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Black Power
Civil rights activists seek to prick the conscience of Americans and illustrate the plight of black people.
Freedom rides
Lunch counter sit-in protests
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The Pill
Contraceptive birth control gains quick acceptance in the U.S. and contributes to the “sexual revolution” in which sexual activity among unmarried people has exploded...and concomitantly, deadly sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have become common. The Pill promises to remove procreation from sexual intercourse, and sexual intercourse from marriage. -
Satellites
Satellites are first used for communication. -
Walmart
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Miranda Rights
Supreme Court decisions transform criminal justice system - Miranda Rights -
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“Great Society” and “War on Poverty”
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Rock
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Litterbug
“Keep America Beautiful --Don’t be a litterbug!” campaign -
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Cesar Chavez and farm workers strikes
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Ongoing Vietnam War
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Marrying declines
Percentage of heterosexual couples cohabiting rather than marrying grows exponentially (domestic violence escalates alongside) -
Ralph Nader’s “Unsafe at Any Speed”
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Chinese “Cultural Revolution”
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“Six Days War”
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Burnouts
Electricity demand growth outpaces production capacity causing “brownouts” in many urban areas of the eastern U.S, -
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“Black Power” and the Black Panther Party
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“Biafra”
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“Hippie” movement
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War protests in the U.S.
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Energy Crisis
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“Skyjackings”
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Predictions
Predictions:
Paul Ehrlich - The Population Bomb
Hal Lindsey - The Late Great Planet Earth -
Environmental Protection Agency is created.
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advent of “No-Fault” divorce laws