While the achievements of humans being launched into space, orbiting Earth, perform spacewalk and walking on the Moon extended exploration, the Sixties are known as the "countercultural decade" in the United States and other Western countries.

2010年5月25日 · The 1960s saw John F. Kennedy elected to the White House and gains in civil rights before America splintered amid cultural divisions and Vietnam War protests.

April 1, 1960 - Tiros I, the first weather satellite, is launched by the United States. Twelve days later, the navigation satellite, Transit 1-b is launched. April 1, 1960 - The 1960 census includes a United States population of 179,323,175, an 18.5% increase since 1950.

2020年3月6日 · Three assassinations, the civil rights movement, and protests against the war in Vietnam define the tumultuous 1960s.

2017年7月31日 · The 1960s was a time of upheaval in virtually every part of American culture. From music to civil rights, here are just some of the noteworthy events that went down during this incredible decade.

The 1960s saw John F. Kennedy elected to the White House and gains in civil rights before America splintered amid cultural divisions and Vietnam War protests.

The 1960s (also called the '60s) was the decade that began on January 1, 1960 and ended on December 31, 1969. It is distinct from the decade known as the 197th decade which began on January 1, 1961 and ended on December 31, 1970.

2010年3月9日 · It was a decade of extremes, of transformational change and bizarre contrasts: flower children and assassins, idealism and alienation, rebellion and backlash. For many in the massive post-World War...

2022年12月15日 · You may wonder what about music in this decade, this decade brings to mind the most iconic performers for example the Beatles, the 1960s saw the rise of funk and soul music. Recreational drugs were also synonymous with the Sixties and became more commonly used in the latter part of the decade.

The 1960s became synonymous with the new, radical, and subversive events and trends of the period. In Africa the 1960s was a period of radical political change as 32 countries gained independence from their European colonial rulers.