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