1960's?

-Lee Harvey Oswald, assassinated US President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 in his car during a parade. See JFK assassination for more details. -Members of the Nation of Islam assassinated Malcolm X on February 21, 1965, although there has been a dispute about which members had killed Malcolm X. -James Earl Ray assassinated civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968. -The anti-war movement -against the Vietnam War -Hippies and the Free Love generation, Sexual Revolution -The movement was marked by drug use (including LSD and marijuana) and psychedelic music. -The most well-known anti-war demonstration was the Kent State shootings. In -Blacks began to challenge segregation in the south through various means, such as, boycotts, freedom rides, sit-ins, law suits and registering blacks to vote. -the birth of the gay rights movement. -The rise of feminism -The Soviet Union and the United States were involved in the space race. -American automobiles evolved through the stream-lined, jet-inspired designs for sports cars such as the Pontiac GTO and the Plymouth Barracuda, Ford Mustang, and the Chevrolet Corvette.

Fashion: -The miniskirt came around -Braless Ladies Styles -Bell Bottom Jeans -Tie-dye -Nehru Jackets -Box Shaped Dresses -White Boots -Flourescent Colors -The “angel” dress -Patterned Tights -Psychadelic Prints -Leather and Vinyl -Flowing Caftans -Indian Prints -Beehive Hairdo’s -Short Styles -Long Straight Hair

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