May 6-10 US History Notes

Monday

-Birmingham Bombings 1963, September 15, 1963

- Several injuries over 20, had suspects but not enough evidence, KKK

-March on Washington- August 28, 1963

- I have a dream speech 17 minutes, Freedom, Brotherhood

-Civil Rights Acts of 1964

- Segergation, Buisnesses, Public Places, Employment

-Selma Washingtn March 7th 195

- Officers attacked people who marched

- 600 marched, Edmund Pettus Bridge, Bloody Sunday, Two weeks later, huge protest

- Martin Luther King Assanation April 4th, 1968

- Used a sniper, Lorraine Motel, Riots, Killer- James Earl Ray and was caught in London

- Womens During the 60's

- 1960- Birth Control

- Equal pay for equal pay, end domestic viloence, end sexual harrasament, shared responsibility for house work and children

- 1966- National Orginazation for Women, 1968 Feminist protest at Miss America

-LGBTQ during the 60's

- Politically formed active communites, started pride movement

-John F Kennedy Assanation- 1963

- Robert F Kennedy- 1968

-Tuesday

-Elections of the 60's

-John F Kennedy vs Richard Nixon, 303 vs 219 electoral votes

- Harry Byrd won 15 electoral votes as a third party won three states

-Lyndon B Johnson 486 electoral votes, Barry M Goldwater 52 electoral votes

-1968 Election Richard Nixon 301 electoral votes, Hubert Humphrey  191 electoral votes

- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16-28, Missiles were installed close to US

-LBJ Daisy Ad, made it for his campaign, considered a political attack on barry goldwater

-Entertainment

-Movies were very popular, 69 cents, promoted color better sound and bigger screens

- Games were popular, clue, monopoly, twister, sorry, feely meely

-Toys, legos, dolls, and food toys

- Afro, Barbie Dolls, beatlemania, bell bottoms, bouffant, go go boots, lava lamps, love beads, mini skirts

-1964 Olympics, Held in Japan, 193 events were held

- Muhammad Ali, remained almost undefeated, Sonny Liston, youngest heavyweight champion ever

- Wednesday- No School

- Thursday

- Mens Fashion, Buisness Attire

- 1970's

-Popular Movies/Tv Shoes

- The Godfather, Star Wars, Haloween, Mash, Sarurday Night Live

-Popular Music or Artists, Queen, Pink Floyd, Elton John, Disco, Rock, Funk

- Bohemian Rhaspody, YMCA, Dancing Queen

- Clothing of thw 70's Bell Bottom Jeans, Granny Dresses, Wrap Dresses, Skirts

- Men, Striped/Tie Dye Shirts

- Drug Abuse- became popular, music industry used LSD, Cocaine became more popular, Marijuana usage was decreased

-Water Gate Scandal- led to Richard Nixon's Resignation

- Office Complex, wanted to get Nixon relected, burgulars broke into the DNC, bugging the phones and try to find dirt on the candiates

- They got caught eventually going back in again

- Roe Versus Wade Abortion legalized

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