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Flowes for Algernon 1960's

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    Flowers for Algernon

  • Helium laser invented by Ali Javan.

    Helium laser invented by Ali Javan.
    The gas laser was the first continuous-light laser and the first laser to operate "on the principle of converting electrical energy to a laser light output." By definition, "a gas laser is a laser in which an electric current is discharged through a gas to produce light."

  • Berlin Wall built.

    Berlin Wall built.
    Berlin Wall Built (1961): Just past midnight during the night of August 12-13, 1961, East German soldiers and construction workers headed to the border of West and East Berlin the workers quickly made a barrier made of concrete posts and barbed wire along the border.

  • Marilyn Monroe Found Dead

    Marilyn Monroe Found Dead
    On August 5, 1962, Norma Jeane Mortenson, better known as Marilyn Monroe, was found dead in her home. Having appeared in over 30 films, Marilyn Monroe was famous for her style. She was mysteriously found dead in her home at 36 and still has fans today.

  • Betty Friedan publishes The Feminine Mystique

    Betty Friedan publishes The Feminine Mystique
    Betty Friedan's feminist book, The Feminine Mystique, hit the shelves. In this book, Friedan discusses her discovery of a problem that had formed within post-World War II society that she calls, "the problem that has no name."

  • The Beatles become popular in the U.S.

    The Beatles become popular in the U.S.
    The Beatles shaped not only music but also an entire generation. People mimicked all that they did, including haircuts, clothing, and outlook. Their style and innovative music set the standard for all musicians to follow. Members: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr (stage name of Richard Starkey)

  • The U.S. sends troops to Vietnam.

    The U.S. sends troops to Vietnam.
    President Lyndon B. Johnson, per the authority given to him by Congress in the subsequent Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, decided to escalate the Vietnam Conflict by sending U.S. ground troops to Vietnam. On March 8, 1965, 3,500 U.S. Marines landed near Da Nang in South Vietnam; they are the first U.S. troops arrive in Vietnam.

  • Minimum Wage increases.

    Minimum Wage increases.
    The minimum wage is raised in stages from its current $1.25 per hour to $1.60.

  • In San Francisco's Golden Gate Park approximately 30,000 take part in a "be-in."

    In San Francisco's Golden Gate Park approximately 30,000 take part in a "be-in."
    Among the participants are Allen Ginsberg, credited with creating the term "flower power," and Timothy Leary, fired Harvard professor and LSD guru, who calls on people to "Turn on, Tune in and Drop out."

  • Martin Luther King Jr. addresses his Atlanta congregation about the U.S. in Vietnam

    Martin Luther King Jr. addresses his Atlanta congregation about the U.S. in Vietnam
    Martin Luther King Jr. says, "And we are criminals in that war. We've committed more war crimes almost than any nation in the world, and I'm going to continue to say it. And we won't stop it because of our pride and our arrogance as a nation. But God has a way of even putting nations in their place." King predicts this response from the Almighty: "And if you don't stop your reckless course, I'll rise up and break the backbone of your power."

  • Richard Nixon enters the presidency convinced "that a clear-cut victory in Vietnam [is] no longer possible."

    Richard Nixon enters the presidency convinced "that a clear-cut victory in Vietnam [is] no longer possible."
    In his inaugural address Nixon proclaims that Americans "cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another." And he says, "the greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker. This honor now beckons America."