Past Predicts the Future

1. Past Predicts the Future 1960-1965 By: Melissa Wiley

2. Historical Significance • 1960 • Brazil’s capital moved to Brand New City • This year NASA sent up ECHO, the first communications satellite to be seen with the naked eye. 

3. HistoricalSignificanceCont. • 1961 • Berlin Wall was built • Adolf Eichmann on Trail for Role in Holocaust • John F Kennedy moves into the White House.  He gives his famous speech - "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.“

4. Historical Significance Cont. • 1962 • First person was killed trying to cross the Berlin Wall • Storm in Hamburg, kills 265 • K-Mart opens

5. Historical Significance Cont. • 1963 • Martin Luther King Jr. made his “ I Have A Dream” speech

6. Historical Significance Cont. • 1964 • Beatles came popular in the U.S • Civil Rights Act was passed • This was the first year the cigarette boxes had a warning printed on it "Smoking can be hazardous to your health".  It had not occurred to the US government to give the warning that smoking lead to cancer and lung problems.

7. Historical Significance Cont. • 1965 • New York City’s great black out • U.S sends troop to Vietnam • The Jungle War started

8. Popular Cultures • The 1960’s was the decide of the “Smiley face” • The skateboard started in the 1960’s • It started because surfers in California that got wooden planks and a pairs of skates and put the pairs of roller skates on the bottom of there wooden planks • Other things this decide was called because of the different events that happen in it • " The Space Race " • " Cuban Missile Crisis" • " Continuing Cold War" • "Kennedy Assassination" • " Martin Luther King" • "Vietnam" • "Civil Rights and Riots" • "Hippies and Flower Power“ • "The Beatles and Rock and Roll"

9. Events and News • The Apollo 11 mission on July 20,1969 brought Neil Alden Armstrong and Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. back to the earth from the moon safely. They were the first humans on the moon. • John Glenn was the first man to orbit the moon in the 1963’s. • The Civil Rights movement made many changes during the 1960’s. • John F. Kenny became the 36th president • Martin Luther King and John F Kennedy were assassinated. • The Vietnam War • Beatles arrival in the U.S • 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. gave “I have a Dream Speech”

10. Prices of Houses • New house in 1960 was $12,700.00, but by 1969 it was $15,500.00. • The average income in 1960 was $5,315.00 by 1969 it was $8,540.00.

11. Prices • Gas • 25 cents per gallon • New Car • $2,600.00 (average) • New House • $12,700.00 (average) • Mouthy rate • $98.00 • Can of Beef Ravioli • 30 cents • Loaf of Bread • 20 cents • Oranges • 89 cents for 2 dozen • Oven ready Turkeys • 39 cents per pound • First- class stamp • $0.04 • Dozen of eggs • $0.57 • Gallon of milk • $0.49

12. Economy • 1960 • President: Dwight D. Eisenhower • Vice President: Richard M. Nixon • 1961- 1963 John F. Kenny was President • Lyndon was the Vice President • Lyndon B. Johnson was president from 1964 to 1968 • In 1964 there was no Vice President • Hubert H. Humphrey was the vice president in 1965 to 1968 • The Population from the 1960 to 1965 grew over 10,000,000. • Housing and computer industry overpowered automobiles, chemicals, and electrically powered

13. Money and Inflation • Gas prices went up 10 cents by 1969 from 1960 • Car Prices • Volkswagen beetle ~ $1,769 • Ford Mustang 2 door hardtop ~ $2368 • $100 in 1960 would be $679.09 today

14. Clothing Styles

15. Clothing Styles

16. Music • Famous white male vocalist: • Bobby Darin • Neil Sedaka • Jerry Lee Lewis • Paul Anka • Del Shannon • Frankie Avalon • Female Groups • Gladys Knight and the Pips • Martha and the Vanellas • The Supremes • Aretha Franklin • Famous black man vocalist: • Smokey Robinson • James Brown • Jimi Hendrix • The Temptations • Folk music • Bob Dylan • Joan Baez • Peter, Paul and Mary. • Elvis returned • The Beach Boys • The Beatles • The Righteous Brothers

17. Fads • The Barbie doll that was made in 1959, became very popular during the 60’s • The G.I. Joe doll for the boys was famous in this time. • The troll or the Dammit doll was a good luck symbol for all ages during this time. • California surfers took to skateboards as a way to stay fit out of season, and by 1963, the fad had spread across the country.

18. Television • The Flintstones • Alvin & the Chipmunks • The Jetsons • Mr.Magoo • Andy Griffith Show • Beverly Hillbillies • Bewitched • The Addams Family • My Favorite Martian • Dream of Jeannie • Star Trek • The Outer Limits • The Twilight Zone • Laugh in • Dennis the Menace • Lassie

20. Inventions • The laser • 1960 • The Space flight • 1961 • Light-emitting diode or LED • 1962 • Astroturf • 1964 • Automated teller machine • 1967

21. Inventions • Weather Satellite • Heart pacemaker • Vertical Take off Jet

22. Technology • ATM’s • practical bar code scanner • Electric typewriters • FM radios was in new cars in 1963 • Computers • Dictaphone • 1963

23. The Woodstock Festival • Musical Festival • In White Lake, New York • On August 15-17, but did go over to the 18

25. Most Interesting Fact that I Found • That skateboards were invented in the 1960’s by people that surfed. • What troll dolls were called.

26. Work Cited • http://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/1960timeline.htm • http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/1960.htm • http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade60.html • http://www.toontracker.com/magoo/magoo.htm • http://www.brainyhistory.com/years/1962.html • http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/index-1965.html • http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fashion/sixties-fashion-w.htm • http://www.uca1960.com/class_custom6.cfm • http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1960s.html • http://www.wwwk.co.uk/culture/inventions/60s/index.htm • http://www.libertyuhsd.k12.ca.us/freedom/walkthroughtime/1960-69/1960%20technology/technology%20of%20the%201960.html • http://lisacafe.tripod.com/60sproducts.html • http://www.1960sflashback.com/1965/economy.asp