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1960 sports
Muhammad Ali won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at th s, Ali turned professional. He was the first boxer to capture the heavyweight championship three times.Despite a gap in his career in the 1960's, he established a new style and presence in boxing.
The boxing sports figure Muhammad Ali, who competed until the mid-1960s as Cassius Clay, was a contende
After taking the gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics,
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1960s presdents
Eisenhower was an American Army general and statesman who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961
October 14, 1890, Denison, TX
American Army genera
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1960s music
Rolling stones 1962
Beach boys 1961
Led zeppelin
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1960s clothes
1.Puff-sleeved sheath dress with back zip. Made with wool flannel
2.Opera pump with elegant simplicity. Flexible leather sole and slender two and three-quarter inch heel
3.Sleeveless sweater dress,blue and green striped skirts
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1960 technology
the mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart
consisted of a wooden shell, circuit board and two metal wheels that came into contact with the surface it was being used on.
The original mouse had the cord in front, but they quickly moved it to the back end
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audrey hepburn Fact 1 Fact 2 Fact 3
was born on May 4, 1929 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. Her mother, Baroness Ella Van Heemstra, was of a Dutch descent, and her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Hepburn-Ruston, was born in Úzice, Bohemia,
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1960s tv shows
Bewitched 1964 Fact 1 Fact 2 Fact 3
Samantha Played by Actress Elizabeth Montgomery Never Actually Wiggled Her Nose.
HE WANTED TAMMY GRIMES TO PLAY THE SHOW'S WITCH
ALICE PEARCE HAD CANCER WHEN SHE TOOK THE PART OF THE STEPHENS' NOSY NEIGHBOR
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1960
1.The Mustang combined sporty looks, economy, and performance in a package that had an affordable price tag
2.The original Ford Mustang debuted on April 17, 1964 at a price of $2,368 – a bargain even at that time. 3.Not much more than a month after its introduction, Ford’s new Mustang was on the racetrack as the pace car for the 1964 Indianapolis 500 race.
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1960s movies
Did you know: "The Sound of Music" is the third-highest-grossing film of all time in Canada and the US (142,415,400 estimated admissions). Director: Robert Wise
Release date: April 1, 1965 (USA)
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1960s toys
Hot wheels 1968
Twister 1966
Barbie doll 1961 Same brands as the barbie doll
originally called it `Pretzel.' But they sold it to Milton Bradley, which came up with the `Twister' name
A gallon of gas was 25 cents, the average annual wage was $5,000 and the #1 Ponytail Barbie sold for $3
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160s new events
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong First man to arrive on moon 1969 Fact 1 Fact 2 Fact 3
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first men to arrive on the Moon during NASA's Apollo 11 mission. The moon landing was watched by an estimated 600 million people around the world
Apollo 11 becomes the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon
