PAST PREDICTS THE FUTURE

1960-1965

By: Melissa Wiley

Historical Significance

1960 Brazil’s capital moved to Brand New City This year NASA sent up ECHO, the first

communications satellite to be seen with the naked eye. 

Historical Significance Cont.

1961 Berlin Wall was built Adolf Eichmann on Trail for Role in

Holocaust John F Kennedy moves into the White

House.  He gives his famous speech - "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.“

Historical Significance Cont.

1962 First person was killed trying to cross the

Berlin Wall Storm in Hamburg, kills 265 K-Mart opens

Historical Significance Cont.

1963 Martin Luther King Jr. made his “ I Have A

Dream” speech

Historical Significance Cont.

1964 Beatles came popular in the U.S Civil Rights Act was passed This was the first year the cigarette boxes had

a warning printed on it "Smoking can be hazardous to your health".  It had not occurred to the US government to give the warning that smoking lead to cancer and lung problems.

Historical Significance Cont.

1965 New York City’s great black out U.S sends troop to Vietnam The Jungle War started

Popular Cultures

The 1960’s was the decide of the “Smiley face”

The skateboard started in the 1960’s

It started because surfers in California that got wooden planks and a pairs of skates and put the pairs of roller skates on the bottom of there wooden planks

Other things this decide was called because of the different events that happen in it " The Space Race " " Cuban Missile Crisis" " Continuing Cold War" "Kennedy Assassination" " Martin Luther King" "Vietnam" "Civil Rights and Riots" "Hippies and Flower

Power“ "The Beatles and Rock and

Roll"

Events and News

The Apollo 11 mission on July 20,1969 brought Neil Alden Armstrong and Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. back to the earth from the moon safely. They were the first humans on the moon.

John Glenn was the first man to orbit the moon in the 1963’s.

The Civil Rights movement made many changes during the 1960’s.

John F. Kenny became the 36th president

Martin Luther King and John F Kennedy were assassinated.

The Vietnam War

Beatles arrival in the U.S

1963 Martin Luther King Jr. gave “I have a Dream Speech”

Prices of Houses

New house in 1960 was $12,700.00, but by 1969 it was $15,500.00.

The average income in 1960 was $5,315.00 by 1969 it was $8,540.00.

Prices

Gas 25 cents per

gallon New Car

$2,600.00 (average)

New House $12,700.00

(average) Mouthy rate

$98.00

Can of Beef Ravioli 30 cents

Loaf of Bread 20 cents

Oranges 89 cents for 2 dozen

Oven ready Turkeys 39 cents per pound

First- class stamp $0.04

Dozen of eggs $0.57

Gallon of milk $0.49

Economy

1960 President: Dwight D. Eisenhower Vice President: Richard M. Nixon

1961- 1963 John F. Kenny was President Lyndon was the Vice President

Lyndon B. Johnson was president from 1964 to 1968 In 1964 there was no Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey was the vice president in 1965 to

1968 The Population from the 1960 to 1965 grew over

10,000,000. Housing and computer industry overpowered

automobiles, chemicals, and electrically powered

Money and Inflation

Gas prices went up 10 cents by 1969 from 1960

Car Prices Volkswagen beetle ~

$1,769 Ford Mustang 2 door

hardtop ~ $2368

$100 in 1960 would be $679.09 today

Clothing Styles

Clothing Styles

Music

Famous white male vocalist: Bobby Darin Neil Sedaka Jerry Lee Lewis Paul Anka Del Shannon Frankie Avalon

Female Groups Gladys Knight and the

Pips Martha and the Vanellas The Supremes Aretha Franklin

Famous black man vocalist: Smokey Robinson James Brown Jimi Hendrix The Temptations

Folk music Bob Dylan Joan Baez Peter, Paul and Mary.

Elvis returned The Beach Boys The Beatles The Righteous Brothers

Fads

The Barbie doll that was made in 1959, became very popular during the 60’s

The G.I. Joe doll for the boys was famous in this time.

The troll or the Dammit doll was a good luck symbol for all ages during this time.

California surfers took to skateboards as a way to stay fit out of season, and by 1963, the fad had spread across the country.

Television

The Flintstones Alvin & the

Chipmunks The Jetsons Mr.Magoo Andy Griffith Show Beverly Hillbillies Bewitched The Addams Family

My Favorite Martian Dream of Jeannie Star Trek The Outer Limits The Twilight Zone Laugh in Dennis the Menace Lassie

Inventions

The laser 1960

The Space flight 1961

Light-emitting diode or LED 1962

Astroturf 1964

Automated teller machine 1967

Inventions

Weather Satellite Heart pacemaker

Vertical Take off Jet

Technology

ATM’s practical bar code

scanner Electric typewriters

FM radios was in new cars in 1963

Computers Dictaphone

1963

The Woodstock Festival

Musical Festival In White Lake, New York On August 15-17, but did

go over to the 18

Most Interesting Fact that I Found

That skateboards were invented in the 1960’s by people that surfed.

What troll dolls were called.

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