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elvis presley
durring this time elvis presley made one of his greatest hits, "hound dog". he never received training or learned to read music. he was self educated and was a legend -
Bear Bryant
durring this time Bear Bryant was a head coach for the university of alabama football team. he was a coach for over 25 years. he held a record for most wins as coach in collegiate football history. -
jfk assassination
durring this time john f kennedy was assassinated. Lee Harvey Oswald was accused of murdering him. he was killed before being questioned about it -
U.S. gets involved with the vietnam war
around this time was when the u.s. involvement was peaked and we were at war -
rfk assassinated
durring this time, john f kennedy"s brother, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. he was the leading candidate for the democratic presidential nomination.he was previously the 64th U.S. Attorney General as well -
HIPPIES!!!
it was a youth movement that was created durring this time. most of them did drugs. protested most of the time for peace -
first landing on the moon
in 1969 there was the first landing on the moon. it was called apollo 11. they successfully collected close to 50 pounds of lunar material. -
ping-pong diplomacy
durring this time, america wanted to join a table tennis game in china. they were first told no. after they saw it in a high ranked newspaper, they changed their minds and eventually became good friends with eachother. -
hurricane carmen
in 1974 there was a hurricane named hurricane carmen. it was the most intense storm of the season. it was a catagory 4 and killed many people and ruined crop fields -
apple company was created
durring this time, steve jobs and his friend created apple. they were self-educated. they together created computers that were purchased for around $500 usd. -
nike shoes
durring this time, nike shoes were created. founder bill bowerman and phil knight created shoes for athletes. the company operated retail stores under the Niketown name and is still successful today -
founding of aids
durring this time, hiv/aids were transfered to humans. it is a virus found to be similar to those from chimpanzies. it was a virus spread to many durring this time
