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America 1960

America 1960. Only 15 years after WWII 5 years before the Vietnam War Civil Rights Movement is only beginning Sen. John F. Kennedy has just become President. What were people watching?. The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, and Dr. No were tops at the box office.

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America 1960

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  1. America 1960 • Only 15 years after WWII • 5 years before the Vietnam War • Civil Rights Movement is only beginning • Sen. John F. Kennedy has just become President.

  2. What were people watching? • The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, and Dr. No were tops at the box office. • Top two were musicals – Escapism, big specatacles • Dr. No was the first James Bond movie • Gunsmokeand Wagon Train were the top TV shows. • Four of the top 10 were Westerns. Many of the top shows today are Police shows – related? • The Flintstones was a huge hit among kids and adults

  3. 1960 Prices • Price of gas today: $3.59….1960- $0.31 • Price of a home in the midwest: $126,000…..1960 - $16,500 • Loaf of bread- $.30 • A movie ticket cost - $.35 • Sirloin Steak - $.89/lb.

  4. Fashion • Women’s hairstyles: flips, wavy bobs, and big, big hair • Men’s hair: Kept short, often using thick products to keep in place.

  5. Clothes • Mostly conservative for men and women, with the exception of the “greasers” or “hoods” and their girlfriends.

  6. Music • Big hits of 1960: • “Now or Never” –Elvis • “Twist” – Chubby Checker • “Chain Gang” –Sam Cooke • “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”-Brian Hyland • Music was more innocent, more subtle

  7. Sports • Football – The Dallas Cowboys entered the 12 team NFL and 22 members of the Cal Poly team died in a plane crash • Basketball- Celtics were dominant, but St. Louis Hawks won the championship • Baseball- Ted Williams retires and Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris rise to greatness.

  8. Cars • The 1960's saw the American automobile industry consolidating into the Big Three: (General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler) and American Motors.

  9. And in Castle Rock, Maine… • Four boys head out to find a dead body

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