"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."    01:00pm 22/05/2003   Pictured here is the belated John Fitzgerald Kennedy who entered the Oval Office as President in the year 1960. He was the youngest president to be elected. Lyndon Johnson, above, was the Vice-President of JFK until 1963. 3 hours after JFK was assassinated in 1963, Johnson took over the office. President Nixon entered office in the year 1969.        Post   Comics    02:12pm 21/05/2003   Batman Superboy Spiderman        Post   Radio Programs    12:00am 20/05/2003   Wolfman Jack was a popular radio host for the young'uns in the 1960s. The station was XERP-AM and even though it was taped from Mexico, it could be heard all across the US. Wolfman Jack was provocative and non-conforming, which is just what the young people wanted and just what the older folk could not stand. His raspy voice singing the rythm & blues/ rock 'n' roll brought upon this persona of "Wolfman Jack". In the 1960's, FM stations were becoming more popular. Also, television shows were taking place of the radio, such as American Bandstand.        Post   Television Shows    12:00am 20/05/2003   Cartoons! Cartoons! Lots of cartoons! Cartoons were popular among children and adults alike. The Flintstones was popular, along with: The Jetsons Sesame Street started in 1969 and: The Addams Family and: The Andy Griffith Show <- the epitome of family television        Post   Movies    12:00am 19/05/2003   James Bond movies were popular, sparked by the Cold War. From Russia With Love Goldfinger The Sound of Music The Graduate        Post   Fashion    12:00am 18/05/2003   Models modeling Go Go Boots in 1968 The Nehru jacket was a fad in the late 60's, but sadly faded away. It was named after the first Prime Minister of independent India, Jawaharial Nehru. Men dressed more feminine in the late 60's, and were more fashion conscious. Lovely minidresses The 60's was the time to be mod. Space age, futuristic things were popular. The Beatles = Fashion Icon The Beatles = Mod Mods often wore thin ties and narrow collared shirts. In the early 60's, it was the mods vs. the rockers. Mods loved scooters. Vespa ones, preferrably. Rockers wore leather and rode motorcycles.        Post   Dances    01:00pm 16/05/2003   Go Go Dance The Twist The Frug        Post   Food    01:00pm 16/05/2003   Kellogg's (Ovomaltine drink.)        Post   Newspaper comics    03:07pm 15/05/2003   Dennis the Menace Blondie The Peanuts (1967)        Post   Books & Authors    06:08pm 14/05/2003   Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960, and successful. It reflected what was going on at the time. Betty Friedan Betty Friedan wrote The Feminine Mystique and played an important part in the feminist movement. Joseph Heller "A protest novel underscored with dark humor, Catch-22 satirizes the horrors of war and the power of modern society, especially bureaucratic institutions, to destroy the human spirit." Catch-22 written by Joseph Heller. Marshall Mcluhan Marshall McLuhan wrote books on communication and to popularize the concept of a "global village." The Gutenberg Galaxy and Understanding Media were written by him. Maurice Sendak Maurice Sendak wrote and published the children's book Where the Wild Things Are.        Post   Hairstyles    12:39am 07/05/2003   Black females and males both had afros. The Famous Beehive The Bob became popular. It was stylish to flip one's hair out at the ends. The Beatles' famous mop tops was a trend-setter.        Read 3 - Post   Modes of Transportation    07:05am 06/05/2003   Commercial airlines were in bloom. Skateboards were popular among the surfers. Bikes Scooters Typically : Cars, boats, trains        Post   Top Ten songs, year by year    12:05am 06/05/2003   1960 Theme from A Summer Place-Percy Faith Are You Lonesome Tonight?-Elvis Presley It's Now Or Never-Elvis Presley Cathy's Clown-Everly Brothers Stuck On You-Elvis Presley Running Bear-Johnny Preston Save the Last Dance for Me-The Drifters Teen Angel-Mark Dinning My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own-Connie Francis 1961 Tossin' and Turnin'-Bobby Lewis Big Bad John-Jimmy Dean Runaway-Del Shannon Wonderland By Night-Bert Kaempfert Pony Time-Chubby Checker The Lion Sleeps Tonight-Tokens Blue Moon-The Marcels Take Good Care of My Baby-Bobby Vee Calcutta-Lawrence Welk Runaround Sue-The Dion 1962 I Can't Stop Loving You-Ray Charles Big Girls Don't Cry-Four Seasons Sherry-Four Seasons Roses Are Red-Bobby Vinton Peppermint Twist-Joey Dee & the Starliters Telstar-Tornadoes Soldier Boy- The Shirelles Hey! Baby-Bruce Channel Duke of Earl-Gene Chandler The Twist-Chubby Checker 1963 Sugar Shack-Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs He's So Fine-The Chiffons Dominique-Singing Nun Hey Paula-Paul & Paula My Boyfriend's Back-Angels Blue Velvet-Bobby Vinton Sukiyaki-Kyu Sakamoto I Will Follow Him-Little Peggy March Fingertips (Pt. 2)-Little Stevie Wonder Walk Like a Man-Four Seasons 1964 I Want to Hold Your Hand- The Beatles Can't Buy Me Love-The Beatles There! I've Said It Again-Bobby Vinton Baby Love- The Supremes Oh, Pretty Woman-Roy Orbison The House of the Rising Sun-The Animals Chapel of Love-Dixie Cups I Feel Fine-The Beatles She Loves You-The Beatles I Get Around-Beach Boys 1965 Satisfaction-Rolling Stones Yesterday-The Beatles Turn! Turn! Turn!