1 0’s69

• During the Vietnam war, The Beatles changed music in the USA and around the world.

• Martin Luther King becomes famous with his Dream.• John F. Kennedy is assassinated in 1963, after serving the

office of president for three years. For the first time in History, a human being sets his foot on the Moon, in the Moon Landing of July 1969.

• The Cold war was going on during this time but the most important was the Vietnam War (1959 – 1975). Also the Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961) and Portuguese Colonial War, (1961- 1974).

• British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan

Music

‘The 60’s were a leap in human consciousness. Mahatma Gandhi, Malcolm X, Martin Luther king, Che Guevara, Mother Teresa, they lead a revolution themes. The Beatles, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix created revolution and evolution themes. The music was like Dali, with many colours and revolutionary ways. The youth of today must go there to find themselves.”- Carlos Santana

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American musician, singer and songwriter. Despite a limited mainstream exposure of four years, he is widely considered one of the most influential electric guitarists.

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. Their best-known lineup, consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, became considered by many as the greatest and most influential act of rock era.

The arrival of the Beatles in the U.S., and subsequent appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, marked the start of the British Invasion in which a large number of rock and roll, beat and pop performers from Britain gained massive popularity in the U.S.

The ‘Sixties’ Technology

• The Laser was invented – 16th May 1960

• Robots created – 23rd April 1961

• The first type writer – 27th July 1961

• The first cassette tape – 19th June 1962

• The first internet sent message – 29th October 1969

• Internet to the public – 3rd July1969

60’s Fashion • Mary Quant’s mini-skirt changed everything

in the world 1960’s fashion

• Young adults, following Twiggy

• Carnaby Street were is all happened, loads of young adults were seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XpNKW1M3KTw

Video link of a overview of the sixties