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The 1960s (pronounced "nineteen-sixties", shortened to the "' 60s" or the "Sixties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. [1]While the achievements of humans being launched into space, orbiting Earth, and walking on the Moon extended exploration, the Sixties are known as the "countercultural decade" in the United States and other Western countries.
November. USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5) steams under Golden Gate Bridge, 16 November 1960. November 8 – 1960 United States presidential election: In a close race, Democratic U. S. Senator John F. Kennedy is elected over Republican U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon, becoming (at 43) the youngest man elected president.
The 1960s were an age of fashion innovation for women. The early 1960s gave birth to drainpipe jeans and capri pants, a style popularized by Audrey Hepburn. [ 6] Casual dress became more unisex and often consisted of plaid button down shirts worn with slim blue jeans, comfortable slacks, or skirts.
Ace trivia night with these cool and random fun facts for adults and kids. This list of interesting facts is the perfect way to learn something new about life. 105 Fun Facts About Science, History ...
1960 ( MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1960th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 960th year of the 2nd millennium, the 60th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1960s decade.
January 1 – The ship S.S. Catala is driven onto the beach in Ocean Shores, Washington, stranding her. January 4 – President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his "Great Society" during his State of the Union Address. [ 1] January 19 – The uncrewed Gemini 2 is launched on a suborbital test of various spacecraft systems.
22 June – A fire in a Liverpool department store kills eleven. [ 20] 24 June – Avro 748 makes its first flight from Woodford. 26 June – British Somaliland gains independence from the United Kingdom. Five days later, it unites with the former Italian Somaliland to create the modern Somali Republic.
From a classical point of view, the 1960s were also an important decade as they saw the development of electronic, experimental, jazz and contemporary classical music, notably minimalism and free improvisation. [ 9] In Asia, various trends marked the popular music of the 1960s. In Japan, the decade saw the rise in popularity of several Western ...