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Transportation
1960 Ford Thunderbird
The max speed was 100mph
It could accelerate from 0 to 60 miles in about 7.6 seconds
It had an average mile per a gallon of 11.94
https://www.automobile-catalog.com/performance/1960/777980/ford_thunderbird_352_special_v-8_overdrive.html#:~:text=4)%20in%201960%2C%20the%20model,in%208%20sec%2C%20from%200 -
Fashion
Skirt Suit
Colorful Mens Wear
Leopard Prints
It was usually brightly colored
This was probably due to the hippie style thing
When usually women wore leopard prints they did it from head to toe
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Actor
Richard Harris
He was born In Ireland
He used to be a Rugby player
His first acting gig was in 1985 playing in Alive and Kicking -
Sports Figure
Muhammad Ali
He was a boxer
On the side he was also an activist for humanitarianism
He was born in America -
Toys
Candy Land
Easy Bake Oven
Barbie Dolls
Candy Land Got a Movie
The easy bake oven was the first child toy to have a electric heating element
Baribe dolls released in 1959
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Movie
Swiss Family Robison
The film took six months to fully produce
It made 40 million in the box office
It released December 21 in 1960 -
U.S President
John F. Kennedy 1961-1963
He helped de escalate the Cuban missile crisis
He helped in the space race
He was assassinated
https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-F-Kennedy -
News Event
Freedom 7 launch
During this event Nasa put there first person in space
The space flight only lasted for fifteen minutes and twenty eight seconds
The flight happened on May 7th
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/60counting/spaceflight.html#:~:text=Liftoff%20of%20astronaut%20Alan%20Shepard,lasted%2015%20minutes%2C%2028%20seconds. -
TV Show
Doctor who?
It began in 1963
Currently it has 26 seasons
Its rated 8.4 out of 10 on IMDB -
Music
The Beatles
James Brown
The beach Boys
There were four people in the beatles
James Brown was born in may 3rd 1933
There was five people in the band
https://top40weekly.com/top-100-artists-of-the-60s/ -
Technology
BASIC the first coding language
This coding language was just like taking directly to the computer using a terminal
The language was designed to be taught
The modern day equivalent to BASIC is Ruby
https://www.pastemagazine.com/tech/six-tech-advancements-from-the/