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fashion
vid-Andre Courreges invented the mini-skirt,
- Jackie Kennedy introduced the pillbox hat, both becoming extremely popular.
-False eyelashes were worn by women throughout the 1960s,
- hairstyles were a variety of lengths and styles.
- While focusing on colours and tones, accessories were less of an importance during the sixties.
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baby boom in 1960's
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protest music in the 1960's (folk)
One of the key figures of the 1960s protest movement was Bob Dylan, who produced a number of landmark protest songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" (1962), "Masters of War" (1963), "Talking World War III Blues" (1963), and "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (1964). While Dylan is often thought of as a 'protest singer', most of his protest songs spring from a relatively short time-period in his career -
First vietnam war protests (pop culture)
vietnam protest-May 1963, the first Vietnam War protests occur in London and Denmark.
-These protests are mounted by American pacifists during the annual remembrance of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings -
J.F.K assassination
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beatlemania
vid-Beatlemania is a term that originated during the 1960s to describe the intense fan frenzy directed toward The Beatles during the early years of their success.
-Beatlemania became common in the United States after The Beatles performed on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.
-During the 6 1/2 years between the I Want to Hold Your Hand single and the Let It Be LP, The Beatles had the Number One single for 59 weeks and topped the LP charts for 116 weeks.
-beatlemania used to describe fan reaction to the -
draft dodgers
draft dodger or draft resister is someone who evades a national military conscription, also known as a draft. As a general rule, the term “draft dodger” is used in a pejorative way, to describe someone who shirks on his or her duty, which is why many people who choose to evade the draft prefer to be called draft evaders or draft resisters. Draft dodgers attracted a great deal of public attention in the 1960s, when some drafted Americans choose to hide or flee rather than be sent to fight in the -
T-V became more popular in home's
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royal commission on status of women
-On February 3, 1967, the Royal Commission on the Status of Women was launched.
-It had seven members, including five women and two men. And it was the first royal commission to be chaired by a woman,
-In 1970, when the Royal Commission tabled its report, violence against women was virtually unrecognized as a social reality and a crime against women and girls. -
Trudeaumania
trudeaumania-Trudeaumania was the nickname given in early 1968 to the excitement generated by Pierre Trudeau's entry into the leadership race of the Liberal Party of Canada. Trudeaumania continued during the subsequent federal election campaign and during Trudeau's early years as Prime Minister of Canada.
Many young people in Canada at this time, especially young women, were influenced by the 1970s counterculture and identified with Trudeau, an energetic nonconformist who was relatively young. -
woodstock Aug 15-18'th
vidDuring the sometimes rainy weekend, thirty-two acts performed outdoors in front of 500,000 concert-goers.
