1960+to+1970

__1960 to 1970

Please add your information Below: __ 1. A piece of music- For this part of the project I did not concentrate on one song; instead, I looked at the Beatle’s Invasion. I Want to Hold Your Hand was the first single released in the US in 1964, and Can’t Buy Me Love was the first album to simultaneously top US and British charts. The Beatles made huge contributions to Western Popular Culture. They were one of the first groups to travel overseas and they broke numerous barriers to do so. All the information in this outline came from their [|Rolling Stone Biography]. If you want to hear some Beatles Music go here: http://www.beatlesradio.com/   

2. A piece of art-  In 1969 the first episode of Sesame Street aired. I would venture a guess that every single person in our class remembers watching Sesame Street at least once in their lives. Sesame Street is the most widely viewed program in the world and it airs in 120 countries. (From [|On this day in History]  ) Sesame Street has changed how children are educated and it is a publicly funded entity. It is an educationally based show that is also a media giant. This show is important to US history because it changed the world as we know it. The debut was the first step in that process. If you want to know a little bit more about [|Sesame Street.]

3. A piece of literature- In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his I have a dream speech. This is one of the most famous speeches in US history. Martin Luther King Jr. was Time’s man of the year in 1963 and he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was a leader in the civil rights movement who was known for his nonviolent approach. The “I have a dream” speech was the final stop on a march to Washington where he addressed over 250,000 people. [|This is where I found my information] [|This site provides the text, audio, video and music of the speech.]   4. A significant historical event- The Cuban Missile Crisis took place in 1962. Kennedy was president and the CIA found photo evidence that Soviet nuclear missile instillations were being built in Cuba. Kennedy was given various options for how to handle the situation but ultimately decided to create a naval blockade against Soviet ships. This method was successful and a nuclear war did not take place. This event was especially important in US history because it provided us with numerous lessons. The scope of the event changed as it was studied more and it provides an event for people to study political decision making strategies.  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|This is where I found all my information about the Cuban Missile Crisis] <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #94ce82; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">5. A discovery- <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #94ce82; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #da2f2f; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The event I chose for this topic was a discovery in that it was a brand new way of doing things. In 1960 the presidential debates were televised for the first time. 6. Something I think you should know is- <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #e75050; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">In 1961 the Soviets launched the first man into space.