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toys
Chatty Cathy
Ken doll
Barbie dream house
Second highest selling doll of its decade
The doll had real hair made of felt
Dolls were big in the 1960s
https://www.metv.com/lists/10-most-wanted-christmas-toys-of-the-1960s -
Fashion
Tie-dye shirts
Short skirts
Longbeards
The cool thing was to wear bright vibrant colors
Women wear showing more skin than ever
London was king of fashion for the first time in the 1900s
https://medium.com/@kalyanii8927/fashion-history-the-look-of-the-1960s-292958b78951 -
music
The Beatles
Elvis Presley
Bob Dylan
The Beatles producer wasn’t a rock and roller
Elvis had a twin
He has a net worth of 200 million
https://www.musicinminnesota.com/15-facts-the-beatles/
https://www.history.com/news/7-fascinating-facts-about-elvis
https://www.musicinminnesota.com/20-facts-you-didnt-know-abo -
actor
Sophia Loren
Is Italian
Born in the 1930s
Been acting since the 1950s
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athlete
Willie mays
Hit 350 homeruns in the 1960s
Won an MVP
Won 9 gold glove awards
https://www.seniorcarehelper.com/top-10-athletes-of-the-1960s/ -
movie
Spartacus
Made 60 million
Cost 12 million to make
It took 167 days to make
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/87098/16-epic-facts-about-spartacus -
transportation
1961 jaguar XK-E
It is the dream car of its era
The car is 60 years old
Allegedly it goes 150 mph
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a32964167/the-greatest-cars-of-all-time-the-sixties/ -
technology
First touch-tone telephones
It replaced the older and slower pulse dial system
Made by almon brown strowger
JFK started the countdown for its release
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push-button_telephone#:~:text=support%20DTMF%20dialling.-,Touch%2Dtone,signaling%20of%20the%20dialed%20number. -
TV show
Gunsmoke
Has a 37.3 rating
The Series lasted til 1961
A comic strip ran in the UK
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1960%E2%80%9361 -
u.s. president
John F Kennedy
The only president to win a purple heart
The family was very, very rich
He Almost died twice before his running
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big events
1963 JFK assassinated
Happened on November 22 at 12:30 pm
Was riding in a motorcade when it happened
Had a big political and cultural impact
https://www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/timelines/1960-1970/
https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/jfk-assassination