Things of the 60

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The 60's
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POPULAR CULTURE OF THE 60S

• By Jamie Meek

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Fashion of the 60s

• The 60s didnt begin out with colorful clothes.
• Most of the clothes in the beginning were dull
  and looked better on older people.
• Not too far into the 60s, boutiques began
  opening up.
• The boutiques sold cheap colorful clothing for
  the youth.
• http//www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/d
  ecade/1960.htm

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Women Fashion

• There were dresses that were tight at the top and
  puffy at the skirt.
• This was called a bouffant.
• The most popular Women wore mini skirts, leather
  boots, and fake eye lashes.
• hairstyle was a beehive.
• There was also the beatnik look.
• For women it was dark makeup and other dark
  colors.
• The mini skirt began to get shorter.
• http//www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/d
  ecade/1960.htm

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Mens Fashion

• Men wore sandals.
• They started growing there hair out.
• They wore bell bottoms.
• Men began to dress fancy around 1966.
• In the early 60s it was collarless jackets and
  slim pants.
• http//www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/d
  ecade/1960.htm

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1968-1969

• It was peace, love, and color everywhere.
• People were quick to paint anything even their
  bodies.
• There was longer hair and longer clothing.
• During the hippie stage there were more drugs and
  more sexual activity.
• http//www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/d
  ecade/1960.htm

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Most Common Narcotics

• Marijuana (smoked)
• Cocaine (sniffed or injected by needle)
• Heroin (injected by needle)
• LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide)
• http//www.loti.com/then_now/sixties_drugs.htm

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Music and Bands of the 60s

• Mr. Ray Charles came out with his big hit
  Georgia On My Mind 1960
• Ricky Nelson came out with Traveling Man in
  1961
• Then there was Little Eva with Loco-Motion in
  1962
• Surf City by Jan and Dean of 1963
• You can never forget Roy Orbison and the Candymen
  with Pretty Woman in 1964
• http//www.stinalisa.com/60sMusic.html

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More Music and Bands of the 60s

• Also the wonderful duo of Sonny and Cher I Got
  You Babe of 1965
• Wild Thing by The Troggs of coarse in 1966
• Can I get a little Respect by Aretha Franklin
  in 1967
• I Heard It Through The Grape Vine by Mr. Marvin
  Gaye in 1968
• Honky Tonk Women by the Rolling Stones
• http//www.stinalisa.com/60sMusic.html

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60s Hip Slang

• A Gas- a lot of fun
• Bad- awesome
• Beat Feet- leave the seen in a hurry
• Blitzed- drunk
• Boogie- leave without ceremony
• Bummed Out-depressed
• Cat-a guy
• Cherry-totally clean
• Chrome Dome- a bald guy
• Decked Out- dressed up
• http//www.cougartown.com/slang.html

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More 60s Hip Slang

• Fink-a tattle tale
• Flower Child- a hippie
• Funky-neat, cool
• Gimme Some Skin-shake hands
• Greaser- a guy who used too much grease in his
  hair
• Hairy-large out of control
• Jazzed-excited
• Kipe-to steal
• Melvin-a wedgie
• Pad- someone's house
• Peeper-glasses
• http//www.cougartown.com/slang.html

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EVENTS IN THE 1960s

• By Gavin Leanillo

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MLK, Jr. Assassination

• Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN
• Assassinated at 601 p.m. on April 4, 1968
• Waves of riots in the street

http//news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/a
pril/4/newsid_2453000/2453987.stm
http//history1900s.about.com/cs/martinlutherking/
a/mlkassass.htm
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Malcolm X Assassination

• On February 21, 1965
• He was shot to death
• Ballroom in Washington Heights
• Thomas Hagan, was charged with the killing

http//www.criticalreading.com/malcolm.htm
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Kennedy shot dead

• Assassinated by a gunman in Dallas, Texas
• November 22, 1963
• Hit in the head and throat
• Lee Harvey Oswald was the killer

http//news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/n
ovember/24/newsid_3198000/3198106.stm
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Vietnam War

• 1959 to 1975
• more than 58,000 Americans killed, 304,000 were
  wounded

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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http//www.vietnampix.com/
http//www.vietnamwar.com/
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Apollo XI

• July 20, 1969
• First manned mission to land on the Moon
• First on the moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
  
• This paved the way for space travel

http//history.nasa.gov/ap11ann/kippsphotos/apollo
.html
http//www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/Apollo/
AS11/a11.htm
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Civil Rights Act (1964)

• July 2, 1964
• Signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson
• This act outlawed segregation in businesses such
  as theaters, restaurants, and hotels
• ended segregation in public places such as
  swimming pools, libraries, and public schools

http//www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc97
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Woodstock Festival (1969)

• Woodstock was a three day art and music
  festival that held place on august 15,16,17
• Bands/ People that preformed
• Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Ten Years After, and
  Jimi Hendrix, etc
• During Vietnam more than 400,000 hippies
  protested the war
• Concert tickets were 8, later declared a free
  concert
• Rain, mud, music, drugs, rock 'n' roll, teepees,
  pot, dancing, smoke, sleeping bags, meditation,
  tents, dogs, brown acid, granola and free love
  were the hallmarks of a music festival that was a
  defining moment of one generation's rebellion
  against popular society.

