PopularCultural History

1960 – 1980

by Kelly J RogersAssignment 1 -5

Culture and Society:

Interactions

TIME1980 – Ronald 1980 – Ronald Reagan elected Reagan elected PresidentPresident

19631963 – – MLK MLK “I Have a “I Have a Dream” SpeechDream” Speech

1969 – Neil 1969 – Neil Armstrong first man Armstrong first man on the moonon the moon

1963 – 1963 – JFK JFK AssassinationAssassination, ,

19681968 – – Robert F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy AssassinatedAssassinated

1980Mae West

Dies

Marries Richard Burton

1964

The faces to watch in

1979

weekly

entertainment

W E E K L Y

Best of Music 1960 - 1980

1964 Cassette Tapes

Are born. Going to change the way we

listen to music

1966 Dr Ray Dolby introduced the Dolby Noise Reduction System

1979 - Sony introduces the first 'Walkman'

1974 - Cher files for divorce from Sonny Bono.

1960 Orbison has his first major hit with "Only The Lonely”

The Laser (1960)

Albert Einstein

laid the foundation for

the invention of the laser in

1917

Astroturf (1964)AstroTurf was co-invented in 1964

by James M. Faria and Robert T.

Wright

The Computer Mouse (1963) Pong (1972) - Pong is a first generation video game

1979 Rollerblades - hockey enthusiasts, were inspired after finding an old pair of in-line skates in a sporting goods store

1974

Post-IT

Note

• Historical events. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.designingwithtype.com/timelines.php?year=1960&id=12

• Celebrity pictures. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.picsearch.com/• Rock and roll timeline. (2005). Retrieved from

http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/best_timeline-r3.html• Pictures of sonny and cher. (2009). Retrieved from

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1T4SKPB_enUS333US333&q=pictures+of+sonny+and+cher&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=DuceS77fPMfSlAfQ4cmADA&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBgQsAQwAA

• Pictures of vinnie barbarino. (2009). Retrieved from http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1T4SKPB_enUS333US333&q=pictures+of+vinnie+barbarino&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=B-geS6PPHs7GlAfJh9H4Cw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQsAQwAA

• Pictures of john lennon . (2009). Retrieved from http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1T4SKPB_enUS333US333&q=pictures+of+John+Lennon&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=nugeS5iZG9DclAe83MyRDA&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBQQsAQwAA

• Science timeline. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.sciencetimeline.net/1961.htm• The History of modern invention. (2003). Retrieved from

http://www.wwwk.co.uk/culture/inventions/70s/index.htm

References