The 1960s (pronounced "nineteen-sixties") was a decade that began on 1 January 1960, and ended on 31 December 1969. The term "1960s" also refers to an era more often called the Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends around the globe. This "cultural decade" is more loosely defined than the actual decade, beginning around 1963 with the Kennedy assassination and ending around 1972 with the Watergate scandal.
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1960's
News
Sports
Headlines
1960
Capt. Gary Powers U-2 Spy Plane Shot Down Over Russia
Israelis Kidnap Adolf Eichman from Argentina to Jerusalem
Khrushchev at U.N . Pounds Shoe In Anger.
John F. Kennedy Wins Democratic Nomination, Nixon wins GOP
Kennedy Wins Presidency, Democrats Sweep Congress
Two White Public Schools in New Orleans Are The First To Integrate.
House Committee Looks Into "Payola" American Bandstand DJ Dick Clark Involved
Alan Freedman Eight Arrested In Taking Radio Payola
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1960
Soldiers stop riots at Newport Jazz Festival
Enovil 10, first contraceptive pill sold for .50 cents each.
Two airliners collide over Staten Island, 134 die.
Howdy Doody show ends after 13 years
Negro Sit-ins Integrate Lunch Counter In Greensboro North Carolina
Floyd Patterson is first fighter to regain title by beating Ingemar Johanson
Castro Nationalizes all American property
Black runner Wilma Rudolph wins 3 Olympic gold medals
Kennedy and Nixon meet in first televised Presidential debate
Emily Post, Queen of etiquette dies
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In The News
Economy
1960
President: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vice President: Richard M. Nixon
Population: 180,671,158
Life expectancy: 69.7 years
Dow-Jones
High: 685
Low: 566
Federal spending: $92.19 billion
Federal debt: $290.5 billion
Inflation: 1.4%
Consumer Price Index: 29.6
Unemployment: 5.5%
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Prices
1960
Cost of a new home: $16,500.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.04
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $0.31
Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.57
Cost of a gallon of Milk: $0.49
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Sports
Wilma Rudolph
Sport (Years Played): Track and Field (1956-1962)
Football
1960
NFL : Philadelphia 17 - Green Bay 13
Pro MVP: Norm Van Brocklin, Phi., QB & Joe Schmidt, Detroit, LB
College Football: Minnesota
Heisman Trophy: Joe Bellino, Navy, HB
Rose Bowl: Washington 17, Minnesota 7
Orange Bowl: Missouri 21, Navy 14
Cotton Bowl: Duke 7, Arkansas 6
Sugar Bowl: Mississippi 14, Rice 6
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Muhammad Ali
Sport (Years Played): Boxing (1960-1981)
Basketball
1960
NBA Championship
Winner: BOSTON 4-3 (WLWLWLW) - Coach: Red Auerbach
Opposing Team: St. Louis Hawks - Coach: Ed Macauley
NBA MVP: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, C Ave Score: 37.6
NCAA National Champions: Ohio State 25-3 - Coach: Fred Taylor
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1966 Texas Western Basketball Team
Sport (Years Played): Basketball
Baseball
1960
World Series
Winner: PITTSBURGH 4-3 (WLLWWLW) - Coach: Danny Murtaugh
Opposing Team: NY Yankees - Coach: Casey Stengel
National League
MVP: Dick Groat, Pit - SS
Rookie of the Year: Frank Howard, LA - OF
American League
MVP: Roger Maris, NY - OF
Rookie of the Year: Ron Hansen, Bal - SS
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Jim Brown
Celtics VS Lakers - 1966
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