the 1960's

popular toys

1961

the etch-a-sketch was a popular toy in the 60's. The Etch-A-Sketch was a toy where you could draw on the screen. The next toy was the G.I.Joe was a toy made in the 1964 based off the the 1963 show The Lieutenant. The slinky, while actually made in the 50's, It was revamped in 1961 to include 80 feet of coiled wire. https://americanprofile.com/articles/top-toys/

fashion

1962

there were many different styles, these included men's polos, 1962, rubber shoes, 1962, and sweaters, 1962. https://www.retrowaste.com/1960s/fashion-in-the-1960s/1960s-fashion-for-men-boys/

The Cuban missile crisis

1962

The Cuban missile crisis was a 13 day missile scare. This was one of the many events caused by the red scare. Nuclear war was almost started. In result of the e.x.c.o.m.m was created, (Executive Committee of the National Security Council) https://learnodo-newtonic.com/cuban-missile-crisis-facts

The President

Nov 22, 1963

JFK was born in 1936 and killed in 1963. JFK was assassinated by lee Harvey Oswald. JFK had horse while he served as president https://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/November-22-1963-Death-of-the-President.aspx

Music in the 1960's

1965

Percy faith, “theme from a summer place.” was the number 1 hit in 1960. The number 1 hit in 1965 was, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, “wooly bully." The Archies, “sugar, sugar,” was the number 1 in 1969. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1960

mu hammed ali

1965

Muhammad Ail was a popular boxer in the 60's. He was born in 1942 and died fairly recently in 2016. He was married 4 times and 9 kids. He also won Olympic medal. https://www.ducksters.com/biography/athletes/muhammad_ali.php

The sound of music

1965

The sound of music was made in 1965, the main actor, Julie Andrews, could not stop falling down in the first scene. One of the child actors almost drowned in the boat scene. The movie did some amazing thing, one of which is saving 20th century fox from bankruptcy. http://mentalfloss.com/article/61706/14-things-you-might-not-know-about-sound-music

The Brown Box

1966

The brown box was made in 1966 and had a simple shooting game. It was the first game to have two player support. It later became the first home console called the mangvox oddessy. http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object-groups/the-father-of-the-video-game-the-ralph-baer-prototypes-and-electronic-games

Batman 1966-1968

1966

The batman 60's show was very popular, here are some facts. Adam west the actor for batman was cast from a commercial, They also had to shorten his ears since there were to big for the costume. It almost ad a fourth season, but it got canceled in 1969. http://mentalfloss.com/article/74315/15-campy-facts-about-batman

transportation

1967

the Pontiac Firebird came out in 1967; it was made by Edward Murphy. originally costing $2,887, today it will cost about $24,400. https://www.wilsonauto.com/wilson-auto-blog/the-firebird-facts-and-trans-am-truths/#

John Wayne

1967

John Wayne was born 1907 and died in 1979. John Wayne was a surfer and loved chess. He got his nickname, pooch, from his family. http://mentalfloss.com/article/63864/4-fascinating-facts-about-john-wayne