1960s Flashcards
Don Walsh
Along with Jacques Piccard, in 1960 he journeyed into the Marianas Trench.
Greensboro sit-ins
In 1960, in the deep South, these sit-ins were successful and instrumental in sparking similar sit-ins nationwide.
Nikita Khrushchev
This Soviet leader was responsible for the partial de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union. He was removed from power after his soft handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
1960 U-2 incident
During Eisenhower’s presidency, a U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union and the pilot was captured.
Francis Powers
The U-2 spy plane pilot taken as prisoner by the Soviet Union in 1960.
Civil Rights Act of 1960
Signed by Eisenhower, this law extended the right of the federal government to penalize anyone who tried to stop anyone else from voting and gave the gov. the right to enforce desegregation.
Theodore Maiman
In 1960 he invented the laser.
Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 thriller.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee’s 1960 novel about racism in the South.
Cuban Revolution
Communist Castro ousted sitting president Batista resulting in an American embargo against the nation.
1960 presidential election debate
The first televised presidential debate. Those who watched on TV thought the handsome Kennedy won, while those listening on radio thought the articulate Nixon won.
Muhammad Ali
This controversial Olympic boxer refused to be drafted into Vietnam.
Peace Corps
A volunteer program created by President Kennedy in 1961.
United States presidential election, 1960
Democrat Kennedy defeated Republican Nixon. Nixon visited all 50 states instead of focusing on swing states. Kennedy narrowly won due to veep Lyndon B. Johnson’s popularity in the South and his connections.
Boynton v. Virginia
(1960) Supreme Court declares segregation on public transport unconstitutional.
Max Jacobson
Kennedy’s personal physician. He got him hooked on pain killers to deal with his back pain.
Bob Dylan
American musician known for his early 60s folk and civil rights songs.
Ham the Chimp
In 1961 this chimp was launched into outer space by the US as part of the Space Race.
23rd Amendment
This 1961 Amendment gave the District of Columbia the right to vote.
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
The 1961 UN agreement foreshadowing the 80s War on Drugs.
Judy at Carnegie Hall
Judy Garland’s 1961 concert at Carnegie Hall was considered by many to be the greatest night in show business history.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Early in Kennedy’s presidency (1961), his military sent a trained force to Cuba where they managed to overrun a local militia before being overran by Castro’s army. It strengthened ties between Cuba and the Soviet Union.
Freedom Riders
1961 desegregation activists who caused a firestorm when they rode through the South.
Apollo program
A program of space flights undertaken by US (Kennedy) to land a man on the moon.