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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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In 1960 what city became the first major metropolitan city to integrate its lunch counters?
James Farmer, along with CORE, had a major part in the first African American sit-in that took place in Chicago, Illinois (1942). This first sit-in was the spark that ignited the fire of desegregation. These sit-ins started mainly the desegregation of public venues in the United States. The Chicago sit-ins helped give confidence to African Americans across America to start fighting the laws of segregation, especially in the south.
Who was considered the most important rock band of the 1960's?
Well in my opinion, The Who, The zombies, the yardbirds, The rolling stones, some of led zeppelin. A lot of people like The Beatles(i personally don't). There are many good songs from bands that only have a few good songs. But look some songs up.
Which four prominent political figures were assassinated during the 1960s?
Would suggest that this question is narrowed down but: (I'm only counting people who were murdered not died in battle or executed) Caius Iulius Caesar 44BC Gaius Caesar (Caligula) (Roman Emperor 37-41) AD41 Servius Sulpicius Galba (Roman Emperor 68-9) AD69 Aulus Vitellius Germanicus (Roman Emperor 69) AD69 Marcus Didius Salvius Julianus (Roman Emperor 193) AD193 Marcus Antonius Gordianus III Pius (Roman Emperor 238-44) AD244 Hlothhere (King of Kent 673-85) AD685 Ecgfrith (King of Mercia 796) AD769 St Edmund (King of East Anglia 855-70) AD870 Berengar of Friuli (King of Italy 888-91, 905-922, Emperor of the West 915-22) AD924 Lulach I the Fool (King of Scots 1057-8) 1058 William II Rufus (King of England 1087-1100) 1100 [alleged to be an accident] Conrad of Montferrat (King of Jerusalem 1192) 1192 Prince Arthur (Duke of Brittany 1187-c1203) 1203 [alleged] Saif ad-Din Qutuz (Mamluk Sultan 1259-60) 1260 Edward II (King of England 1307-27) 1327 Charles de Castille d'Espagne (Constable of France 1350-4) 1354 Richard II (King of England 1377-99) 1400 Jean I the Fearless (Duke of Burgundy 1404-19) 1419 James I (King of Scots 1406-37) 1437 Edward V and Richard, Duke of York 1483 [alleged] Francisco Pizarro (Captain-General of Peru 1529-1541) 1541 Francois I de Lorraine, Duke de Guise 1563 Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley (husband of Mary Queen of Scots) 1567 James Stuart, Earl of Moray, (Regent of Scotland 1567-70) 1570 Gaspard de Châtillon, Count Coligny 1572 Willem I the Silent, Prince of Orange (Stadholder of Holland and Zeeland 1559-67, 1572-84) 1584 Feodor II Goudenov (Tsar of Russia 1605) 1605 Jalaludin Muhammad Akbar (Akbar the Great) (Mogul Emperor 1556-1605) 1605 Henri IV (King of France 1589-1610, King of Navarre, as Henri III, 1572-1610) 1610 George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, (Lord High Admiral 1619-28) 1628 Pyotr III (Tsar of Russia 1762) 1762 Jean Paul Marat (French Revolutionary) 1793 Pavel I (Tsar of Russia 1796-1801) 1801 Alexander Hamilton (Secretary of the Treasury 1789-95) [debatable] Spencer Percival (UK Prime Minister 1809-12) 1812 Shaka kaSenzangakhona (Paramount Chief of the Zulus 1818-28) 1828 Ioannis Kapodistrias (Giovanni Capo d'Istria) (Russian Foreign Minister 1816-22, President of Greece 1827-31) 1831 Abraham Lincoln (16th President USA 1861-65) 1865 James Garfield (30th US President 1881) 1881 Elizabeth (Empress-Consort of Austria-Hungary 1854-98) 1898 Aleksandar Obrenović (King of Serbia 1889-1903) 1903 Carlos I (King of Portugal 1889-1908) and Crown Prince Luis Filipe 1908 Archduke Franz Ferdinand von Habsburg (heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian Empire) and Countess Sophie Chotek 1914 Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin 1916 [possibly just murder] Moisei Solomonovich Uritsky (Chief of Petrograd Cheka 1917-8) 1918 Emiliano Zapata (Mexican Revolutionary) 1919 Micheál Ó Coileáin "Michael Collins" (Minister of Finance 1909-22, President of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State 1919-22, Commander in Chief of the National Army 1922) 1922 Doroteo Arango (Francisco "Pancho" Villa) 1923 Alexander I Karadjorevic (King of Yugoslavia 1921-34) 1934 Sergey Mironovich Kostrikov "Kirov" (Soviet politician0 1934 Lev Davidovich Bronstein "Trotsky" (Commissar for War 1918-25) 1940 Benito Mussolini (Duce of Italy 1922-45) 1945 Mohandas K Gandhi 1948 General Leónidas Trujillo Molina (Leader of the Dominican Republic 1930-61) 1961 Dag Hammarskjold (UN Secretary-General 1953-61) [very disputed] 1961 John F Kennedy (35th US President 1961-3) 1963 El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, nee "Malcolm X" (né Malcolm Little) 1965 Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (Prime Minister of South Africa 1958-66) 1966 Martin Luther King 1968 Robert "Bobby" Kennedy 1968 Salvador Allende (President of Chile 1970-3) 1973 [disputed] Faisal (King of Saudi Arabia 1964-75) 1975 Zulfikar ali Bhutto (President of Pakistan 1971-3, PM Pakistan 1973-7) 1979 Louis Mountbatten, Earl of Mountbatten of Burma, né HSH Prince Louis of Battenberg, (Viceroy of India 1943-7, Chief of the Defence Staff 1959-65) 1979 Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (Archbishop of San Salvador 1977-80) 1980 Muhammad Anwar Sadat (President of Egypt 1970-81) 1981 Indira Gandhi (Prime Minister of India 1966-77, 1980-4) 1984 Mohammed Zia-ul-Haq (President of Pakistan 1978-88) 1988 [disputed] Rajiv Gandhi (Prime Minister of India 1984-89) 1991 Yitzhak Rabin (Prime Minister of Israel 1974-7, 1992-5) 1995 Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (King of Nepal 1972-2001) 2001 Ezzedine Salim (Chairman of the Iraqi Provisional Council) 2004 Benazir Bhutto (Prime Minister of Pakistan 1988-90 1993-6) 2008 I'm sure that there are lots missing...
