The 1960s were a decade of social and political unrest. The civil rights movement opposed blacks and whites in a war against unfair treatment of races. The LGBT community demanded a right to be different, while female activists stroke down barriers to women's personal freedom and professional careers. Young people rebelled against the establishment and denounced the Vietnam War, which they criticized as «immoral.» John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Che Guevara were assassinated, Chairman Mao starved 30 million people to death, Neil Armstrong became the first man on the Moon, the Berlin Wall divided Germany in two, The Beatles started the «British Invasion» and Woodstock became the biggest music festival in the world. The construction of the Berlin Wall begins (August 13, 1961). The Beatles arrive in New York (February 7, 1964). Neil Armstrong walks on the Moon (July 20, 1969). The Woodstock music festival takes place (August 15-18, 1969). The «Swinging Sixties» chang...