1960 Census indicates the US population to be over 179 million
people, an 18.5 increase since 1950. New York and California have
over million people within their borders. Senator John F. Kennedy
is elected as president. This campaign for president saw the first
televised debate.
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1961 The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba is squashed by Cuban
forces. Cuban exiles under the direction of the United States
government tried to overthrow the regime of Fidel Castro. 1962
First signs of looming Vietnam conflict emerge when President
Kennedy admits that the military advisors already in Vietnam would
engage the enemy if fired upon. The Cuban Missile Crisis begins.
President JFK orders a naval and air blockade of military equipment
on the island in response to the Soviets building offensive
missiles in Cuba. The conflict would last 38 days before an
agreement is reached.
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1963 US Supreme Court rules that the laws requiring the
recitation of the Lords Prayer or Bible verses in public schools is
unconstitutional (Abington School District v. Schemmp). The Civil
Rights march on Washington D.C. culminates with Dr. Martin Luther
Kings famous I Have a Dream speech from the steps of the Lincoln
Memorial. Over 200,000 people participated in the march for equal
rights. JFK is fatally shot in Dallas, TX on Nov. 22 nd by Lee
Harvey Oswald. VP Lyndon Johnson is sworn into office later that
day. Lee Harvey Oswald would be shot two days after Kennedys
assassination on live television by Jack Ruby while being
transported by police.
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1964 US legislation is passed, banning discrimination in jobs,
voting, and accommodations. Tonkin Resolution is passed, giving the
president broad powers to take action in Vietnam after two American
destroyers were attacked. Lyndon B. Johnson wins his first
presidential election. 1965 President Johnson orders the continuous
bombing of North Vietnam. The Voting Rights Act is passed. Voters
are no longer required to take a literacy test.
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1966 Medicare, the government medical program for citizens over
the age of 65, begins. 1968 President Johnson announces a slowing
to the bombing of North Vietnam. Peace talks would begin in Paris
in May. All bombing of North Vietnam is halted by late October.
Richard Nixon wins the presidential election.
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1960 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Twist by Chubby
Checker Andy Griffith show airs. It would run until 1968. The
Flinstones, by Hanna-Barbera, would air from 1960 to 1966. The
Twilight Zone becomes popular after its debut in 1959. It would run
for 5 seasons. 1961 Ernest Hemingway kills himself with a shotgun.
101 Dalmatians by Disney is produced. Stand By Me by Ben E. King
Crazy and I Fall to Pieces by Patsy Cline The Lion Sleeps Tonight
by The Tokens
Slide 8
1962 Marilyn Monroe dies after an apparent drug overdose. The
Beverly Hillbillies becomes one of the most popular TV series
(62-71) To Kill a Mockingbird is made into a movie, starring
Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. The Jetsons by Hanna-Barbera Dr. No,
the first James Bond movie, starring Sean Connery is produced. Andy
Warhol exhibits his Campbells Soup Can artwork. Surfin Safari by
The Beach Boys Big Girls Dont Cry by the Four Seasons Puff the
Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul, and Mary
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1963 Alfred Hitchcocks The Birds is produced. Surfin USA by The
Beach Boys Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash 1964 Beatlemania hits the
shores of the US with the release of I Want to Hold Your Hand. Mary
Poppins, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke is produced
Disney. I Dream of Jeanie airs from 64-70 The Addams Family airs
from 64- 66 Bewitched airs from 64-72 Gilligans Island airs from
64-67 Goldfinger, the second James Bond movie, is produced.
Slide 10
1964 cont My Girl by The Temptations Pretty Woman by Roy
Orbison 1965 The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews, wins Best
Picture. Green Acres airs from 65- 71 Unchained Melody by the
Righteous Brothers Turn, Turn, Turn by the Byrds I Got You Babe by
Sonny and Cher
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1966 Walt Disney dies Star Trek, starring William Shatner, airs
from 66-69 Batman, starring Adam West, airs from 66-68 Mission
Impossible airs from 66-73 Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys When a
Man Loves a Woman by Percy Sledge Yellow Submarine by The
Beatles
Slide 12
1967 The rock musical Hair opens on Broadway The Carol Burnett
show airs (1967-78) The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne
Bancroft, is produced. Respect by Aretha Franklin All You Need Is
Love by the Beatles Otis Redding dies in a plane crash 3 days after
recording Dock of the Bay 1968 2001: A Space Odyssey Planet of the
Apes, starring Charleston Heston Mrs. Robinson by Simon and
Garfunkel Stand By Your Man by Tammy Wynette
Slide 13
1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, starring Paul Newman
and Robert Redford Sesame Street on PBS airs Scooby Doo Where Are
You? Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival Here Comes the
Sun by The Beatles Aquaris/Let the Sun Shine In by 5 th
Dimension
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1964 1960 Olympic Champion Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins the
World Heavyweight Championship in boxing. 1967 Muhammad Ali is
stripped of his heavyweight title and boxing license for refusing
the draft. 1969 The New York Jets win Super Bowl III after a bold
prediction by quarterback Joe Namath. This is the first time a
former American Football League team wins in the NFL.
