The 1960s saw many significant global events including major earthquakes, wars ending, and the rise of popular music acts like the Beatles. Political instability occurred in countries like Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal during this transformative decade. Tensions rose internationally as well such as the Cuban Missile Crisis bringing the world close to nuclear war. Culturally, music evolved greatly as shown by the Beatles' albums Please Please Me and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

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The 1960´s
1961
• There is the Great
Earthquake of Chile, 1962
killing at least 970 dead • This starts the
and with 9.5 degrees on Portuguese Colonial • The world was on the
the Richter scale is the War, affecting the brink of nuclear war in
strongest recorded by popularity and stability the missile crisis.
seismographs by of Salazarism. • It was the end the War
humans. in Algeria.
• it was the Cup World
Cup 1962, Chile
Headquarters

2. 1963
1964
The Beatles
1965
released their first • Coup in Brazil,
studio album, Brazilian military Transfer of the
entitled "Please overthrew temples of Abu
Please Me" and get President João Simbel (Egypt).
fame Goulart. • Assassination of
Malcolm X on
February 21.

3. 1966
1067
The 5th military coup
in Argentina. This 1968
The Beatles released
coup led to a self- Sgt Pepper's album
styled revolution Death of Robert F.
Lonely Hearts Club
dictatorship Kennedy assassinated
Band, considered the
Argentina in the Ambassador
best album of all time,
Hotel after winning
that would change the
the California primary
course of music.
1969
The Beatles played their
last concert on the roof
of Apple Corps offices.