1960-1969
1960 |
Population of Florida 4,951,560; Palm Beach County 228,106. |
1961 |
RCA plant, Palm Beach Gardens. Courtesy Florida State Archives. Lake Worth High School and Palm Beach Junior College accept first African American students. Former President Herbert Hoover dedicates Herbert Hoover Dike around Lake Okeechobee. RCA opens plant in Palm Beach Gardens |
1963 |
Marymount College opens as a two-year women's college in Boca Raton; later changes name to College of Boca Raton. Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) moves its national headquarters to Palm Beach Gardens. |
1964 |
Main campus of Florida Atlantic University © Copyright HSPBC Florida Atlantic University opens in Boca Raton on the site of the old army air field. |
1965 |
Roosevelt Junior College for African Americans becomes a branch of Palm Beach Junior College. |
1966 |
First part of Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County, a 3.6-mile stretch from Okeechobee Boulevard to 45th Street, opens. Completed north to Palm Beach Gardens in 1969. |
1967 |
Lion Country Safari opens 15 miles west of West Palm Beach; first of its kind in the United States. IBM (International Business Machines) opens in Boca Raton |
1968 | Palm Beach Atlantic College opens in downtown West Palm Beach with 88 students. |
1969 |
Astronaut Neil Armstrong stepping Courtesy Florida State Archives. Apollo 11 moon landing. The Palm Beach International Music and Arts Festival, nicknamed Woodstock South, is held at Palm Beach International Speedway. Over 40,000 people attend. |