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Birth Control Pill
The birth control pill was introduced in 1957 for women who had severe menstrual problems, but not as a contraceptive. It wasn't unti 1960 that the birth control pill was approved by the FDA as a contraceptive for women. -
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To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old. The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. -
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is a volunteer program that provides technical assistance, helps people outside the United States to understand American culture, and helps Americans to understand the cultures of other countries. This was created by JFK -
Wilma Rudolph
At the 1960 Rome Olympics, Rudolph became "the fastest woman in the world" and the first American woman to win three gold medals in one Olympics. She won the 100- and 200-meter races and anchored the U.S. team to victory in the 4 x 100-meter relay, breaking records along the way. -
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn is a beloved movie star of her day, starring in 1960s classics such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s and My Fair Lady. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
President JFK established the Presidents Comission on the Status of women and Eleanor was who he chose to be chair the comission. She actually refused at first. -
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart made it's way into the economy in 1962. Sam Walton had the bright idea to keep his stock prices lower than all of his competitors. He had the ultimate success with Walmart and it has grown to be on of the largest incorporations in the world. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
AKA October Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba. It was the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. -
Betty Friedan
Friedan's book Feminine Mystique is creditied with sparking the 2nd wave of feminisim. -
P.E. Department Titles.
In 1963-64 the title of the Department for physical education, athletics and recreation as found in college catalogs was Physical Education and Saftey. This didnt include health education but it did include drivers ed. Then in 1964 health education was included. Another change was made in 1966 when they decided to seaperate the programs for men and women. -
First Woman in Space
Valentina Tereshkova is Russian. She's the first woman to ever be in space. She was selected over 400 applicants. After 48 orbits and 71 hours, she returned to earth, having spent more time in space than all U.S. astronauts combined to that date. -
MLK
"I Have a Dream" is a public speech delivered by American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28, 1963, in which he calls for an end to racism in the United States. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, the speech was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement. -
Kennedy Assassination
The 35th President of the United States, John F Kennedy, was shot and killed during a presidential motorcade by Lee Harvey Oswald -
P.E. Department Titles
In 1964 the department decided to include health education. -
Civil Rights Act
This was a legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public. -
Nelson Mandela
On this day, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison. He was arrested, convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the state. He spent 27 years in prison before being released. -
Dance
Dance was added to the Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPER). AAHPERD’s mission is to promote and support leadership, research, education, and best prac- tices in the professions that support creative, healthy, and active lifestyles. -
Sound of Music
The motion picture version remains the most popular movie musical of all time. -
Go-Go Boots
Go-go boots are a low-heeled style of women's fashion boot first introduced in the mid-1960s. The earliest go-go boots were mid-calf, white and flat-heeled. In 1966, the song "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" was released and performed by a go-go boot wearing Nancy Sinatra, who is credited with further popularising the boot. -
Medicare and Medicaid
Both Medicare and Medicaid were created when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed amendments to the Social Security Act. Medicaid helps families/individuals with low income. Medicare helps the elderly and some disabled. -
Presidential Physical Fitness Award
President Lyndon Johnson created the Presidential Physical Fitness Award. This was for young people to challenge themselves to be better physically fit in school. It measured flexibility, strength and endurance. -
P.E. Department Titles:
Colleges decided to split up men and women for physical education and there were seaperate departments for each the P.E Department for men and the P.E. Department for women. -
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the highest level of professional football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. he day on which the Super Bowl is played, now considered by some an unofficial American national holiday. -
Gloria Steinem
She was a Social activist, writer, editor, and lecturer. She worked for the New York Magazine and one of her best stories was an exppse on Playboy where she went undercover. She also created Ms.Magazine. -
Sesame Street
Sesame Street first aired on November 10th, 1969. The history of Sesame Street has reflected changing attitudes to developmental psychology, early childhood education and cultural diversity. By the show's tenth anniversary in 1979, nine million American children under the age of six were watching Sesame Street daily, and several studies showed it was having a positive educational impact. -
Sally Reed
Sally and her husbad were getting a divorce and there was a battle for the estate. Idaho code was that men must be favored over women when appointing an estate so her husband. She took him to court saying that this was a violation of the 14th amendment. The court ruled in her favor. -
Floppy Disk
Floppy disks were a popular portable digital-storage medium. They became commercially available in 1972 and were important in technology until the 90s when the Apple Mac computer was released with no Floppy Disk drive. -
Title IX
Introduced by Senator Birch Bayh. Title IX states: No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance -
Roe vs Wade
Court Case dealing with abortion. The conclusion of a long case was: No state could restrict abortions during the first three months, or trimester, of a pregnancy. During the second and third trimester, there were certain laws. -
Billie Jean King
Battle of the sexes is what King is known for. Bobby Riggs taunted her into agreeing to play agaisnt him after he had made a victaim of Margeret Court. But Billie Jean King proved her girl power by beating him and winning the $10,000. -
Bunny Taylor
Girls had been banned from little leauge baseball since 1951 after Kathryn Johnston was the 1st girl to play. It was actually annoced on a Wednesday that girls would be allowed back and Bunny pitched a no hitter on Thursday. She was the first girl to do so. -
Microsoft Founded
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services. Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. -
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe was the first black man to win Wimbledon
