Clip on the 1960s in Britain
Clip On The 1960s In Britain
· Princess Margret got married–H/S
· 1961, first Russia to go into space- H
· Beginning of the 1960s, men aged 16-18 didn’t have to
join the army-S
· Sierra Leone independence-C/H
· The Birling wall was built 1901-1989. West side was better
than the East-C/H
· The Cold War 1947-1991-H
· JF Kennedy president of the USA-H/S
· After the war, people could spend money on things that
they wanted-C/H
· Carnaby street was the place to buy fashion-S
· Instant coffee was introduced-S
· Marilyn Monroe died 1962-H
· JF Kennedy was assassinated in 1963-H
· Central heating and electric lighting were very
uncommon-C
· Brits experimented with new things e.g. transparent
sofa-S
· Winston Churchill was prime minister-H
· The Mores Murderers 1905-S/H
· Winston Churchill died 1964-H
· Punch and Judy on Brighton pier for a holiday-S
· Flying to other countries were cheaper so it was more
popular-S
· England won the world cup in 1966-H
· 1966 landslide broke, 2000 children were buried-H
· The Beetles became famous-S/H
· Hippies came to Britain-S/C
· The Rolling Stones became famous and were the rival
group against The Beetles-S
· Elvis Presley was the most popular music star-S
· America VS Vietnam 1968 was very bad-H
· The police stopped a protest and hurt 42 people-S
· Riots in the street-S
· Assassination of Martin Luther King 1968 stopped a
belief of equality with blacks and whites-H
· 1968 horse racing, Britain won-H/C
· 1968 traffic wardens were introduced-H/S
· Small cars were introduced-S
· People were making own ways of transport e.g. the
driving bath-S
· Queen Elisabeth the 2nd ship was built and
set sail-H
· The Mini 1959 was one of the most popular car-S
· Nuclear power stations were being built-H/S
· The Concord (the supersonic jet) was a revolutionary
plane made by the Brits and the French-H
· Prince Charles became the prince of Wales in 1969-H
· Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon-H
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