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The Beatles
1) They were a British band who popularized their haircuts and clothing. They arrived in America in 1964.
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John F. Kennedy, 2 years
1) He was assassinated on November 22, 1963
2) He was the youngest president elected at the age of 43.
3) He was the 34th president.
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Doctor Who
1) Created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber, and Donald Wilson
2) Has been broadcast by the BBC starting in 1963.
3) Has 97 missing/lost episodes.
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Mop-top Haircut
1) The Beatles popularized it.
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The CDC 6600
1) The first successful supercomputer
2) Costs about 24,000,000 in today's money.
3) Took up about 1244 cubic feet.
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Bullet Trains
1) Top speed of about 290.
2) The first bullet train began running on October 1st, 1964.
3) The designers for the first high-speed rail system all worked on aircraft design during WW2
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Muhamad Ali
1) He refused to be drafted into the military.
2) He is often called “The Greatest” because he is regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time.
3) He changed his name from Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. to Muhmad Ali after calling his birth name a “slave name”.
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Paul Newman
1) Was an actor, served in the Navy, and was a NASCAR driver!
2) He was half Jewish, half Christian. and was of Jewish descent.
3) Death from lung cancer.
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The sound of music
1) The highest-grossing film of the decade.
2) Made by Fox.
3) Made 2800% of its budget back.
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Jimi Hendricks
1) Regarded as one of the most influential and greatest artists of all time.
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The tie-dye shirt
1) Came along with the hippie movement at the end of the decade.
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Nehru jacket
1) It is often hand-sewn and also somewhat popularized by the Beatles.
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The Moon Landing
1) It was the first time humans walked on another celestial body.
2) Happened from July 16-24, 1969.
3) Neil Armstrong was the first to set foot on the moon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11