cambodia, laos, Columbia, The Congo, iraq,Syria,jordan,Eygpt,lebanon,and india
Well what do ya think of that what events could happen? a ww3 maybe?
This conflicts with what was already posted, and therefore is not cannon. Please don't rush into dates people.
Some random thoughts: (looking way far ahead!)
As China grows more powerful, there's a split in the "third bloc" between the Communists lead by China and Yugoslavia, and those who wish to go in a different direction. The membership of the third bloc is 100% Communist by the end of the 70s.
The United States adopts a Dutch style policy towards soft drugs. Heavier drugs such as LSD are not as popular as in OTL.
CBGBs burns down a week after it opens, preventing the rise of the punk culture.
A "german invasion" of electronic music dominates the culture of the mid to late 70s.
Please do more posts like this, so we can plan events more carefully. Once you post an event with a date it becomes cannon.
OOC: Odd, I was thinking the same thing after I posted that last one.
IC: September 8, 1960: Pvt. Elvis Presly preforms at an officers club at the request of one of the officers. A German officer in attendance likes it so much, that he later has a lenghty dinner time conversation about it with his family. Later, his son, starts the first "Army influenced garage band" or "Fuhrpark" (motor pool) band.
Here are a few more PODs to make things interesting:
3/29/1961- Despite delays caused by the weather and location filming in Hawaii, the film After Worlds Collide directed by George Pal, starring Russell Johnson, Jeffrey Hunter, Kit Smith, and Nancy McCarty is released, with much fanfare. A young producer named Gene Roddenberry helps to infuse social commentary into the sci-fi epic...
8/28/1961- African-American Robert F. Williams of Monroe, North Carolina begins broadcasting "Radio Free Dixie" calling for armed resistance against racist policies. His show ends every week with the line "Freedom! Freedom! Freedom now, or death!"
9/20/1961- Guy Debord, Attila Kotànyi & Raoul Vaneigem, with later contributions from Alexander Trocchi publish the Hamburg Theses which becomes the manifesto of counterculture...
11/9/1961- Ager Jorn performs "Chaosmic Music" in Silkeborg, Denmark, sparking 12 arrests after fights break out in the auditorium...
3/29/1961- Despite delays caused by the weather and location filming in Hawaii, the film After Worlds Collide directed by George Pal, starring Russell Johnson, Jeffrey Hunter, Kit Smith, and Nancy McCarty is released, with much fanfare. A young producer named Gene Roddenberry helps to infuse social commentary into the sci-fi epic...
8/28/1961- African-American Robert F. Williams of Monroe, North Carolina begins broadcasting "Radio Free Dixie" calling for armed resistance against racist policies. His show ends every week with the line "Freedom! Freedom! Freedom now, or death!"
9/20/1961- Guy Debord, Attila Kotànyi & Raoul Vaneigem, with later contributions from Alexander Trocchi publish the Hamburg Theses which becomes the manifesto of counterculture...
11/9/1961- Ager Jorn performs "Chaosmic Music" in Silkeborg, Denmark, sparking 12 arrests after fights break out in the auditorium...
December 11, 1960: Vice-President Elect Kennedy and his family are killed in Palm Beach, Florida when a dynamite laden car collides with their own. The identity of the assassin was never known due to the state of his remains.
A cleaned up version of the Timeline as it now stands:
January 1st 1960: In an event that shocked the world, the French President Charles de Gaulle was assassinated while preparing to "officially" grant independence to the French Colony of Cameroon. Labeled as the "Cameroon Loon" by British Tabloids, Gaulle's lone Assassin had no apparent reasons for his actions, and was believed to be insane by French, American, and Soviet Officials. Still, the Assassination caused the French government to delay independence for Cameroon and to deploy troops into the country. Massive Riots spread across the colony, and both U.S. and Soviet Officials condemned France's "Actions of Revenge."
February 1st 1960: 4 black students are forcefully removed from a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro North Carolina.
March 14th 1960: Unususaly heavy rain storms flood the state of Illinois. Five people die.
April 9th 1960: Hendrik Verwoerd, the Prime Minister of South Africa is assassinated by David Pratt. South African government passes laws giving the police extended rights for surveillance and holding people under arrest.
April 30th 1960: A Soveit Spy plane is shot down over Alaska.
August 14th 1960: Director George Pal, after signing a contract with Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California, has announced a 5-picture deal, which will start with his adaptation of After Worlds Collide, based on the Philip Wylie novel, and sequel to the film When Worlds Collide (1951). Wehrner von Braun who has consulted for NASA has said that he will act as a scientific advisor for the film. The cast is selected in secret, and filming starts soon after. Film release is scheduled to takes place March 15th 1961.
September 8th 1960: Pvt. Elvis Presly preforms at an officers club at the request of one of the officers. A German officer in attendance likes it so much, that he later has a lenghty dinner time conversation about it with his family. Later, his son, starts the first "Army influenced garage band" or "Fuhrpark" (motor pool) band.
October 12th 1960: Japanese Socialist Party leader Inejiro Asanuma survives the assasination attempt made on him by 17 year old rightist-extremist Otoya Yamaguchi. He gets away with a mere flesh wound but not long after makes a speech on the need to crack down on extremist groups.