Where the monkees popular in the 1960's?
In late 1965 an ad was run in Los Angeles looking for young men to possibly be in a television series. The Monkees were created from the men who auditioned from this ad. The first television episode and the first records of the Monkees were issued in September 1966.
How did martin Luther king Jr promote peace?
He led a boycott in Montgomery about buses. He also led a march in Washington and that's where he made his famous 'I have a dream' speech. He did it under the steps of Lincolns Memorial
What were some popular cartoons in the 1960s?
Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy ,Top Cat , Jetsons , George of the Jungle , Jonny Quest , Yogi Bear , Wally Gator , Magilla Gorilla , Space Ghost , Rocky and Bullwinkle , Mighty Mouse , The Mighty Heroes , reruns of Looney Tunes , Quickdraw McDraw , Popeye , Deputy Dawg , Tom Terrific , Lariat Sam , Heckle and Jeckle , Astro Boy , Tennessee Tuxedo , Underdog , Atom Ant , Fearless Fly , Penelope Pitstop , Wacky Races ,Speed racer , Abbott and Costello , Spiderman , Touche' Turtle , Tom and Jerry , Scooby Doo ,Snaggle Puss , Dick Tracy , Gigantor , Huckleberry Hound , Dastardly and Mutley , Peanuts , Justice League , (and a lot more that I can't recall!)
When was US president John F. Kennedy shot?
King Kennedy died on November 1, 1974, in Los Angeles, California, USA of heart and cancer complications.
Were there punishments in schools during the 1960's?
Prep schools discipline was really strick. If any little slip up in class you would get in trouble. You would get hit by a thick, black strap.
How many people went to concerts at Woodstock in 1969?
there was no real count on how many were actually there but most estimates are between 450,000 and 500,000
Best Manchester band in the 60's?
Definitely Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas!
Great rhythm, variety of songs and a bonus- the looks!
What genre of movies were people watching in the 1960s?
The 1958 launch of Sputnik I was a major change to the US defensive position, and the election of John F. Kennedy with the coming of "Camelot" was another. The Eisenhower administration had placed into motion such actions as Vietnam and the Bay of Pigs. Kennedy had based the future of his administration on social reforms, and instead found that he would be a wartime President.
4 reasons for increase in the number of crime labs in the US in 1960s?
There are four reasons for the increase of crime labs in the US since the 1960's. The first reason is the escalation of violent crime, the second reason is that all drug seizures must be tested to prove it is in fact an illicit drug, the third reason is increased technology, and the ability to match DNA.
Why did people listen to music in the 1960s?
People listened to music because they were bored and had nothing to do!
What did cars look like in the 1960's?
They looked like cars in the 1960's!!!!They looked like cars in the 1960's!!!!
What was school life like in the 60s?
I went to school in Arizona...we had almost 30 kids in our class. It was quiet during class time, and we all did our work. We had tables to work at in the early years, desks later. The building was basic--asphalt tile floors, windows that opened and dirt on the play ground. We did not have play equipment, but could check out a ball for recess. We played jump rope, kickball, softball, marbles and dodge ball. We had safety patrol to help keep order on the play ground and hallways. We walked or rode our bikes to school every day, unless it was raining when we got up in the morning. Teachers taught us without overhead projectors, movies, calculators and so on. We had class assignments to turn in and also homework.
Charles Lindbergh (Pilot) Louis Armstrong (Jazz Musician) John T. Scopes (Biology Teacher) Langston Hughes (Writer) Al Capone (Gangster) Amelia Earhart (Pilot) Theda Bara (Actress) Clara Bow (Actress) Babe Ruth (Baseball Player) Zora Neale Hurston (Writer) F. Scott Fitzgerald (Writer) Duke Ellington (Jazz Musician) Buster Keaton (Actor) Marcus Garvey (African-American Activist) Bessie Smith (Jazz Singer) Alexander Fleming (Inventor of Penicillin) That ought to get you started. ;)
You can glean a good many from the linked page, although it must be said that Americans and other people from the West are over-represented in it.
Famous singers from the 1960s?
Neil Armstrong, Marilyn Monroe, The Kinks, The Beatles, Beach Boys, Elvis Presley............... the list could go on forever!
What kind of food did they eat in 1960?
Food has not changed much since 1960. Organic produce was not found most places. Latin food sections were smaller in the grocery stores. Restaurant menus have not changed much, but people ate out less often.
How much money did women make in the 1960s?
I remember in 1990 I was making $24,000 a year as a newspaper reporter... my mom said no one in our family had ever made that kind of money, she said my dad provided for our family of four on about half that, or $12,000 a year. I asked how that was possible, and she asked, "You didn't notice we had the same furniture for 20 years?"
What were the youth movement and the counterculture?
The counter-culture movement was a movement that expressed the feelings of a particular population. Hippies were involved in the activism and advocacy of the movement.
