This document provides a calendar of memorable events from 1960 to 2011 that includes major historical, cultural, and technological milestones. Some highlights include the first birth control pill in 1960, the first man on the moon in 1969, the break up of the Beatles in 1970, the launch of the first IBM PC in 1981, the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and the killing of Osama bin Laden in 2011. The calendar is intended to provide context for discussing trends in global media consumption and technology adoption over the past 50 years.