Woodfin and Williams Present...

by Noah Woodfin, Will Simm, and Kevin Williams

How much did it cost 1960 popcorn maker $7.88 apples 49 cents for 3 pounds slim angle TV $ Casper the Ghost $5.99 California grapes 0.14 per pound Eggs 0.59 cents per dozen Corn 0.25 for 6 cobs

Neil Armstrong and “Buzz” Aldrin Neil Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. He was born August 5, 1930 and died August 25, 2012.He was married to Janet Shearon ( ) and then Carol Knight ( ).He had 3 children there names were Mark Armstrong, Eric Armstrong, and Karen Armstrong. Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr., known as Buzz Aldrin, is an American engineer and former astronaut, and the second person to walk on the Moon. He was also a fighter pilot before he became a astronaut. He was born January 20,1930 and lived to be 85.

Discoveries/Famous First Kazakh man Yuri Gagarin first man in space. U.S man Neil Armstrong first man on the moon. The first submarine to bottom of Mariana Trench, the lowest point on Earth. First successful heart transplant in 1967 by Christian Bernard. Peace Corps founded by the United States to help developing countries. Soviet women Valentina Tereshkova is the 1st woman in space. Muhammad Ali defeats Sonny Liston on February 25th, 1964.

Toys They made Skateboards in the late 1940s but it became famous in the 1960s Frisbees were made in the 1950s but became famous in the early 1960s Twister was made in Did you know the creators wanted to call it Pretzel? Troll Dolls were made in 1959 but became famous in the 1960s

Famous People Martin L. King Jr. died in the 60s. Elvis focused mostly on films in all of the 60s. Marilyn Monroe died in Sidney Poitier in 1964 he became the first african american to win a academy award.

Disasters A US nuclear-powered submarine failed to surface 220 miles east of Boston, Mass. The disaster claimed 129 lives. Three fuel tanks exploded when a jetliner, struck by lightning, crashed near Elkton, Maryland. 81 people died.

Movies And Tv Shows Sesame Street was a very popular kids show. Did you Know Oscar The Grouch was originally orange? Peanuts was a famous family friendly show. Star Trek was one of the most famous movies in the 60s. Everybody seemed to want to watch Hank Aaron(Played for the Baybears) which played for the Braves. Scooby Doo premiered in

Fashion Mary Quant popularized the mini skirt Jackie Kennedy introduced the pillbox hat Animal Prints were famous in the late 1960s Drainpipe Jeans were famous in the middle 1960s

Inventions The computer coding language, BASIC was introduced. ARPANET, the predecessor to the Internet, relays its first communications between UCLA and Stanford. Theodore Maiman made the first laser operate on 16 May 1960 at the Hughes Research Laboratory in California RAM is a form of computer data storage. The first RAM modules to come into the market were created and were sold in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Soccer, Olympics, Football, Oh my!!! England won the 1966 Men’s World Cup beating the former West Germany 4 to 2. The 1966 Men’s World Cup was the 8 th Men’s World Cup and was held in England. The 1960 summer Olympics were held in Rome, Italy. The 1960 winter Olympics were held in Squaw Valley, California, The United States. The 1964 summer Olympics were held in Tokyo, Japan. The 1964 winter Olympics were held in Innsbruck, Austria. The 1968 summer Olympics were held in Mexico City, Mexico. The 1968 winter Olympics were held in Grenoble, France. The 1 st Super Bowl was held in 1967 against the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs. The Green Bay Packers won 35 to 10.

Civil Rights Movement The date of the civil rights movement was The location of the civil ri

The cold war The cold war was the after math of World War 2. It was mainly involved between the US and The soviet Union It was a state of political and military tension

Basketball The 2 teams in the 1966 NCAA Basketball Final were Kentucky and Texas Western. Kentucky's players were all white and them and their school were proud inheritors of a tradition of great white basketball. They were expected to win. The 5 starters for T.W. were black- the first all black starting five in NCAA Finals history. Kentucky was favored and were thought to of been more disciplined whereas Texas Western's players were going to be too flashy and would fall apart under pressure. WRONG!!! T.W. did a better job of passing, defense, and shooting. They won 72 to 65. A movie about that game and year was made. It was called Glory Road. The days of segregation in basketball were numbered. Ballin'

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