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The 1960s (pronounced "nineteen-sixties", shortened to the "' 60s" or the "Sixties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969.
- The Great Society. During his presidential campaign in 1960, John F. Kennedy had promised the most ambitious domestic agenda since the New Deal: the “New Frontier,” a package of laws and reforms that sought to eliminate injustice and inequality in the United States.
- The War in Vietnam. Unfortunately, the War on Poverty was expensive–too expensive, especially as the war in Vietnam became the government’s top priority.
- The Fight for Civil Rights. The struggle for civil rights had defined the ‘60s ever since four black students sat down at a whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, in February 1960 and refused to leave.
- The Radical ’60s. Just as black power became the new focus of the civil rights movement in the mid-1960s, other groups were growing similarly impatient with incremental reforms.
- Television Comes of Age. TV's first interracial kiss was... Pratfalls, and songs and sketches oh my! 5 surprising things that 1960s TV changed. The Smothers Brothers: (Un)censored.
- Cold War: World on the Brink. The Cold War: 5 things you might not know. East versus West, capitalism versus communism: the Cold War lasted from the end of World War II until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
- JFK Assassination. 5 things you might not know about JFK's assassination. JFK's Secret Service agent shares guilt. One JFK conspiracy theory that could be true.
- The War in Vietnam. The Vietnam War: 5 things you might not know. Katie McLaughlin, CNN. The Vietnam War began in the decade before, but the conflict, and especially U.S. involvement, escalated in the 1960s.
Learn about the key events, trends, and achievements of the 1960s decade in the U.S. and the world. From the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War to the first moon landing and the civil rights movement, explore the history of the sixties with facts, photos, and videos.
Mar 9, 2010 · " 'The Sixties,' for conservatives, were an explosion of puerile irresponsibility and fashionable rebellion, the wellspring of today's ubiquitous identity politics, debased...
The Sixties: With John Heilemann, Tim Naftali, Robert Dallek, Dan Rather. Interviews and archival footage focusing on the politics, music, technical advancements, drugs and the "free love" movement of the 1960s.
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Oct 14, 2016 · The Sixties: Moments in Time. This timeline offers a sample of newsworthy happenings from the 1960s. The events used in this interactive timeline were chosen on the basis of importance at the...