- The Byrds Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter-Herman and the Hermits I Got You Babe- Sonny & Cher Help!- The Beatles I Can't Help Myself-Four Tops You've Lost The Lovin' Feelin'-Righteous Brothers Downtown--Petula Clark This Diamond Ring-Gary Lewis & the Playboys 1966 I'm a Believer-The Monkees The Ballad of the Green Berets-Sgt. Barry Sadler Winchester Cathedral-New Vaudeville Band Soul and Inspiration-Righteous Brothers Monday, Monday-The Mamas and the Papas We Can Work It Out- The Beatles Summer In the City-Lovin' Spoonful Cherish- The Association You Can't Hurry Love-The Supremes Wild Thing- The Troggs 1967 To Sir with Love-Lulu Daydream Believer- The Monkees Windy- The Association Ode to Billie Joe-Bobbie Gentry Somethin' Stupid-Nancy & Frank Sinatra Groovin'-Young Rascals The Letter-Box Tops Light My Fire-Doors Happy Together-The Turtles Hello Goodbye-The Beatles 1968 Hey Jude-The Beatles I Heard It Through the Grapevine-Marvin Gaye Love Is Blue-Paul Mauriat Honey-Bobby Goldsboro People Got to Be Free-Rascals The Dock of the Bay-Otis Redding This Guy's In Love with You-Herb Alpert Mrs. Robinson-Simon & Garfunkel Love Child-Diana Ross & the Supremes Tighten Up-Archie Bell & the Drells 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In-Fifth Dimension In the Year 2525-Zager & Evans Get Back- The Beatles (with Billy Preston) Sugar, Sugar- The Archies Honky Tonk Women- The Rolling Stones Everyday People-Sly & the Family Stone Dizzy-Tommy Roe Wedding Bell Blues-Fifth Dimension I Can't Get Next to You- The Temptations Crimson & Clover-Tommy James & the Shondells        Post   Movie stars of the '60's    09:00am 04/05/2003   Dustin Hoffman starred in the Midnight Cowboy in 1969. Julie Andrews starred in Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. Marilyn Monroe died in 1962. Sean Connery starred in many James Bond films. Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady"        Post   Events That Made the Headlines    05:05am 01/05/2003   1963: President John F. Kennedy was assassinated during a motorcade procession in Dallas on November 22nd. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as chief executive hours after the assassination. American TV networks dropped all programming and advertising to cover the event. Top 40 radio stations began playing sombre choral music. Two days after president's murder, alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was shot and killed by Jack Ruby in the basement of the Dallas Municipal Building. A stunned audience watched the killing on live television as police were escorting Oswald to the county jail. 1964: The British music invasion began with the Beatles' chart-topping I Want To Hold Your Hand and their debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. Their first major-label U.S. album, Meet The Beatles, became America's best-selling LP of all time within a week of its release. 1965: Black Nationalist founder Malcolm X, who had been moving towards a stance of cooperation with whites, was assassinated by rival Black Muslims. Muslim headquarters in San Francisco and New York were torched two days later. 1968: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated at a motel in Memphis, shortly after giving a speech in which he hinted that his days were numbered. 1969: The world's largest TV audience to date watched astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the moon. From: http://www.archervalerie.com/1900s/1960.html        Post   Cars    03:15am 19/04/2003   1963 Chevrolet Corvette Ford Mustang 1966 1968 Pontiac Firebird        Post   Most populated Cities    05:07am 18/04/2003   1 New York city, NY -- 7,781,984 2 Chicago city, IL -- 3,550,404 3 Los Angeles city, CA -- 2,479,015 4 Philadelphia city, PA -- 2,002,512 5 Detroit city, MI -- 1,670,144 6 Baltimore city, MD -- 939,024 7 Houston city, TX -- 938,219 8 Cleveland city, OH -- 876,050 9 Washington city, DC -- 763,956 10 St. Louis city, MO -- 750,026        Post   Toys    06:42pm 04/04/2003   G.I. Joe Barbie Doll Troll (The original was the Dam Troll) Slot cars Doll Self explanatory        Read 2 - Post   Population    02:33am 01/04/2003   Out of 177,630,000 people in the United States in the 1960's, 63% lived in urban areas and 37% lived in rural.        Post

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