May 16-20

Monday - We finished the 50's and my group volunteered to present.

Tuesday - We finished our presentation.

Wednesday - The 60's are now presenting.

1960's

Music
- Elvis
- The Beetles
Movie
- Psycho
- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
- The Apartment
- To Kill A Mockingbird
- Sound Of Music
- Mary Poppins
- Actors/Actoress
  - Clint Eastwood
  - Doris Day
  - Lee Van Cleef
  - Julie Andrews
  - John Wayne
Tv Shows
- Popeye
- the Andy Griffith Show
- The Flintstones
- Mister ED
- the Beverly Hillbillies
- Star Trek
- Leave it to Beaver
- Bewitched
Video Games
- Space War
- Space travel
Sports
- Alpine Skiing/Grass Skiing
- Football
  - interest grew
  - games played on Sundays
    - more people could watch
  - Del Shofner
    - Los Angeles Rams 57-60
    - New York Giants 60-63
  - Charley Taylore
    - Washington Redskins 64-75, 77
  - Gary Collins
    - Cleveland Browns 62-71
- Baseball
  - Jackie Robinson
    - first black player in major leagues
- Basketball
  - Elgin Baylore
    - one of greatest all time
  - Bob Pettit
    - first player in the league to top 20,000 points
  - Uniform
    - tall socks
    - short shorts
    - tanktop
Fashion
- Woman
  - clean
  - simple
  - perfectly matched accessories
  - wore dresses without collars
  - jackets
  - low heeled shoes
- Men
  - pants were tighter
  - sporty
  - peacoat was popular
  - scarves
    - silk
    - tied like a loose tie
  - cardigan
  - comb-over hair
Fads
- Afros
- Go-Go boots
- Lava Lamps
- Mini Skirts
- Slot Cars
- Turtle Necks
- Dye Shirts
- dance The Twist
- Bell-bottom jeans
Inventions
- Telstar
  - experimental satellite communication
- ATM
  - could give money from account
  - later would display bank account information and other important things
- Kevlar
  - bulletproof vest
  - parachutes
  - underwater cables
  - boats/skiis
- Fiber-Tip Pen
  - Japanese style writing
  - marker style
- Computer mouse
  - only go up, down, left, right
Major Events
- Kennedy Assassination
  - going home from speech in Texas
  - bullet struck president's neck/head
  - around 12:30
- Federal Protection for Freedom Riders
  - tried to get rid of segregation
- Presidential Elections
  - 1960
    - Jon F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon
      - Kennedy won
- JFK Proposes Moon Program
  - Kennedy plans to land man on the moon by the end of the decade
  - July 20, 1969 - Neil Armstrong
- Voting Rights Act
  - prohibited racial discrimination while voting
  - enforced voting rights of the 14th/15th amendment
- Civil Rights Act
  - act of 1960
  - federal law where searched polls so you couldn't obstruct someone else's name

Thursday -

Friday -

Blogs

May 16-20

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