Time Capsules 1960s

U.S. President

Jan 1, 1917

https://www.biography.com/people/john-f-kennedy-9362930
Fact 1: born in Brooklyn, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917
Fact 2 :he entered the Navy. In 1943
Fact 3:He married Jacqueline Bouvier on September 12, 1953

Transportation

Jan 1, 1950

http://metro.kingcounty.gov/am/history/history-1960.html]
Fact 1:Late 1950 Chicago Transit Authority replaced street cars with busses
Fact 2: Air travel was very cheap when it first started because of world war two
Fact 3:The average cost for a car was $2,752.

Movie

Jan 1, 1960

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1021500_time_machine
Fact 1:Made in 1960
Fact 2: At the end of the movie, when Mrs. Watchitt is standing in the doorway, there is a picture of H.G. Wells hanging on the wall behind her.
Fact 3: Lovers of the 1960 version of the movie will know that Alan Young, who made a brief appearance as the flower store owner in this film

Sports Figure

Jan 1, 1960

http://www.arnoldpalmer.com/
Fact 1: Palmer was the player of the year in 1960 and 1962
Fact 2: Palmer took home the title making him the tournament's youngest champion at the time.
Fact 3:In all, Palmer won 93 titles. He won seven major championships, including four Masters and two British Opens

Fashion

Jan 1, 1960

https://www.retrowaste.com/1960s/fashion-in-the-1960s/
Fact 1: Everyday dresses had an A-line skirt that gradually flared out, ending around the mid-thigh.
Fact 2: In 1961, fashion was all about the costume look. The fashionable woman liked to go out in the evening dresses in an expensive but simply cut dress.
Fact 3: Nudity and feminism fashion in 1964 was hit by a shock wave of nudity that extended around the globe

Music

Jan 1, 1961

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/60smusic.html
Fact 1:The beatles Near the end of 1961, the Beatles caught the attention of local record store manager Brian Epstein, who was soon managing the band.
Fact 2: Elvis Presley born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi. Also came from very humble family and grew up to become one of the biggest names
Fact 3: The Rolling Stones and throughout their career, Mick and Keith remained at the core of the Rolling Stones. The pair initially met as children.

Technology

Jun 27, 1961

http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/6-technologies-to-thank-the-1960s-for-650980
Fact 1: July 27,1961 the first typewriter
Fact 2: The first sent internet message
Fact 3: in 1960, a much cheaper car record player offered as a Chrysler option came on the market

Toys

Jan 1, 1962

http://www.toyhalloffame.org/toys/jack-box
Fact 1:Known since the 16th century, and appearing as a Punch box (minus sidekick Judy), an admiral on a stick
Fact 2:Started in 1962. Made of plastic
Fact 3:Mostly for doll for girls. Some people would actually make them their selves.

Actor Or Actres

Jan 1, 1963

https://www.biography.com/people/audrey-hepburn-9335788
Fact 1: At the age of 22, Audrey Hepburn went to New York to star in the Broadway production of Gigi
Fact 2: Hepburn made another award worthy performance in Sabrina
Fact 3: For the rest of the 1960s, Hepburn took on a variety of roles. She starred with Cary Grant in the romantic thriller Charade (1963).

Tv Show

Jan 1, 1964

http://www.theaddamsfamilymusical.com/
Fact 1:John Astin, who played Gomez Addams, was initially offered the role of Lurch
Fact 2:Cher was actually really interested in playing the role of Morticia, but it was given to Anjelica Huston instead
Fact 3:Wednesday Addams gets her name because of a Mother Goose poem

Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

Apr 4, 1968

https://www.nps.gov/malu/planyourvisit/index.htm
Fact 1: was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968
Fact 2: On March 10, 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to King’s murder and was sentenced to 99 years in prison.
Fact 3: James Earl Ray, an escaped convict who purchased the rifle found near the assassination scene and was caught in flight two months later.