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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