9 5 5 ▁– ▁The ▁South ▁African ▁Congress ▁Alliance ▁adopt s ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁Char ter ▁at ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁People ▁in ▁K li pt own . ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁– ▁Swedish ▁box er ▁In gem ar ▁Joh ans son ▁becomes ▁world ▁champion ▁of ▁heavy ▁weight ▁box ing , ▁by ▁defe ating ▁American ▁F loyd ▁P atter son ▁on ▁technical ▁knock out ▁after ▁two ▁minutes ▁and ▁three ▁seconds ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁at ▁Yan kee ▁Stadium . ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁– ▁The ▁former ▁British ▁Prote ctor ate ▁of ▁British ▁Som al il and ▁g ains ▁its ▁independence ▁as ▁Som al il and . ▁▁▁▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁▁ ▁– ▁Mad agas car ▁g ains ▁its ▁independence ▁from ▁France . ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁– ▁Cold ▁War : ▁U . S . ▁President ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁gave ▁his ▁" I ch ▁bin ▁ein ▁Berliner " ▁speech , ▁under lin ing ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁dem ocr atic ▁West ▁Germany ▁shortly ▁after ▁Soviet - supported ▁East ▁Germany ▁ere cted ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Wall . ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁– ▁Kar ol ▁Woj ty ła ▁( l ater ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ) ▁made ▁a ▁cardinal ▁by ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁VI . ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁– ▁The ▁Universal ▁Product ▁Code ▁is ▁sc anned ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁to ▁sell ▁a ▁package ▁of ▁W rig ley ' s ▁che wing ▁g um ▁at ▁the ▁Marsh ▁Super market ▁in ▁T roy , ▁Ohio . ▁ 1 9