The First Small Computers Kenneth H. Olsen, Founder of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) John F. Kennedy, President of the USA Martiin Luther King Neil Armstrong 1960: The National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) formed in Vietnam.  1962: Cuban Missile Crisis. 1963: JFK assassinated in Dallas, TX. 1964: President Johnson ordered US military buildup in Vietnam. 1968: First ATM machine in operation.    Youmei Liu