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Music
https://www.uselessdaily.com/movies/the-beatles-trivia-heres-some-facts-you-didnt-know-about-the-band/#.WnM1qa6nHcc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mamas_%26_the_Papas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_Boys
Facts-
1.) The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960
2.) The Mamas & the Papas were an American folk rock vocal group that recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968
3.) The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961 -
Actor/Actress
http://biography.yourdictionary.com/richard-burton
Facts-
1.) In 1960 Burton's role of King Arthur in Camelot, then on Broadway
2.) After divorcing his wife in April 1963, Richard Burton married Taylor on March 15, 1964
3.) Burton and Taylor appeared in almost a dozen films together. -
TV/radio Show
http://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/26/15-Things-You-May-Not-Know-About-The-Andy-Griffith-Show/
Facts-
1.) Since its debut in 1960, The Andy Griffith Show has been a viewer favorite thanks to its folksy
2.) Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor
Ron Howard as Opie Taylor
Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee Taylor
Hope Summers as Clara Edwards
Howard McNear as Floyd Lawson
3.) First Telecast: October 3, 1960
Last Telecast: September 16, 1968 -
President
http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/john-f-kennedy
facts-
1.) Born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, massachusetts
2.) 35th President of the United States from 1961-1963
3.) At around 12:30 p.m. on Main Street at Dealey Plaza, A crowd of excited people lined the streets and waved to the kennedys. They were passing the Texas School Book Depository when gunfire suddenly reverberated in the plaza. The bullets hit Mr.Kennedy in the head and neck as he slumped over towards Mrs.Kennedy. -
Toys
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatty_Cathy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy-Bake_Oven
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lite-Brite
Facts-
1.) Chatty Cathy was on the market for six years and was the second most popular doll of the 1960s after Barbie, 1960-1965
2.) The Easy-Bake Oven is a working toy oven which Kenner introduced in 1963
3.) Its new art toy Lite-Brite in 1967, it was hard to imagine that young artists would become so attached to a little light box -
News Events
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_in_the_Vietnam_War
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1.) In 1965, the United States rapidly increased its military forces in South Vietnam
2.) 190,000 troops are in
Vietnam
3.) March 8, 1965 - The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam -
Sports Figure
https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1960-topps/willie-mays-200/27436
Facts-
1.) Mays is often best remembered for his the iconic photograph of “The Catch”, an over-the-shoulder grab of a long drive by Vic Wertz in
2.) a two-time NL Most Valuable Player (1954, 1965)
3.) Willie Mays retired with 3,283 hits, 2,062 runs scored, 1,903 RBI, 338 stolen bases, 660 home runs and career .302 batting average. -
Movie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anschluss
Facts-
1.) The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise
2.) Release date: April 1, 1965
3.) The film is an adaptation of the 1959 stage musical of the same name -
Fashion
https://vintagedancer.com/1960s/1960s-fashion-womens/
Facts-
1.) By 1966 Mary Quant was producing short waist skimming mini dresses and skirts that were set 6 or 7 inches above the knee
2.) In 1960 shift dresses were casual wear for home, running errands or going to the beach, 1963
3.) In the late 60s , the floppy hat in particular, became something of a symbol of bohemian hippy culture, 1967 -
Technology
http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/6-technologies-to-thank-the-1960s-for-650980
Facts-
1.) Your console so we have a lot to thank Ralph Baer for when he envisioned the original in 1966
2.) In May of 1967 he played the very first two-player video game, which he lost
3.) In 1968 he completed the working two-player prototype -
Car
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Camaro_(first_generation)
facts-
1.) Camaros in 1967 had 13” wheels.
2.) 220,906 Camaros were built in 1967.
3.) Chevy dealership owner Don Yenko started modifying the Camaro SS in 1967, He wanted bigger engines, upgraded suspensions, and upgraded axles
