1960’s fun facts
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1960’s Fun Facts. Noah Foster D Period. Political Issues. President JFK challenged Hubert Henry to nomination An African American Student had a sit-in at a restaurant in Greensboro Martin Luther King was assasinated on his balcony. Economy. The US was in the Vietnam war - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
1960’s Fun Facts
Noah Foster D Period
Political Issues
• President JFK challenged Hubert Henry to nomination
• An African American Student had a sit-in at a restaurant in Greensboro
• Martin Luther King was assasinated on his balcony
Economy
• The US was in the Vietnam war• An unemployment rate at 5.7%• New nations were being discovered
Culture
• 1960’s known as the age of aquarious • many new styles were found• The James bond movie came out
Fashion and Fads
• People liked using tie dye• G.I Joes were made• Women wore go go boots
Slang terms
• People used “groovy” • People used “dude”• People used “narly”
Fun facts
• Minimum wage was $1• 3,852,000 people were unemployed• Females were known to live longer
Sources
• http://timerime.com/en/timeline/354797/Economic+Events+from+1960-2010/
• http://decadesblock3.wikispaces.com/1960's+Culture