A history of the 1960s. In 1960, Coronation Street starts, parking tickets are first introduced, and East Germany closes the border with West Berlin. By the end of the decade, man has landed on the Moon, Monty Python's Flying Circus is being shown on TV, and the USA is bombing North Vietnam. The book includes a month-by-month review of the key changes and events of the 1960s. Great emphasis is given to cultural and social landmarks to provide the real flavour of the period and to give insights into what life in the 1960s was really like.