the 1960s

By aleb88
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  • . John F. Kennedy, Democratic Party

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  • mllk was assassinated on April 4, 1963 in Memphis , Tennessee

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  • A. August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial. ““I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”

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  • November 21, 1963 in Texas . Lee Harvey Oswald is blamed for the assassination. Kennedy assassination

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  • In February 1964, the beatles came to the United States . They performed on the The Ed Sullivan Show and sang “Beatlemania”, “Can’t Buy Me Love”, etc.

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  • The first Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964. Lyndon B Johnson was president at the time.

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  • A. He was a civil rights activist, minister in the Nation of Islam, and a prominent leader of the African- American community. He was assassinated on February 21, 1965.

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  • 10. satisfaction-the rolling stones, 1965

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  • The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger

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  • she lived fast died young . ne 16 to June 18, 1967 janis joplin

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  • 13. The Beatles. Released sgt pepper in the summer of 1967,

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  • pet sounds Published 1966 Composer Brian Wilson

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  • 16. The war began in 1957 and ended in 1975 , 58,169 were killed and 304,000 wounded out of 2.59 million who served in Vietnam itself

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  • 9. on july 2oth, 1969 neil armstrongon Apollo 11

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  • A. woodstock August 15-17 , 1969. Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead and The Who.

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  • 11. The band included singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones (b. John Baldwin on 3 January 1946) and drummer John "Bonzo" Bonham (b. 31 May 1948). Led Zeppelin was formed in 1968 and the next year released a self-titled album o

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