November 1960: Democrat Adlai Stevenson and his running mate John Fitzgerald Kennedy beat out Republicans Nixon and Goldwater.
December 1960: The coup against Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia is successful and his son, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, becomes emperor as Amha Selassie.
January 1961: Adlai Stevenson sworn in as the 35th president of the United States.
March 29th 1961: Despite delays caused by the weather and location filming in Hawaii, the film After Worlds Collide directed by George Pal, starring Russell Johnson, Jeffrey Hunter, Kit Smith, and Nancy McCarty is released, with much fanfare. A young producer named Gene Roddenberry helps to infuse social commentary into the sci-fi epic
August 28 1961: African-American Robert F. Williams of Monroe, North Carolina begins broadcasting "Radio Free Dixie" calling for armed resistance against racist policies. His show ends every week with the line "Freedom! Freedom! Freedom now, or death!"
September 6th 1961: Marshal Tito and Chinese Foreign Minister Zhou En-Lai announce the formation in of the "Third Bloc" in Belgrade, uniting over 118 countries under the call for "the national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of non-aligned countries" in their "struggle against imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, and all forms of foreign aggression, occupation, domination, interference or hegemony as well as against great power and bloc politics..."
September 20th 1961: Guy Debord, Attila Kotànyi & Raoul Vaneigem, with later contributions from Alexander Trocchi publish the Hamburg Theses which becomes the manifesto of counterculture.
November 9th 1961: Ager Jorn performs "Chaosmic Music" in Silkeborg, Denmark, sparking 12 arrests after fights break out in the auditorium.
January 1st 1960: In an event that shocked the world, the French President Charles de Gaulle was assassinated while preparing to "officially" grant independence to the French Colony of Cameroon. Labeled as the "Cameroon Loon" by British Tabloids, Gaulle's lone Assassin had no apparent reasons for his actions, and was believed to be insane by French, American, and Soviet Officials. Still, the Assassination caused the French government to delay independence for Cameroon and to deploy troops into the country. Massive Riots spread across the colony, and both U.S. and Soviet Officials condemned France's "Actions of Revenge."
February 1st 1960: 4 black students are forcefully removed from a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro North Carolina.
March 14th 1960: Unususaly heavy rain storms flood the state of Illinois. Five people die.
April 9th 1960: Hendrik Verwoerd, the Prime Minister of South Africa is assassinated by David Pratt. South African government passes laws giving the police extended rights for surveillance and holding people under arrest.
April 30th 1960: A Soveit Spy plane is shot down over Alaska.
August 14th 1960: Director George Pal, after signing a contract with Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California, has announced a 5-picture deal, which will start with his adaptation of After Worlds Collide, based on the Philip Wylie novel, and sequel to the film When Worlds Collide (1951). Wehrner von Braun who has consulted for NASA has said that he will act as a scientific advisor for the film. The cast is selected in secret, and filming starts soon after. Film release is scheduled to takes place March 15th 1961.
September 8th 1960: Pvt. Elvis Presly preforms at an officers club at the request of one of the officers. A German officer in attendance likes it so much, that he later has a lenghty dinner time conversation about it with his family. Later, his son, starts the first "Army influenced garage band" or "Fuhrpark" (motor pool) band.
October 12th 1960: Japanese Socialist Party leader Inejiro Asanuma survives the assasination attempt made on him by 17 year old rightist-extremist Otoya Yamaguchi. He gets away with a mere flesh wound but not long after makes a speech on the need to crack down on extremist groups.
November 1960: Democrat Adlai Stevenson and his running mate John Fitzgerald Kennedy beat out Republicans Nixon and Goldwater.
December 1960: The coup against Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia is successful and his son, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, becomes emperor as Amha Selassie.
January 1961: Adlai Stevenson sworn in as the 35th president of the United States.
March 29th 1961: Despite delays caused by the weather and location filming in Hawaii, the film After Worlds Collide directed by George Pal, starring Russell Johnson, Jeffrey Hunter, Kit Smith, and Nancy McCarty is released, with much fanfare. A young producer named Gene Roddenberry helps to infuse social commentary into the sci-fi epic
August 28 1961: African-American Robert F. Williams of Monroe, North Carolina begins broadcasting "Radio Free Dixie" calling for armed resistance against racist policies. His show ends every week with the line "Freedom! Freedom! Freedom now, or death!"
September 6th 1961: Marshal Tito and Chinese Foreign Minister Zhou En-Lai announce the formation in of the "Third Bloc" in Belgrade, uniting over 118 countries under the call for "the national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of non-aligned countries" in their "struggle against imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, and all forms of foreign aggression, occupation, domination, interference or hegemony as well as against great power and bloc politics..."
September 20th 1961: Guy Debord, Attila Kotànyi & Raoul Vaneigem, with later contributions from Alexander Trocchi publish the Hamburg Theses which becomes the manifesto of counterculture.
November 9th 1961: Ager Jorn performs "Chaosmic Music" in Silkeborg, Denmark, sparking 12 arrests after fights break out in the auditorium.