Guinness Book of Records told about the main achievements

The editors of the Guinness Book of Records, which this year celebrates its 60 anniversary, said Olga, about the main achievements of mankind, recorded edition since its inception. This is reported on the website of the publication.

The main record of the first year of its existence, the editors called the phenomenal success of Elvis Presley, whose songs were at the top of the charts the maximum number of times in 1955.

In 1960, the editorial board noted several space-related achievements. In 1961, the flight of Yuri Gagarin was named the most significant, in 1965, the first spacewalk that Alexei Leonov made, and in 1969 the astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first to set foot on the moon, hit the pages of the publication.

1971 was remembered by the editorial board for the first e-mail sent, 1973 - the first call from a mobile phone, and 1978 - by the fattest twins.

In 1980's, the world's best-selling music album, Michael Jackson's Thriller, the most active volcano in the world of Kilauea and Tetris, which became the most successful puzzle video game, hit the pages of the publication.

In 1990, the Guinness Book of Records called the creation of the first Internet browser, the construction of the tallest house of cards, the first full-length computer cartoon (Toy Story) and a limousine, the length of which was 30,5 meters, as the main events.

In 2000's, the largest collection of garden gnomes, the world's largest tortoise, the longest non-stop flight and the best result in 100 meters running, which in 2009, Usain Bolt overcame in 9,58 seconds, were recognized as the most significant.

The last decade was remembered by the authors of the jump with Felix Baumgartner with a parachute from 39-kilometer height, the best-selling video game (GTA V) and tweet, which received the highest number of retweets, in which TV presenter Ellen Degeneres published a collective selfie from the Oscar award ceremony in 2014 year.