Newspaper Titles of the 1960's

"John Glen First American to Orbit Earth, 3 Revolutions"

This is a newspaper title from the 1960's saying John Glen orbited the Earth 3 times, and survived! Most all of America was proud of NASA and John Glen and bragy that we did 3 and Russia did 1.

"Black Runner Wilma Rudolph Wins 3 Olympic Gold Medals"

This is another newspaper title from the 1960's saying that Wilma Rudolph,a Black runner,won 3 olympic gold medals. She probably did it for all the Black people in America saying "Anything a White person can do, a Black person can do, too!" I bet most Black people respected her.

Groovy!

Peace!

1960s Tech.

This is 1960's Technology!

Cold War

U.S.A vs. U.S.S.R. Russian(bottom) USA(second to bottom)

Korea(top)

USA Plane from Cold War(second to top)

After WWII, the USSR and the USA got in a fight called the Cold War.(picture above)

USA Facts

Facts about the USA (flag above)

Government: Democratic Republic

Economy: Capital-money earned, borrowed, or saved

Areas Controlled: North America, and Western Europe

Leaders: Harry Truman, Ike Eisenhower

USSR Facts

Facts about the USSR (flag sbove)

Government: Communist

Economy: Shared Wealth

Areas Controlled: Eastern Europe, Russia

Leaders: Josef Stalin, Nikita Khuscher

Battlegrounds

where the Cold War was fought(picture of Korea above)

Korea-Demilitarized Zone

Vietnam-10,000 Day War

Cuban Missle Crisis

This is the Scorpions. They were 1 of the hot singing sensations back in the 60's. You may know some of their songs:
"I'm Going Mad" – 4:52
"It All Depends" – 3:23
"Leave Me" – 5:02
"In Search of the Peace of Mind" – 4:56
"Inheritance" – 4:37
"Action" – 3:53
"Lonesome Crow" – 13:39

My favorite song by the Scorpions was later in the 80's and was call "No One Like You". I like this band do you?

the 1960's Theater, Film, Radio, and Television

THEATER, FILM, RADIO, and TELEVISION By 1960, Broadway productions had become prohibitively expensive for adventurous offerings, and producers resorted to musicals and works proven elsewhere. It was a great decade for musicals, including Camelot, Hello Dolly, Oliver, Man of La Mancha, Hair, and Funny Girl. Even Off-Broadway was feeling the economic pinch. leading to the advent of off-off-Broadway, where innovative shows and new writers could get a start. Theater expanded outside New York City, and by 1966 for the first time, more actors were employed outside New York City than in it. The most prestigious playwright of the sixties is Edward Albee, who wrote Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
Musicals that proved popular on Broadway were made into movies, including Sound of Music and My Fair Lady. After Marilyn Monroe died, Audrey Hepburn, star of My Fair Lady and Wait until Dark, was the idol of young girls. Disney offered family entertainment in 101 Dalmatians and Pinocchio. Movies became more political, commenting on the arms race as in Dr. Strangelove. Six James Bond Movies, including Dr. No, From Russia With Love, and Goldfinger had violence and were enormously popular. Previous taboos on violence and language were ignored, resulting in the need for a new film code by the MPAA.
Radio continued to be the primary means of listening to music. The major development was a change from primarily AM to FM . Radio was supplemented by American Bandstand, watched by teens from coast to coast. They not only learned the latest music, but how to dance to it. When Chubby Checker introduced the twist on the show in 1961, a new craze was born, and dancing became an individual activity. The Mashed Potato, the Swim, the Watusi, the Monkey and the Jerk followed the Twist, mimicking their namesakes. Each new dance often lasted for just a song or two before the next one came along. Eventually the names and stylized mimicry ceased and the dancers just moved however they wanted. For those who preferred watching the dancers, Go-go girls, on stages or in bird cages, danced above the crowd.
Television offered the second prime time cartoon show, the Flintstones , in 1960. (The first was Rocky and his Friends in 1959.) It appealed to both children and adults and set off a trend that included Alvin & the Chipmunks , the Jetsons , and Mr. Magoo. The Andy Griffith Show was the epitome of prime time family television, and ran for most of the decade. The Beverly Hillbillies heralded the rise of the sitcom. The supernatural and science fiction blended in many of the popular shows, including Bewitched, The Addams Family, My Favorite Martian , I Dream of Jeannie, Star Trek, the Outer Limits , and the Twilight Zone. In the late 60's, humor was revived in a show called Rowan and Martin's Laugh In, where many regular performers and guests became part of a show biz classic.