1960s: The Hungarian government, recovering from the Revolution of 1956, enacted policies to engender a more liberal society and a healthier economy.

Today: Hungary joins the European Union on May 1, 2004.

1960s: Race riots erupt across the United States, including Los Angeles in 1966 and Detroit in 1967.

Today: Racial tension is still evident in the United States but civil rights of all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or medical condition are protected under the law.

1960s: The Berlin Wall is built in 1961 as the cold war escalates. The wall separates Soviet-occupied East Berlin from West Berlin.

Today: The cold war ends in 1991 with the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. Relations between the United States and Russia improve in the following decade.

1960s: Almost twenty years after its founding, Israel fights Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq in the Six-Day War (June 5-10, 1967). During this war...