Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Back to the Future 1961
That was the year when...
• East Germany was divided by the Berlin Wall
• Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, orbiting the Earth aboard Vostok 1
• Old Western star Gary Cooper died, aged 60
• Chubby Checker hit the big time with 'The Twist'
• Writer Earnest Hemmingway committed suicide
About 1961
In 1961 history changed as the space race hotted and the Russians got the first man in space. Bob Dylan appeared on the music scene and in Liverpool a band, later to be called the Beatles had started to play together.
You Have been Watching...
• The Arthur Askey Show
• It's A Square World
• Comedy Playhouse
• Here's Harry
At the Cinema
• West Side Story (Best film Oscar)
• Breakfast At Tiffany's
• The Misfits
• La Dolce Vita
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