to kill a mockingbird is published, outlining racism in the southern USA
after a woman is arrested for sitting at the front of a montgomery city bus, many of the US black community demand desegregation to be nationwide, on all levels, and to include all aspects of segregated life.
che guevara moves to mexico city.
japan arrests all of its socialist politicians from the national diet.
those quarrymen boys begin playing their music in the red light districts of west germany. they seem to be big fans of this "rock and roll" movement.