2. Historical Significant The 60s brought us many things, like: Great Music Nice Cars Good Fashions It also brought some negative things though: The Vietnam War Rise of Marijuana

3. Events/News The U.S Started to draft for the Vietnam War in 1965. Martin Luther King made a stand against prejudice against Blacks. 1969, America wins the “Space Race” When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon. Both JFK and Martin Luther King were Assassinated.

5. Costs In 1969, the average price for: – A new house-$15,500 – A new Car-$3,270 – A gallon of gas- 35 Cents – Oxford Men’s shoes-$12.99 – Oranges were $.89 for 2 dozen

6. Money & Inflation If you have $100 Converted from 1960 to 2005 it would be equivalent to $679.09.

7. Clothing Style Thigh-high skirts Mini-Skirts worn with pull over sweaters Midi-length dress Mini-dresses Often with prints of women’s faces Hippie styles- Jeans Bright colored shirts Tye-dye

8. Twiggy ; Lesley Hornby

9. Rise of the Electric Guitar Music endorsing peace, or love and happiness. Popular Bands- The Beatles The Rolling Stones Billy J. Cramer and the Dakotas The Dave Clark 5 British Invasion- This is when the popular musicians in Britain started playing shows in America and got very popular.

11. WOODSTOCK! Woodstock was where a lot of different bands came together to play one giant concert in upstate New York, from August 15 to August 18. Some bands there were- Joan Beaz Santana Grateful Dead CCR Janis Joplin The Who Jefferson Airplane Jimi Hendrix

13. Television Hogan’s Heroes Green Acres The Brady Bunch Monty Python’s Flying Circus Colombo

14. Fads Mood Rings LSD Usage Pop Art Twister (The game) The Mod Look Wooden accessories Barbie Dolls GI Joe Dolls Afros White Gloves

15. Pop Art by Andy Warhol

16. Pop Culture “Counter-Culture” LSD Music, art, and movies influenced by drugs. Peace and love was highly endorsed.

17. Inventions/Technology Cash Dispenser ----- 1969 Turkey by Luther Simjian Fibre Optics ----- 1966 England by Charles Keo and George Hockham Hypertext ----- 1965 USA for linking text Internet ----- 1969 USA US 1966 USA by Stephanie Kwolek Moon Landing ----- 1966 Russia Luna 9 lands softly on the Moon Optical Disk ----- 1965 USA by James Russell - now Compact Disk CD / DVD Portable Calculator ----- 1967 USA Texas Instruments

18. The First Calculator& Cash Dispenser

19. Video Clips! http://www.y outube.com/ watch?v=cH9I gJZCx4c http://www.y outube.com/ watch?v=cH9I gJZCx4c http://www.teac hertube.com/vie wVideo.php?vid eo_id=102366&t itle=1960s_Civil_ Disobedience_1 HSD&vpkey= http://www.teac hertube.com/vie wVideo.php?vid eo_id=102366&t itle=1960s_Civil_ Disobedience_1 HSD&vpkey

20. Sources http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1960s.html http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/mu sic0_woodstock.html http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/mu sic0_woodstock.html http://www.mesquiteisd.org/library/hhs/Fam ousPeopleinthe60s.html http://www.mesquiteisd.org/library/hhs/Fam ousPeopleinthe60s.html http://www.back2thesixties.com/