The Swinging Sixties

1960 to 1969

LO: find out what life was like during the 1960’s.

21st July 1969 Apollo 11

lands on the moon.

Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins & Buzz Aldrin.

22 million British people watched

the moon landing on their TV sets at

home.

Coronation Street first episode on 9th December 1960.

1960 ~ Britain’s first full length motorway M1 opened.

BBC2 launched in 1964 and was first to go colour in 1967.

8th August 1963 The Great Train Robbery ~ £2.6 million stolen.

30th July 1966 England beat West Germany in the World Cup.

3rd May 1968 Britain’s first heart transplant

was carried out.

2nd March 1969 British/French supersonic passenger jet plane Concorde made its first flight.

Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1 January

1964 and 30 July 2006..

From the debut of the mini skirt to mod-inspired styles, the 1960s were known for breaking fashion traditions. With the influence of British fashion, the rise of daring hemlines and the breakout of Twiggy, there was plenty to be inspired by in the '60s.

Most houses had a fridge & cooker.

People could buy sliced bread.

Plastic buckets were available.

Ice lollies on sticks became popular.

The average house price was £2,530

A loaf of bread cost 5p

British population had risen to 53 million.

Virtually all houses had electricity.

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential music band. The Beatles are the best-selling band in history, with estimated sales of over 800 million physical and digital albums worldwide. They have had more number-one albums on the British charts and sold more singles in the UK than any other act. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFUzIP0_rWUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTsB-llTzyc

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London, England in

1962. As the lead singer of the Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger has become a

rock legend known for his gritty, blues-influenced songs and charismatic

stage presence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoNSFFhyEi8

1964 ~ The Film of the Year was Mary Poppins which won 8 Oscars at the Academy Awards.