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Tyler CoffmanLauren McQuillanShae Woods

1960sFashion Womens FashionTwiggy was the most popular model of the era.

Many people in this era was influenced by Jackie Kennedy by wearing her trademark pill box hat.Women: Bright colorsMini skirtsLeather boots

Mens FashionMen: Paisley ShirtsVelvet trousersBright colorsLater on in this era both men and women begin to were bright and the age of hippie was born. Men wore their hair longer

Pop CultureThe decade of smiley faces was found on everything.Skateboarding, started by surfers in California and who put rollers on pieces of wood.The Flintstone premiered Vintage Toys showed a heavy influence from children television shows.Lady Chatterleys Lover goes on sale after thirty- two years.1960s National HeadlinesTwo white public schools in New Orleans are the first to integrate.The march on Washington took place on August 1, 1963. More than 200,000 people came from all over the country. The march was peaceful and orderly. On November 22, 1963, JKF traveled to Texas to campaign. Governor Connally and his wife Nelly rode with Jackie and John in an open limo. Suddenly shots rang out and bullets struck Connally wounding him and killing JFK.Two airliners collide over Staten Island, 134 died.Emily Post, Queen of Etiquette diesThe worlds first weather satellite, Trios is launched.16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed on September 15, 1963. The explosion killed four young women and the bombing marked a turning point for the Civil Right Movement in 1964.

Cont. Headlines On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot in Memphis, Tennessee at a motel.

After this happened many riots and protest begun.

National HeadlinesScientific Inventions/ Technology Communication Satellite- 1962 USA TelstarCash Dispenser- 1969 Turkey by Luther Simijah

Computer Mouse-1964 by Douglas EngelbaryTape Cassette- 1963 NetherlandsHeart Pacemaker- 1960 USA by Wilson Greatbatch

TransportationTransportation in the sixties were abandoned cars and planes took over trains because people no longer used them to ride on unless they were carrying cargo along the way.

Sport News NCAA Football Champions Minnesota and MississippiNCAA Basketball ChampionshipOhio State v. California (75-55)Baseball World SeriesPittsburgh v. New York (4-3)

Natural Disasters

MusicFamous artists:The Beatles The Rolling StonesThe Temptations Jimi Hendrix Bob Dylan Elvis Presley Woodstock- art and music festival and served as a cultural icon for the decade. Communication Satellite and telecommunications were launched, which helped with communications around the world.Subscriber Trunk Dialing (STD) was introduced.Allowed people to call without going through the operatorNews was being broadcasted on the television became more popular. Entertainment

LiteratureTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee came out in 1960.Brought to light social and political issues.

Popular Feminist Authors:Gwendolyn Brooks, Maya Angelou, and Margret Walker Alexander

Changing Roles of Individuals/ FamiliesAfrican Americans were allowed to vote in 1964Women were increasingly entering the workforce

80% of women started using birth controlNational Organization for Women formed in 1968

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