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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
- The War in Vietnam
- The Fight For Civil Rights
- The Radical ’60s
- The Death of The 1960s
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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. But the New Frontier ran into problems right away: The Democrats’ Congressional majority depended on a...
Unfortunately, the War on Poverty was expensive–too expensive, especially as the war in Vietnam became the government’s top priority. There was simply not enough money to pay for the War on Poverty and the Vietnam War. Conflict in Southeast Asia had been going on since the 1950s, and President Johnson had inherited a substantial American commitment...
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. Their movement spread: Hundreds of demonstrators went back to that lunch counter every day, and tens of thousands clogged segregated restaurants and shops acr...
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. Student activists grew more radical. They took over college campuses, organized massive antiwar demonstrations and occupied parks and other public places. Some even made bombs and set campus...
The optimistic ‘60s went sour in 1968. That year, the brutal North Vietnamese Tet Offensive convinced many people that the Vietnam War would be impossible to win. The Democratic Party split, and at the end of March, Johnson went on television to announce that he was ending his reelection campaign. (Richard Nixon, chief spokesman for the silent majo...
Learn about the major events, trends and movements that shaped the 1960s in the United States, from the Kennedy and Johnson administrations to the civil rights and anti-war protests. Explore the photos, videos and articles that capture the decade's political, social and cultural transformations.
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 60s with facts, photos, and videos.
The 1960s was one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in world history. The era was marked by the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and antiwar protests, countercultural movements,...
Oct 14, 2016 · 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 time, and continuing significance...
Mar 6, 2020 · Explore the key events and cultural trends of the 1960s, from JFK's assassination to the civil rights movement to the Vietnam War. Learn about the space race, the Cold War, the counterculture, and more.
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Mar 9, 2010 · The 1960s: A Decade of Promise and Heartbreak. The 1960s contained hope and failure, innocence and cynicism. By Kenneth T. Walsh. |. March 9, 2010, at 4:00 p.m. It was a decade of extremes, of...
