Delilah’s Little Scrapbook

My name is Delilah Dupraz. I was born in 1951. Since I didn’t know how to make a scrap book then, I am making it now. It is my scrapbook of the sixties. The sixties were the best years of my life. Well lets start.

Me as a baby with mymom & dad. My brother & sister in thepicture on the wall.

My family at the dinner time. This wasn’t in the sixties.

Dinner time was always a Family time for people.

My best friends and I love going to the beach.This was 1964. I am in themiddle.

These were my favorite T.V.shows. These were very popular shows.

FamousPeople

Famous People

1960, American actor Janet Leigh in the famous shower scene from the film, 'Psycho,' directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

1964, American actor Dick Van Dyke as Bert and English actress Julie Andrews in a scene from 'Mary Poppins',directed by Robert Stevenson.

These are my favoriteice skaters.

This is by far my favorite player.

Mickey Mantle was the most feared hitter

Mickey Mantle invented the "Tape Measure" home run on April 17, 1953

He played outfield Sports

Elvis was dischargedfrom the army,March 1960

1964

Famous People

British pop rock bandThey are frequently cited as the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed band in modern history, with innovative music, a cultural impact that helped define the 1960s

My dad’s favorite car. The corvette of 1960.

Our family car. 1960, Studebaker.

The sixties had greatfashions for both men & women. These are pictures of women’s Clothes.

1960’s Inventions

1960’s Inventions

1960 The Halogen Light Lamp Invented by General Electric engineer Fredrick Moby

1960 The Twist The new dance craze, the twist was invented by

Chubby Checker1961The Birth Control Pill

Had bad side effects1962 Fiber Tip Pen Invented by Yukio Horie in Japan 1964 8 Track Player

Invented by Bill Leave 1968 Ram (random access memory)

Invented by Robert Dennard 1969 The ATM

Invented by Don Wetzel

Events & Issues•1961, Alan Shepard, 1st American in space

•1962,John Glenn, 1st American to orbit Earth

•1962, Niel Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin, 1st men to walk the moon

•1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated

•1965, Malcom X is assassinated

•1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated

Vietnam War

In 1972, peace agreements talks between the U.S. and Vietnam were nearing a conclusion, but in December of 1972, Nixon called for heavy bombing of the largest cities of North Vietnam.

War ended on April 30, 1975

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy sent a group to South Vietnam to determine what actions the U.S. needed to take to assist them.

In 1963, Diem’s government quickly began to unravel. The downfall began when Diem’s brother accused Buddhist monks of harboring communists.

His brother then began raiding Buddhist

pagodas in an attempt to find these communists.

The Buddhist monks immediately began protesting in the streets, and in Saigon on October 5, 1963, one monk died by self-immolation

This is a story about a small southern town and social distinctions between races.

This book is by Harper Lee.

Was published in 1960.

Advertizement

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websites

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/mickey-mantle-hof-2.jpg

http://www.tvland.com/photogallery/photos/Psycho.jpg

http://www.vietnammemorial.com/vietnam-monk-self-immolation.jpg

http://objflicks.com/TakeMeBackToTheSixties.htm

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Beatles