Slide 15
1961 The First US manned sub-orbital space flight is completed
with Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Twenty days later, President
Kennedy announces his intention to place a man on the moon by the
end of the decade. 1962 Lt. Colonel John Glenn becomes the first US
astronaut in orbit. He would circle the earth three times before
returning to earth.
Slide 16
1965 Kevlar is developed by a Dupont scientist. It would be
patented two years later. 1969 The Internet (originally called
Arpanet) is invented by a division of the US Department of
Defense.
Slide 17
1960 Four black college students stage a sit-in in Greensboro,
NC at a segregated Woolworth lunch counter, protesting their denial
of service. This action caused a national campaign waged by 75,000
students over the next eight months, in sit- ins across the nation
for Civil Rights. A US recon plane is shot down in the Soviet
Union. Pilot Gary Powers is captured and sentenced to ten years in
prison for espionage. He would be exchanged two years later for a
Soviet spy in Berlin.
Slide 18
1961 The entire US figure skating team is killed in a plane
crash near Brussels, Belgium on their journey to the World
Championships. 73 people are killed as a result of the crash.
Construction of the Berlin Wall begins by the Soviet bloc,
segregating the German city. The wall would last for 28 years. 1962
The Seattle Century 21 Exposition, the first worlds fair to be held
in the US since WWII, opens under the theme of space exploration.
3,000 troops quell riots, allowing James Meredith to enter the
University of Mississippi as the first black student under guard by
Federal marshals.
Slide 19
1963 Alcatraz, the island prison in San Francisco Bay, is
closed and the remaining 27 prisoners are relocated. 1964 This year
marks the end of the post-war Baby Boom. Nearly 77.3 million births
occurred between 1946 and 1964. 1965 The Watts race riots occur in
Los Angeles. The six-day riot culminates in the death of 34 people
and property damage in the excess of $200 million. The first public
burning of a draft card occurs in protest to the Vietnam War.
Slide 20
1967 Thurgood Marshall is sworn into office as the first black
Supreme Court Justice. 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated
by James Earl Ray in Memphis, TN while standing on a motel balcony.
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is shot at a campaign
celebration in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan. He dies one day
later.
Slide 21
1969 The Apollo program completes it mission. Neil Armstrong
becomes the first man to set foot on the moon.
Slide 22
The 1960s featured a number of diverse trends. It was a decade
that broke many fashion traditions, mirroring social movements
during the time. Culottes, go-go boots, box-shaped PVC dresses and
other PVC clothes were popular as well as the bikini, after being
featured in the musical Beach Party. The mini-skirt and the pillbox
hat (introduced by Jackie Kennedy), both became extremely popular.
False eyelashes and hairstyles of varying lengths and styles was
popular. People wore psychedelic prints, highlighter colors, and
mismatched patterns. The hippie movement exerted a strong influence
on ladies' clothing styles, including bell-bottom jeans, tie-dye,
as well as paisley prints.
Slide 23
Bad pipes sore throat Bag to steal Bread money Copasetic very
good; all right Cords corduroy pants (worn very tight) Ding-a-ling
odd person, nerd Dont flip your wig/dont have a cow dont get
upset
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Fink tattletale Fly right to be honest Fuzz police Go ape lose
control Green money Hang loose relax; take it easy Heavy powerful,
deep thought or sad Juice inside, confidential information Killer
extremely good Kiss off to dismiss Lip flappin talking about things
of little importance
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Nifty useful; good Nitty-gritty to core of truth Old lady/old
man referred to mom and dad Peepers eyeglasses Pound to beat up
Scratch money Shot down rejected Threads clothes Thumb to hitchhike
Whats your bag, man? whats your problem? Zilch/zot zero;
nothing