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Toys
Barbie dolls, introduced by Mattel in 1959, became a huge success in the sixties -
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin is the undisputed %u201CQueen of Soul%u201D and the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. -
NASA
NASA sent up ECHO, the first communications satellite to be seen with the naked eye. -
1960's Olympics
During the 1960's the US partook in the Olympics in Rome. The US was strongest in track and field that year. The Equestrian Events taking place in the Olympics were eventing and show jumping which presented both individual and team medals. -
Ford Galaxie
In 1962, the Ford Galaxie was new model introducing similar body lines to the previous 1961 model with new trim and ornamentation design as well as a distinctive new grill. This car featured stunning gold and chrome plated fender top ornaments. -
Orbit of Earth
John Glenn was the first man to orbit the Earth, three times. It took approximately 5 hours. -
Marilyn Monroe
On August 5, 1962, America's Marilyn Monroe died of an overdose of pills. -
Nobel Prize
John Steinback is announced as the 1962 recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature. -
John F Kennedy's Assassination
On November 22, 1963, John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
Twisters
In a period of 16 hours, 148 twisters touched down in 13 states (Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia), killing 330 people and injuring 5,484 in a path covering 2,500 miles -
Black Leader Malcolm X Murdered
Black Leader Malcolm X was murdered at a party meeting. Malcolm was a member of the Universal Negro Improvement Association which later got into trouble with the Ku Klux Klan. -
Twiggy
Twiggy was one of the most successful supermodels in the US. Twiggy came from England in the 1960's to model. She now partakes in many tv shows such as "America's Next Top Model" and "The Nanny." -
Jimi Hendrix
After playing at the Monterey Pop Festival, Jimi Hendrix became a well-known artist and a succesful guitarist. -
America's First Heart Transplant
On December 3, 1967, South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard conducted the first heart transplant on 53-year-old Lewis Washkansky -
Martin Luther King Jr.
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Junior was assassinated while standing on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennesse. Martin Luther King Junioer was killed by James Earl Ray.
