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Decade - 1960s

The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. The most notable events in the 1960s include the Nigerian Civil War (1967) and the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy (1963).

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Who were two presidents in the 1960s?

Techniclly 4.

Dwight Eisenhower wasn't out of office "officailly" until 1961

But the real ones were JFK from 1960[techniclly 61] to his assasination in November of 1963. Then there was LBJ from November 22, 1963 when JFK was assassinated until 1968 [techniclly 1969] and then Nixon. Yippee. hewasn't out of office until the 70's

What was in style in the 60s?

for the ladies a puffy dress and for the men a desigened t-shirt and very long trousers called flaires

What were the cities in North Carolina in the 1700's?

A plantation is a place or farm were African American slaves worked, lived and sleep. The indentured servants had contracts and the African American slaves were auctioned at spots down town in the southern colonies of the 1700's.

How much did cereal cost in the 60s?

They were about 1/5 to 1/4 of what they are today. You could get a complete meal at a diner for $1.30 and could get a steak at a steak house for $6.00. You could get a small one-topping pizza for $1.00.

Why were the Ford Mustangs so popular in the 1960's?

It was so popular in the 1960's,because it was fashionable, durable and affordable.

What were the problems in the 1960's?

1960-Gary Powers & his U-2 Spyplane are shot down over the Soviet Union (Russia) 1961-Berlin Wall goes up 1961-Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba 1961-Green Beret (Special Forces) enroute to Southeast Asia (Vietnam) 1962-Cuban Missile Crisis 1963-President Kennedy is shot 1965-1966-Dominican Republic erupts in violence: US Marines & US Army respond to put down insurgents; restore law, order, and stability to region. 1965-US Troops enroute to Southeast Asia (Vietnam)

How much did a packet of crisps cost in the UK in 1960?

Smith's crisps (standard bag) cost 3d - old money - less than 1p today.

Cheese and onion flavour didn't appear until circa 1962.

How much did a tooth brush cost in the 1960s?

prices for food groceries and toiletries in the 1960's 60 examples from The These are some of the things you may have seen advertised

What Things did people do in the 1920s?

They convinced Congress to remove all tariffs on imported goods, they started using new advances in steam technology to power their plants, they began using new advertising techniques.

How much did motel cost in the 1960s?

motel 6 first started around this time and it cost, like the name says, $6.00 USD

Does the beatle have enemies?

Every other rock band in Liverpool, before they were famous; every other band in the music charts afterwards. The Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys were considered their chief rivals, for most of the decade.

Why was great society of the 1960s given that particular name?

The Great Society was a set of social reforms initiated primarily by President Lyndon Johnson aimed at the elimination of poverty and racial injustice and thus the creation of a Great Society.

What was the most popular sport of the 1950s?

According to library.thinkquest.org:

" Bob Cousy was definitely one of the greatest players in the 1950's. He was born on August 9, 1928. Cousy grew up to play in the NBA for the Boston Celtics from 1950-1963. He was one of the best guards the game ever saw. During his career, Bob Cousy led his team to six championships including five in a row from 1959 to 1963. Also during that time, the "Houdini of the Hardwood" as they sometimes call Cousy, led the team by assists eight times, made ten all-star appearences, and won the MVP Award in 1957. This was also the year he won his first championship. After Cousy's playing career, he became a college basketball coach and a sports broadcaster. He was also named to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970. As you can see, Bob Cousy was one of the best athletes America has ever seen.

Bob Cousy was definitely one of the greatest players in the 1950's. He was born on August 9, 1928. Cousy grew up to play in the NBA for the Boston Celtics from 1950-1963. He was one of the best guards the game ever saw. During his career, Bob Cousy led his team to six championships including five in a row from 1959 to 1963. Also during that time, the "Houdini of the Hardwood" as they sometimes call Cousy, led the team by assists eight times, made ten all-star appearences, and won the MVP Award in 1957. This was also the year he won his first championship. After Cousy's playing career, he became a college basketball coach and a sports broadcaster. He was also named to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970. As you can see, Bob Cousy was one of the best athletes America has ever seen.

Bob Cousy was definitely one of the greatest players in the 1950's. He was born on August 9, 1928. Cousy grew up to play in the NBA for the Boston Celtics from 1950-1963. He was one of the best guards the game ever saw. During his career, Bob Cousy led his team to six championships including five in a row from 1959 to 1963. Also during that time, the "Houdini of the Hardwood" as they sometimes call Cousy, led the team by assists eight times, made ten all-star appearences, and won the MVP Award in 1957. This was also the year he won his first championship. After Cousy's playing career, he became a college basketball coach and a sports broadcaster. He was also named to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970. As you can see, Bob Cousy was one of the best athletes America has ever seen. "

What influences did the British have on Australia?

