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The Turbulant 1960s
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space race
Tiros 1, the first successful weather satellite, is launched. USA -
APPROVED BIRTH CONTROL PILLS
The Food and drug Adminstration approves birth control pills. -
DIVORCE LAW
California becomes the first state to adopt a "no fault" divorce law, which allows couples to divorce by mutual consent. By 1985 every state has adopted a similar law. Laws are also passed regarding the equal division of common property. -
The Andy Griffith show
The Andy Griffith show:
is an american sitcom first televised on CBS between october 3, 1960. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. his life is cmplicated by an inept. -
John F kennedy
John F kennedy was elected preident in 1960 over richard nixon -
space race
Yuri Gagarin orbits the Earth once and becomes the first man in space. Russia -
The Dick Van Dyke show
The dick van dyke show:
is an american television sitcm that intially aired on CBS from october 3, 1961, until june 1, 1966. -
Women's Peace
1961
(November 1) Women Strike for Peace, founded by Bella Abzug and Dagmar Wilson, drew 50,000 women nationwide to protest nuclear weapons and U.S. involvement in war in southeast Asia. -
Comission
President John Kennedy establishes the President's Commission on the Status of Women and appoints Eleanor Roosevelt as chairwoman. The report issued by the Commission in 1963 documents substantial discrimination against women in the workplace and makes specific recommendations for improvement, including fair hiring practices, paid maternity leave, and affordable child care. -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson is one of most remembered baseball players of all time. Not only was he the first African-American to play major leaugue baseball, but he was also the first African-American to be in the baseball hall of fame. -
space race
John Glenn orbits the Earth three times. Usa -
Wilt Chamberlain
He played for the 76ers when he broke the record for baskets in a game. He defeated the undefeatable record of 78. This was also Chamberlains personal record. -
409
Beach boys: 409
This song describes the Chevrolet 409, named because of its huge 409 cubic inch engine -
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe is well known all over America even to this day. She was not only an actress but also a singer and a model. This talented young lady lived 34 happy years born June 1, 1926 until August 5, 1962, when she was found dead most likely of suicide but some people beieve this isn't true and that she was murdered. -
Leave it t Beaver
Leave it to Beaver:
is an american television situation comedy about an inquisitive and often naive boy named Theodore. " The Beaver" cleaver and his adventures at home, school, and around his suburban neighborhood. -
Lawrence of arabia
Lawrence of arabia:
A british officer who is sent to Arabia in 1917, and becomes a heroic leader in the arabic rebillion against the turks. as he grows more intergrated into arab society, his loyalties become conflicted. -
space race
L. Gordon Cooper spends 34 hours in space. He is the last American to fly in space alone. usa -
EQUAL PAY ACT
Congress passes the Equal Pay Act, making it illegal for employers to pay a woman less than what a man would receive for the same job. -
space race
Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space. Russia -
John F. Kennedy Assassination
The assassination of John F. Kennedy, our 35th president, was a travesty to American citizens, young and old. While in Dallas, TX, Kennedy was cruising through the streets in a limousine with his wife, the driver, and the governer of Dallas when three shots were fired; two of them hitting Kennedy in the neck and the head. -
beatles
Top Song by Beatles: I Want to Hold Your Hand
This song was the first beatles song to catch on in america. They came to america for the first time in february 1964, a week after this #1 hit. -
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins:
The kids get the attention of their all business father by bedevilling every new nanny in the Banks household. when mr. Banks advertises conventionally for another nanny, the kids compose their own ad, asking for someone with a little kindness and imagination. -
Bewitched
Bewitched:
A young ooking witch named Samantha meets and marries a mortal named Darrin while samantha pledges to forsake her powers and become a typical suburban housewife, her magical family disapproves of the mixed marriage and frequently interferes in the couples life. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson was elected president in 1964 over Barry Goldwater, this was a victory for johnson beceause he all all states but six so a sad lost for goldwater -
My girl
The Temptations: my girl
The song became the the Temptations first U.S. number one single, and its today their signature song. Robinsons inspiration for writing this song was his wife. -
Like rolling stone
Bob Dylan: Like rolling stone
Its confrontational lyrics originate in an extended piece of verse Dylan wrote in June 1965, when he returned exhausted from a grueling tour of england. Dylan distilled this draft into four verses & a chorus. -
Batman
Batman:
is a 1960s american live actin television series, based on DC comic book. two crime fighting heroes. -
THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR WOMENS
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is founded by a group of feminists including Betty Friedan. The largest women's rights group in the U.S., NOW seeks to end sexual discrimination, especially in the workplace, by means of legislative lobbying, litigation, and public demonstrations. -
First Super Bowl
Super Bowl Sundays are a huge deal to men, women, and children all across america. It has been 47 years of this football madness and it all started on January 15, 1967 with the Greenbay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs. The champion of the first Super Bowl was the one and only........ GREENBAY PACKERS -
People are strange
The doors: People are strange
The single peaked at the number 12 position of the U.S. hot 100 chart & made it to the top 10 in the Cash Box charts. it was written by Robby Krieger an Jim Morrison although credit was given to The Doors. -
The Jungle Book
The jungle Book:
A yunge orphan boy, is found in a basket in the deep jungles of madhya pradesh, india a black panther who discovers the baby, promtly takes him to a mother indian wolf who has just had cubs. she raises him along with her own cubs and mowgli soon becomes well acquainted with jungle life. mowgli is shown ten years later, playing with his wolf sibilings. -
Planet of the apes
Planet of the apes:
The film tells the story of an astronaut crew who crash land n a strange planet in the distant future. although the planet appears desolate at first, the surviving crew members stumble upon a society in which apes have evolved into creatures with human like intellegience and speech. the apes have assumed the role of the dominant species and humans are mute creatures wearing animal skin. -
Martin Luther King Jr. assasination
Matin Luther King Jr. was a great pastor, but most importantly, he was a great motivation for the African-American civil rights motivation. The tragedy of this amazing man was caused by James Earl Ray, the killer of our beloved Martin Luther King Jr. -
Rosemarys baby
Rosemarys baby:
a pregnant women wh fears thats her husband may have made a pact with their eccentric neighbors, believing he may have prmised them the child to be used as sacrifice in their occult in rituals exchange for success in his acting career. the film was an enormous commercial success, earning over $33 million in the united states on a modest budget of $3.2 million. it was met with near universal acclaim from film critics and earned numerous nminations and awards. -
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was elected for Presidency as the 37th on January 20,1969 and ended his Presidency on August 9, 1974. -
richard nixon
richard nixon became president in 1969 over Hubert Humphrey but in this election there was a third party and his name was George Wallace -
Neil Armstrong
This man will live on in history. The famous words by Neil Armstrong were "One small step for man, one giant step for mankind.". You would have to be deaf ifyou hadn't heard that and even deaf people have heard that. Armstrong was the first man not only in America, but also in the world to step foot on the moon. Getting us ahead of the Russians, putting us in the lead of the Space Race.
