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1960-1969

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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
    Civil disobedience in other forms as well
  • 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

    Present: discount retailers appear. Wal-Mart (a single store) and K-Mart (18 stores) make their appearance.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Missiles are spotted in Cuba and are seen as a threat to Americans
  • 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

    “Rock” music
  • 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”

  • “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”

  • 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