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Cuban Missile Crisis

• Cuba aimed Russian missiles at the United States
• President Kennedy placed naval ships off the
  coast of Cuba
• Kennedy threatened to attack Cuba if they didnt
  turn the missiles around
• Cuba turned the missiles around

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Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy

• On June 5th, 1968, 12.15am
• Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles
• On his way to give a press conference, after
  winning the California Primary, Sirhan Sirhan,
  stepped forward and fired a .22 revolver at him

http//homepages.tcp.co.uk/dlewis/
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Concord

• Speed of more than twice the speed of sound
• Manufactured by British and French aerospace
  engineers
• Flew from Paris to New York
• Cut flight time from 6 hours to 3 hours
• Was considered a technological marvel

http//archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/04/18/co
ncord.history/
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The End

• These have been the major events of the 1960s

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Music of the 60s

• By
• Michelle
• Rissinger

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The Doors

• The band Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John
  Densmore, Robby Krieger.
• Band was formed in Los Angeles in 1965.
• 76 Million albums have already been sold and
  approximately 1 million annually.
• Genre Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock
• 1965-1972, 1978

• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_(band)

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Cream

• Band Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker
• Were active during 1966- 1968
• Genre Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid
  Rock, Heavy Metal
• Cream was ranked number 16 on VH1s 100 Greatest
  Artists of Hard Rock
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_(band)

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The Yardbirds

• Band Ben King, Chris Dreja, John Idan, Jim
  McCarty.
• 1962-1968 and 1992- present
• Genre Blues Rock, British Invasion, Rhythm and
  Blues, British Blues, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock
• Baby Whats Wrong was their 1 Single
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yardbirds

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Bob Dylan

• Real name is Robert Allen Zimmerman.
• Born on May 24, 1941
• Genres Folk, Rock, Blues, Country

• Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar,
  Harmonica, Keyboards, Accordion, Percussion
• Occupations Singer-songwriter, Author, Poet,
  Artist, Actor, Screenwriter, Disc-jockey
• Accomplishments Grammy, Golden Globe, Academy
  Awards, Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,
  Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Polar Music
  Prize, Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Prince of
  Asturias Award.
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan

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Jimi Hendrix

• Johnny Allen Hendrix
• November 27,1942 September 18 1970
• Genres Hard-rock, Blues-rock, Acid-rock,
  Psychedelic-rock
• Occupations American Guitarist, Singer, and
  Songwriter
• Considered one of the most influential guitarists
  in rock music. Head lined the Woodstock Festival
  in 1969.

• Accomplishments Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall
  of Fame, UK Music Hall of Fame, Hollywood Walk of
  Fame, United States National Recording Registry
• http//images.google.com/images?hlenqJimiHendr
  ixgbv2
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix

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The Who

• The band Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John
  Entwhisle, and Keith Moon.
• Formed in 1964, grew to be considered one of the
  most influential and greatest bands
  in the world.
• First hit Top Ten
  in the US with
  I Cant See for
  Miles.
• Disbanded in 1983.

• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_(band)

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The Beatles

• Formed May 1960 Disbanded April 10, 1970
• John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison,
  Ringo Starr, Pete Best.
• Pop/Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Rock, Merseybeat, Pop,
  Christmas Music.
• The Beatles have sold an estimated one billion
  albums world wide. Popular world wide.
• Top 5 I Saw Her Standing There, Twist and Shout,
  She Loves You, All My Loving, I Want to Hold Your
  Hand.

• http//rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_beatles
• http//edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/09/be
  atles.top.songs/index.html
• http//www.popartuk.com/g/l/lgcvf001the-beatles-i
  n-london-black-and-white-photo-the-beatles-canvas-
  canvas.jpg

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The Rolling Stones

• The Band Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie
  Watts, Ronnie Wood.
• The band was formed in London in 1962.
• English band whose rhythm and blues and rock and
  roll based music, that became popular during the
  British Invasion.

• 1962- Present
• The band's single (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction
  established the Stones as a premier rock and roll
  act.
• The band have released 55 albums of original work
  
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_(band)

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Beach Boys

• Band Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love,
  Brian Wilson (Former Members Carl Wilson, Dennis
  Wilson, David Marks, Rickey Fataar,
• Blondie Chaplin, Glen Campbell)
• Genres Rock n Roll, Pop, Surf Rock, Psychedelic
  Rock
• Performed since 1961 through present
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_Boys
• http//www.premiertickets.me.uk/gallery/138/bboys.
  jpg

• I Get Around was the Beach Boy first number one
  single.

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Elvis Presley

• Known as The King
• Jan. 8 1935- Aug. 16 1977
• Genre Rockabilly, Rock and Roll, Gospel, Blues,
  Country
• Performed 1954- 1977
• Actor
• Even today, Elvis is the only performer to be
  inducted into four hall of fames.
• On March 24, 1958 Presley entered the Army.
• Most Popular recordings Love Me Tender, All
  Shook Up, Cant Help Falling in Love, Hound Dog,
  Heartbreak Hotel, Jailhouse Rock

• http//www.history-of-rock.com/elvis_presley.htm
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis
• http//www.rockhall.com/inductee/elvis-presley

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• Credits
• Producer
• Michelle Rissinger
• Researchers
• Michelle Rissinger
• Jamie Meek
• Arias Ware
• Gavin Leanillo