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1960s

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  • Elvis returned rom the US Army and back into music

  • A major change in serious music was marked by the modular synthesizer (aka moog synthesizer),

    A major change in serious music was marked by the modular synthesizer (aka moog synthesizer),
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    1960s

  • Peace Corps created by Pres. Kennedy

  • Alan Shepard, was the first American in space

    Alan Shepard, was the first American in space

  • a spy plane identified long range missiles in Cuba. President John F. Kennedy readied troops to invade Cuba, and the Soviet Union prepared to fire at US cities if we made a move.

  • Pres. John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas

  • cigarette manufacturers were required by the Surgeon General, who determined that smoking was a health hazard, to place warnings on all packages and in all ads.

  • The vietnam war finally came in the mainstream

    The vietnam war finally came in the mainstream

  • The birth control pill became widely available and abortion for cause was legalized in Colorado

  • Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, in Apollo XI, were the first men to walk on the moon