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.

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.

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

2025年3月7日 · The 1960s brought about a cultural revolution that transformed American society. It was a time of counterculture , where young people embraced a new set of values and challenged traditional norms. The hippie movement , with its focus on peace, love, and freedom, gained prominence, and the era witnessed a surge in music, art, and literature that ...

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.

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.

2016年10月14日 · This timeline offers a sample of newsworthy happenings from the 1960s. The events used in this interactive timeline were chosen on the basis of importance at the time, and continuing significance...

The legacy of the 1960s can be understood by examining those issues that began in that era and continued to resonate with American life in the twenty-first century. Until the 1960s, Americans generally expressed a great deal of trust and confidence in the federal government.