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1960s

  • Literature

    Literature

    The sixties were said to be the Beat Generation of literature.
  • Fashion

    Fashion

    The look of the sixties revolved around Mod fashion.
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    1960s

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    A 13 day military and political standoff between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba.
  • John F. Kennedy Assassinated

    John F. Kennedy Assassinated

    The president of the United States was assassinated riding in a convertible limousine in Dallas, Texas.
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    A war civil war in Vietnam between a communist North and a democracy in the South.
  • Thurgood Marshall Sworn into Office

    Thurgood Marshall Sworn into Office

    The first African American man was sworn into office on the United States Supreme Court.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated

    Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated

    An African American with dreams to end segregation was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
  • Robert Kennedy Assassinated

    Robert Kennedy Assassinated

    Senator Robert Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles after winning the California Presidential Primary.
  • Richard Nixon Elected

    Richard Nixon Elected

    He ran for president and won.
  • Zodiac Killer

    Zodiac Killer

    He was one of the first serial killers of the 1960s.
  • Moon Landing

    Moon Landing

    It was the first time for man to step foot on the moon.
  • Woodstock

    Woodstock

    A three day music festival that was said to “give the 60s its name.”