e vo ▁International ▁Airport , ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁air port ▁in ▁Russia , ▁opens . ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁– ▁Ch ad ▁decl ares ▁independence . ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁– ▁The ▁former ▁Portuguese ▁territ ories ▁in ▁India ▁of ▁D ad ra ▁and ▁Nag ar ▁Hav eli ▁are ▁merged ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁Union ▁Territ ory ▁D ad ra ▁and ▁Nag ar ▁Hav eli . ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁– ▁V ost ok ▁ 3 ▁launch es ▁from ▁the ▁Ba ikon ur ▁Cos mod rome ▁and ▁cos mon aut ▁And rian ▁Nikol ay ev ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁float ▁in ▁micro gravity . ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁– ▁Race ▁ri ots ▁( the ▁W att s ▁Ri ots ) ▁begin ▁in ▁the ▁W att s ▁area ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁– ▁The ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 1 ▁astr onaut s ▁are ▁released ▁from ▁a ▁three - week ▁quar antine ▁following ▁their ▁lif to ff ▁from ▁the ▁moon . ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁– ▁Vietnam ▁War : ▁The ▁last ▁United ▁States ▁ground ▁combat ▁unit ▁leaves ▁South ▁Vietnam . ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁– ▁East ▁Tim or : ▁Governor ▁M ário ▁Lem os ▁P ires ▁of ▁Portuguese ▁Tim or ▁ab and ons ▁the ▁capital ▁D ili , ▁following ▁a ▁coup ▁by ▁the ▁Tim or ese ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁( U DT ) ▁and ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁civil ▁war ▁between ▁U DT ▁and ▁Fre til in . ▁ 1 9 7