South Australia was the only Australian colony which never had convicts. It was designed to be Australia's first completely free settlement.

Initially, a British group led by Edward Gibbon Wakefield were looking to start a colony founded on free settlement instead of convict labour. Unlike other colonies, where settlers were allocated free land according to their own assets, Wakefield suggested that the land be sold.

Charles Sturt's discoveries that the Darling River flowed into the Murray, and that the Murray River flowed to the ocean, were significant, for they opened up huge tracts of land along the Murray River, and allowed for the development of paddle-steamer transportation of goods and passengers along Australia's inner waterways, between the colonies.

Many of the free settlers who came to South Australia were of German origin (including other Germanic groups such as the Wendish and Prussians). Their primary reason was to escape the religious persecution in their own country. In the 1800s, under King Friedrich Wilhelm III, German/Prussian Lutherans suffered religious persecution. Friedrich Wilhelm was an autocratic king who believed he had the right to create his own state church from the two main Protestant churches - the Lutheran church and the smaller Reformed church - in a united Prussian state church. This would effectively remove the right of Lutherans to worship in a way of their choosing. Penalties for non-adherance to the state religion were severe. Many Lutherans immigrated to Australia to escape the persecution.

Other free settlers came because they discovered they could mine valuable metals. The Cornish and the Scottish came for this reason.

What is the value of hit 45 rpm records of the 1960s?

i can download it for free. and it takes up no space in my house. and i can carry it in my iPod. so i would say that selling it would be hard, when other options are so much more convenient. if you want to pay the shipping costs, you can send it to me, and i will store it with other 45's for a small monthly fee.

What are the main events that happened in England 1960's?

In 1965 Britain taxed the colonies.

In 1965 Britain taxed the colonies.

Which people are well known from the 1960s?

Brett Favre is one of the most known people in the 60's and no one else was know as well as he was especially when it came to football.

What was life like in 1964?

To learn what life was like in 1964, you'd need to specify which part of the world you have in mind.

Generally speaking, you'd see a big difference if you went back to 1964. Even people who were around in those days would be amazed at the difference. It's easier to describe 1964, as with other periods in history, by talking about the differences between then and today.

In 1964:

Telephones had dials instead of push-buttons or sensor pads.

Computers existed, but not as we know them; they were huge things used only in industry, research, and government. The personal computer was a fair way off.

There were calculators, but they were great big plug-in things like supermarket checkout registers, but with buttons instead of pads.

When you telephoned a large organization, your call went to a switchboard where an operator used a lot of plugs on cables, which were plugged into sockets labelled with the name or number of the person or department you were calling.

There were no telephone menus ready to direct you when you rang an organization, and there were no answering machines in domestic use.

Television sets were quite large, their cabinets usually made of wood, with very small screens. Television was black and white; color television had been invented but wasn't readily available.

Microwave ovens for domestic use didn't exist.

Motor vehicles were mostly clumsy, noisy, and very smelly.

Pollution was largely disregarded and considered necessary if we were to achieve anything much.

Asbestos was still widely used although it was known to kill people; as with tobacco, reports of its deadly nature were kept quiet.

Environmental concerns were limited to a very few scientists and people able to use sufficient commonsense to see things could be handled in better, cleaner ways.

Wild animals were generally thought of as either a nuisance or something to kill, unless they were fairly small and pretty or cuddly.

Tobacco smoking happened everywhere, and nobody believed the weird people who said it wasn't good for you. Tobacco companies advertised everywhere, telling us smoking made us look cool and sophisticated and (for men) tough and adventurous (not much has changed there).

The oral contraceptive pill was available on prescription in some countries, and receiving huge amounts of publicity from people who claimed it would be the end of family life and the cause of promiscuity for all.

Eating habits in western developed countries, especially in urban areas, were not what we'd consider healthy today.

These are just a few differences that spring to mind.

Politicians, politics and governments, all of them, were exactly the same as today,because these things never change. People, all of them, in 1964 were the same sort of people as they were a hundred or a thousand years earlier, and as they will be in a hundred or a thousand years time.

For a good, basic chronology for 1964, have a look at the link below.