
How the First Earth Day Was Born From 1960s Counterculture
Apr 21, 2020 · During the 1960s, hundreds of thousands of young Americans rejected the stable, comfortable middle-class life their parents had built in the years after World War II, driven instead by a spirit of ...
What Happened at the Stonewall Riots? A Timeline of the 1969
Jun 13, 2019 · With Stonewall, the spirit of ‘60s rebellion spread to LGBTQ people in New York and beyond, who for the first time found themselves part of a community. Though the gay rights movement didn’t ...
1960s: Counterculture and Civil Rights Movement | HISTORY
The 1960s were a tumultuous decade defined by the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and the emerging "generation gap."
Woodstock 1969 - Artists, Lineup & Festival - HISTORY
Mar 9, 2018 · The Woodstock Music Festival began on August 15, 1969 in Bethel, New York. Billed as "3 Days of Peace and Music,” the epic event become synonymous with the counterculture movement of the 1960s.
The 1960s History - Events, Timeline & Facts | HISTORY
May 25, 2010 · The struggle for civil rights had defined the ‘60s ever since four black students sat down at a whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, in February 1960 and refused to leave ...
How Columbia’s Student Uprising of 1968 Was Sparked by a
Apr 20, 2018 · “Students back in the ‘60s and young people today who have taken to the streets have that unique ability to tie the local matters to larger systems.”
Cultural Revolution - Definition, Effects & Mao Zedong - HISTORY
Nov 9, 2009 · He shut down the nation’s schools, calling for a massive youth mobilization to take current party leaders to task for their embrace of bourgeois values and lack of revolutionary spirit.
History Shorts | HISTORY
This History channel video covers games and toys of the 60s like Etch a Sketch, Game of Life and the most popular games of Slip 'n Slide and Twister.
1968 Events - Assassinations, Riots, Politics | HISTORY
Jan 5, 2018 · The year 1968 remains one of the most tumultuous single years in history, marked by historic achievements, shocking assassinations, a much-hated war and a spirit of rebellion that swept through ...
The Kennedy-Nixon Debates - 1960, Analysis & TV vs. Radio
Sep 21, 2010 · Indeed, after Kennedy’s opening statement, Nixon said, “I subscribe completely to the spirit that Senator Kennedy has expressed tonight.”