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• John F Kennedy was elected president

• Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba; Berlin Wall built; Peace Corps started

• Cuban missile crisis

• March on Washington; King’s “I have a dream” speech; Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; Nov. 22, President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, TX

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Neil Armstrong walks on the moon

DRESS, FASHION TRENDS

Everything was changing in America during the 1960’s. The war ended a few years earlier and the post-war Baby Boomers were just stopping their boom and giving way to normal American life. Fashion designers also began to change during the 1960’s, as the ‘50’s had represented a clear imitation of the rock ‘n roll lifestyle. White sleeves rolled up on a t-shirt and a pair of black jeans was no longer the norm during the ‘60’s and legit fashion designers brought couture into fashion during this decade. Chanel made the first mark on the scene and the change was set into motion.

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2 . L e g o

3 . G . I . J o e

4 . E a s y B a k e O v e n

5 . E t c h - a - s k e t c h

6 . S u p e r B a l l

7 . T h e G a m e O f L i f e

8 . S e a M o n k e y s

9 . B a r r e l O f M o n k e y s

1 0 . O p e r a t i o n

POPULAR FOODS AND RESTAURANTS

Japanese steakhouses with hibachi-style grills first opened during the 1960s, including Benihana, which remains popular today. Soul food including hush puppies, fried chicken, and country fried steak also became popular, and went well with the soul music of the 1960s era.

1. The laser

2. The computer mouse

3. ATM

4. Space flight

5. LED lights

6. Astroturf

INVENTIONS DISCOVERED DURING YOUR DECADE

POPULAR AUTOMOBILES OR FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION

1. Chevrolet Impala 1962

2. Ford Mustang 1964

3. Chevy Chevelle 1966

4. Sea travel

5. Rail travel

6. Air travel

POPULAR MUSIC

1. Sugar Sugar - The Archies

2. Daydream Believer - The Monkees

3. She Loves You - The Beatles

4. Simon Says - 1910 Fruitgum Company

5. The Tra La La Song (One Banana Two Banana) - The Banana Splits

6. Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel

7. Yummy Yummy Yummy -Ohio Express

8. Running Bear - Johnny Preston

9. Green Tamborine - The Lemon Pipers

10.I'm Henry VIII, I Am - Herman's Hermits

MOVIES, FILMS, PLAYS AND OTHER ENTERTAINMENT

Popular movies were:

1. The Apartment

2. Bonnie and Clyde

3. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

4. Doctor Zhivago

What their entertainment was:

5. Wintertime was spent at the drivein movies and the drivein hamburger joints that had curb service.

6. beaches in the summertime chasing after the beach bunnies

FAMOUS PERSONALITIES/CELEBRITIES OF THE DECADE

1. Marilyn Monroe

2. John F. Kennedy

3. Beach Boys

4. Rolling Stones,

5. The Beatles

6. Sonny and Cher

7. Martin Luther King Jr.

8. Elvis, Neil Armstrong

5-6 POPULAR HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS AND HOME DÉCOR

AT LEAST 5 EXAMPLES OF AN ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE DECADE

Colors exploded and artwork often replaced photography. And how could we have lived without some of the best catch-slogans of the decade? I'd almost forgotten about things like Contac and the 600 tiny time capsules. The media in those days was so instrumental to my growing up that the ads and commericals are like old friends to me now.   50's and 60's media had a strong focus on what was to be believed as the American dream, complete with nuclear family and the perfect "Ozzie and Harriet-esque" lifestyle.

AT LEAST 2 EXAMPLES OF PRODUCT PACKAGING

AT LEAST 2 EXAMPLES OF PRODUCT LOGOS

EXAMPLE OF TECHNOLOGY (TYPEWRITERS, COMPUTERS, ETC.)

1. The halogen lamp

2. The video disk

3. Acrylic paint

4. Electronic Fuel injection for cars

5. The bar-code scanner

6. The first computer with integrated circuits made.

7. Soft contact lenses

8. BASIC (an early computer language)

9. NutraSweet

10.The fiber-tip pen invented by Yukio Horie