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fardell24North America
Canada
Oil Sands are discovered in the Athabasca region of Alberta.
United States
Shortly after his Inauguration, President John F. Kennedy proclaims that the United States would 'Send a man to the surface moon and return him safely to the Earth' before the decade is out.
Kennedy replaces Dwight Eisenhower (R-KS) as President. However, the House is still majority Republican, so he has difficulty in getting his agenda through.
As Elvis grows in popularity, he spends his wealth in purchasing a mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. Gracelands would be his home base for the rest of his career.
In Star Trek, Leonard Nimoy begins playing the character he would come the most known for, Spock of Vulcan.
As the Interstate Highway System grows. I-95 is completed to the Floridan and Canadian borders.
Walt Disney's memorial service is attended by many people (including Elvis, and President Kennedy). The company he founded and built would continue to grow...
101 Dalmatians is released to wide acclaim.
Central America
In Panama, the percentage of native speakers of Darien Norse drops below 1.2 percent.
South America
The South America War continues. Argentina conquers more of Patagonia.
The Amazon Incident Occurs.
Africa
Discontent stirs, but the colonial power structures are still too strong. Even so, advances are made. This is especially so in South Africa, where Nelson Mandela is effective in advocating for more rights for the indigenous peoples.
Europe
United Kingdom
Tensions rise between the United Kingdom and China after a Chineses spy ring is discovered in London.
In Northern Ireland, the Troubles continue to spread. Fighting breaks out between Catholic and Protestant neighbourhoods in Belfast...
After a referendum the previous year, Sweden gains independence from Denmark.
Russia narrowly beats America to successfully launch the first man into space. Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin is the first man in space. He completes several orbits before returning to Earth.
Asia
Japan
TokyoDisney opens. Shortly after the opening, Walt Disney collapses, a heart attack!
Oceania
The Dominion of Pacifica gains independence from the United Kingdom as the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.
Australia
The population of Armidale reaches 14600. (Only 420 speak Danish as a first language).
The population of Dubbo reaches 23500.
The Taronga Western Plains Zoo opens.
The conversion of the railway line between Narromine and Nyngan to Standard Gauge from Broad Gauge starts, after the completion of the conversion of the Dubbo-Narromine and Parkes-Narromine lines.
