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The Beatles ushered in the rock 'n' roll British Invasion, and Neil Armstrong's "small step" rocked everyone on earth. Come on by our pad and relive the decade that brought Pop Art, tie-died T-shirts, and Jack Nicklaus to the forefront! |
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In 1969, Joe Namath and his underdog New York Jets from the AFC defeat the Baltimore Colts in the Super Bowl. |
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"The Ice Bowl" was named for temperatures of -16 during the Green Bay Packers 3rd consecutive Super Bowl victory, 21-17 over the Dallas Cowboys in 1967. |
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1969 saw the Summer of Love and Woodstock, a year no self-respecting hippie will ever forget. |
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The 1960's were a great time in music history with the birth of two of the most popular bands of all time, The Beatles and the The Rolling Stones. |
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In the 60s, TV made inroads into popular culture by launching the career of a firey redhead on the decade's #1 show, I Love Lucy. |
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Although Oriental Rugs (or carpets) have been collected by Europeans for centuries, the 1960's experienced a surge in demand for these beautiful and unique items. |
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Douglas Englebart conceived of the ubiquitous computer mouse in 1965, which became popular in 1983 when it was adopted by Apple computers. |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made his hallmark "I Have a Dream" speech to over 200,000 participants in the famous August 28, 1963 March on Washington, a turning point in the American civil rights movement. |
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This decade marked the heyday of vintage Las Vegas, where gangsters rubbed elbows with politicians amidst the soothing tunes of Frank Sinatra and his Rat Pack playing from the nightclubs of the Sands hotel. |
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After his assassination, John F. Kennedy was memorialized on the half dollar in 1964. |
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Tonga made a splash in the 1960s by introducing die-cut, shaped, foil stamps with pressure sensitive adhesive. |
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Although Japanese darling Hello Kitty turned 35 in 1999, she is ever the third-grader and still embarks on many exciting adventures with her friends. |
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In 1965, Stanley Weston created the G.I. Joe doll for boys based on a television show called The Lieutenant; this extraordinarily popular toy helped bridge the gender gap among children. |
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Mattel founder Elliot Handler invented Hot Wheels in 1966, when he added axles and functioning wheels to small model cars. |
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Let the wild rumpus begin! Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak, was published in 1963. |
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Introducing Marvel's most popular web-slinging hero Spiderman, Amazing Fantasy #15 was published in 1962. |
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Underground "comix" are invented with Robert Crumb's first issue of Zap. |
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"A planet where apes evolved from men?" Rod Serling adapted Pierre Boulle's 1963's science fiction social satire Planet of the Apes to film and sparked a pop cultural phenomenon in 1968. |
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