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Sit ins begin in Greensboro, NC, sparking wider civil rights protests.

First televised presidential debates (Kennedy vs. Nix

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Bob Dylan arrives in NYC and begins performing in Greenwich Village.

Peace Corps founded by President John F. Kennedy.

Rise of mod fashion in the UK: miniskirts, bold prints, and slim suits.

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Publication of "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson launches the modern environmental movement.

The Twist dance craze dominates pop culture (popularized by Chubby Checker).

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March on Washington; Martin Luther King Jr. gives his “I Have a Dream” speech.

Beatlemania begins in the UK.

Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan published—key text in second-wave feminism.

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The Beatles arrive in the U.S., performing on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Andy Warhol rises in popularity; pop art goes mainstream.

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First major U.S. anti-Vietnam War protests.

Watts Riots in Los Angeles signal growing racial tensions.

Psychedelic rock and the hippie movement begin to take hold.

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Black Panther Party founded in Oakland, CA.

LSD culture expands; Timothy Leary promotes "Turn on, tune in, drop out".

Twiggy becomes an international fashion icon.

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Summer of Love in San Francisco peak of hippie culture.

Release of The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band".

Growing mainstream attention to psychedelia and counterculture.

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Assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy.

Global protests: Paris student riots, U.S. campuses, Mexico City.

Tommy Smith and John Carlos raise fists at Olympics (Black Power salute).

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Woodstock Music Festival: defining moment of the counterculture era.

Stonewall Riots in NYC mark a turning point in LGBTQ+ rights.

Apollo 11 lands on the moon one giant leap for mankind".

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2. https://www.history.com/topics/1960s

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5. https://www.vogue.com/article/1960s-fashion-history-lesson

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7. https://pitchfork.com/features/pitchfork-essentials/9724-astral-traveling-the-ecstasy-of-spiritual-jazz

8. https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-weekend-essay/the-view-from-inside-beatlemania