Sixty years ago most archaeologists believed that brochs, usually regarded as castles, were built by immigrants who had been displaced and pushed northward, first by the intrusions of Belgic tribes into what is now south-east England towards the end of the second century BC and later by the Roman invasion of southern Britain from AD 43 onwards.

Sixty years later, a more radical reorganisation of local government took place with the passage of the Local Government ( Ireland ) Act 1898.

Through the medium of Scott's novels, the violent religious and political conflicts of the country's recent past could be seen as belonging to history – which Scott defined, as the subtitle of Waverley ("' Tis Sixty Years Hence ") indicates, as something that happened at least 60 years ago.

Sixty years ago on that date, the United Nations Security Council established the first peacekeeping operation, the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization ( UNTSO ), based in the Middle East.

Sixty years later, Janet Maslin called it " one of the most haunting of all war films " and an " oasis of subtlety, moral intelligence and deep emotion on the cinematic landscape "; according to Maslin:

Sixty years later milk was added and the custard was poured over alcohol soaked bread.

Sixty years after the Overlords ' arrival, human children, including the Greggsons, begin to display telekinetic powers.

Sixty percent of slave trading voyages launched from North America – in some years more than 90 % – issued from tiny

Sixty years later, Menuhin took the baton to conduct the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in the Variations for Philips, as a coupling to the Cello Concerto with Julian Lloyd Webber.

Sixty million years ago, dinosaurs roamed the area that would eventually become known as Bollinger County.

Sixty years later, Springfield was the first city in the US to have a black mayor, Robert Henry.

Sixty six percent scored their pain intensity at moderate ( 5 – 7 ), and 34 % at severe ( 8 – 10 ); 46 % had constant pain, 56 % intermittent ; 49 % had suffered pain for 2 – 15 years ; and 21 % had been diagnosed with depression due to the pain.

Sixty years later, the school named a building after its most famous dropout.

Sixty years later, Philippe the Good, issued another edict against Gamay in which he stated the reasoning for the ban is that " The Dukes of Burgundy are known as the lords of the best wines in Christendom.

Although Tocqueville emphasized the egalitarian nature of early 19th century America, Bryce was dismayed to find vast inequality a half-century later, stating " Sixty years ago, there were no great fortunes in America, few large fortunes, no poverty.

Sixty years after her death, a memorial plate was placed on the house of the former clinic in Zurich where she died, and in June 2009 a memorial gravestone was dedicated to her at the Nordheim-Cemetery where she rests.

* Sixty years ago today, a Camden gunman killed 13, The Philadelphia Inquirer ( September 6, 2009 )

Sixty three years later, in 1843, it was again destroyed by an earthquake.

Sixty years later the Dome of the Rock was built, a structure enshrining a stone from which Muhammad is said to have ascended to heaven during the Isra.

Sixty years after its publication, 600, 000 copies had been sold.

Sixty years after its publication, 600, 000 copies had been sold.

Sixty years later, some things have changed: the tent is no more ; the theatre has relocated across the Tummel into a purpose-built theatre.

Sixty years later, the island was named by Spanish explorer Sebastian Vizcaino, who visited the island on December 4, 1602, the feast day dedicated to Saint Barbara.

Sixty years later, in 2005, elite multinational counter-terrorism task-force Rainbow finds itself investigating a series of attacks by Neo-Fascist terrorists against South American oil interests and European financial institutions.

Sixty years later, townspeople remembered him as an unusual character, given to long, rambling walks and flights of imagination.

Sixty years later, on 6 February 2012, the Queen's personal standard for Canada was unfurled at her Ottawa residence, Rideau Hall, and on Parliament Hill, as well as at other legislatures across the country to mark the monarch's diamond anniversary of her accession to the throne ; permission to do so was granted by the Queen.

Sixty years later the palace remains were cleared for the construction of Blenheim Palace.

Sixty years later, in 1983, Americans Maxie Anderson and Don Ida were killed as the gondola detached from their balloon during an attempt to avoid crossing into East German airspace.

Sixty years later, after two journalists had succeeded in finding him, Tehomi readily admitted his action in an interview for Israeli TV and openly stated: " I have done what the Haganah decided had to be done.

For some American Indians, the conflict resumed a generation later with Tecumseh's War ( 1811 ) and the War of 1812 ( hence their term Sixty Years ' War ).

Sixty years later, another investigation was held and the black soldiers had their honor restored.

This feature can be identified in 1948 and later General Motors model numbers with an " X " at the end, such as the 1951 Cadillac Sixty Special sedan, model 6019X.

Sixty years later, Drljević's version of the song was adopted by the ruling DPS-SDP coalition of Milo Đukanović as the national anthem of modern Montenegro on 12 July 2004 as " Oh, the Bright Dawn of May ", although a few of his lyrics where slightly altered due to popular demand.

The fifth digit coded the De Ville as " D " ( with the later Touring Sedan becoming " T "), the Fleetwood as " B ", and the Fleetwood Sixty Special as " S ".

Sixty four settlers died en route to Sierra Leone, and even Lieutenant Clarkson was ill during the voyage.

According to Charles C. Fitzmorris, Chicago's Chief of Police during the beginning of the Prohibition period: " Sixty percent of my police in the bootleg business.

Sixty four settlers died en route to Sierra Leone, and even Lieutenant Clarkson was ill during the voyage.

He appealed against his conviction and was released while the case was reconsidered, during which time he recorded what was intended to be his comeback album, but owing to contractual wrangling and the decline of his appeal, it was not released until 2008 ( as Nineteen Sixty Six ).

A redesigned instrument cluster was phased in during the 1974 model year ( known as the " space age " instrument panel from Cadillac literature ), also shared with the Calais, De Ville and Sixty Special.

The book's epigraph reads " Sixty Million and more ," the number of Africans estimated to have died during the Atlantic slave trade.

In 1965 the Eldorado, Sixty Special and Series 75 models were designated as Fleetwood “ subseries ” but this would only last through the 1972 model year and during this period there never was a separate Fleetwood series per se.

He commanded Fighter Squadron Eighty-Four and Carrier Air Wing One during combat operations in the Balkans and Persian Gulf and Carrier Group Two / Task Force Sixty during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The story behind the reference to " Sixty Watt " is that it refers to a now infamous amplifier that was built specifically for Jimi Hendrix by the pioneering amplifier manufacturer Jim Marshall ; it was a special sixty watt amplifier which was used during live performances and on the famous Electric Ladyland album, but was alleged to have been stolen and never recovered after Hendrix's famous Isle of Wight performance.