The 1960's

  • Sports Figure

    Unitas won three NFL Championships. Three MVP awards. He passed for 3,099 yards in 1960.
  • U.S. President

    U.S. President

    Kennedy believed everyone should have equal rights regardless of their skin color. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic President. He was very good at American Football.
  • News event

    News event

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the youngest man ever elected president. the first Catholic president. He was the first president born in the twentieth century.
  • Technology

    The Unimate was the first industrial robot ever built. It was a hydraulic manipulator arm that could perform repetitive tasks. It was used by car makers to automate metalworking and welding processes
  • Movie

    The Pink Panther was released in 1963. Peter Sellers played the iconic role of Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The movie features the iconic animated Pink Panther opening sequence.
  • Toy

    Trolls. Originally made in 1959 by a Danish fisherman (and carved out of wood!), these little cuties went mainstream in 1963.
  • Fashion

    Fashion

    Mary Quant popularized the mini-skirt. Jackie Kennedy introduced the pillbox hat. Women wore false eyelashes throughout the 1960s.
  • Transportaition

    Transportaition

    Power radio antennas were introduced as standard equipment as were four-wheel disc brakes. The '65 fuel-injected Corvette was rated 0-60 mph at 6.3 seconds
  • Actor

    He was one of America's first teen idols. He was a champion of civil rights. My Way is the sixth most covered song of all-time.
  • Music

    two music festivals revealed the highs and lows of the rock and roll subculture: Woodstock (1969) and Altamont (1969)
  • TV Show

    12 versions of the show have been done. The show was originally pitched as a rock band with a dog who plays the bongos. The original title was 'The Mysteries Five'