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movie
http://www.classicmoviehub.com/facts-and-trivia/film/spartacus-1960/ spartacus spent $40,000 on the over-ten-acre gladiator camp set Studio press materials state that 5,000 uniforms and seven tons of armor were borrowed from Italian museums that every one of Hollywood's 187 stunt men was trained in the gladiatorial rituals of combat to the death. Modern sources note that production utilized approximately 10,500 people. -
tv show
https://www.metv.com/lists/12-surprising-facts-about-gunsmoke Gunsmoke still holds the title as the longest-running dramatic series in network television history, logging a whopping 635 episodes over the span of 20 years Arness is the only actor in every episode, as you can see here from appearances in the beginning and end It was a Western that ran for more than 600 episodes, so obviously the body count was fairly high -
music
https://www.last.fm/tag/60s/artists The Beatles were an iconic rock group from Liverpool, England. The Animals were a British rock band of the 1960s, formed in Newcastle. They were part of the British Invasion, being one of the most popular bands. The Rolling Stones are an English rock group that formed in London in 1962. First popular in Europe, they quickly became successful in america -
news event
https://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/November-22-1963-Death-of-the-President.aspx fact 1 By the fall of 1963, President John F. Kennedy and his political advisers were preparing for the next presidential campaign. Although he had not formally announced his candidacy. fact 2 end of September the president traveled west speaking in nine different states in less than a week education, national security and world peace in 1964 fact 3 Lee harvey oswald was a former marine before he shot jfk -
clothing
https://vintagedancer.com/1960s/1960s-menswear-clothing-fashion-ideas/ suits preferred the classic American look, with a single-breasted sack jacket with narrow notch lapels, two middle class main stream Usually, when politicians try to dress down to appeal to the public, it can look forced and awkward. But if there’s one thing JFK could do with aplomb was laidback sophistication british mod The Who and Brian Jones from The Rolling Stones.Influenced by the Ivy League look across the pond, -
toys
https://www.newsmax.com/fastfeatures/g-ijoe-facts/2015/07/21/id/658308/ GI stands for government issue. Chatty Cathy. This talking doll gave Barbie a run for her money in the 1960s, becoming the second highest-selling doll of the decade.Wham-O Super Ball is a toy, invented by Norman H. Stingley, and manufactured by Wham-O in 1965. It is an extremely elastic ball made of Zectron -
famous athlete
https://www.biography.com/people/willie-mays-9403845 willie mays Born on May 6, 1931, in Westfield, Alabama, Willie Mays began his professional baseball career in the Negro Leagues before joining the New York Giants in 1951 he was twice named MVP and finished among the all-time leaders in home runs After moving to nearby Fairfield, Mays began playing for the Fairfield Stars -
actor
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001306/bio Larry Hagmen The son of a legendary actress (Mary Martin) and a district attorney, Larry Martin Hagman was born on September 21, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas When he was 12, his grandmother died and he moved back to his mother's place, who had remarried and was launching a Broadway career. After attending Bard College in New York State, he decided to follow his mother's acting road He began his television career in 1961 -
car
https://www.myclassicgarage.com/knowledge-base/1967-Pontiac-FIrebird fact 1 It shared the same F-body styling and other elements with its General Motors cousin, the Camaro fact 2 Under the hood was all Pontiac, offering five different engines to throw in the bay of this Pony car. fact 3
The very first Firebird hit the public streets on February 23, 1967 in both a coupe and convertible models -
technology
https://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/6-technologies-to-thank-the-1960s-for-650980 Unix In 1969 a group of employees from AT&T at Bell Labs created one of the most popular and powerful operating systems of the age Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas Mcllroy and Joe Ossana were among the crew who sat down to develop UNIX
he name was derived from MULTICS, a project run in conjunction with several large companies including Bell Labs that failed to deliver on expectations -
presdint
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/10-fascinating-facts-about-president-lyndon-b-johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Johnson’s first career was as a teacher. As a student at Southwest Texas State Johnson worked tirelessly to promote himself, Johnson became a congressional aid in 1931. By 1937, he won a special election to the U.S. House to replace a deceased House member named James Buchanan from Texas.
