1960s

The 1960 presidential election was a campaign unlike any other. Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard Nixon battled for a chance to put their individual plans into action, but that wasn’t what made 1960 a revolutionary election. It was the first televised election. Suddenly, all Americans could tune in to the debates and really hear what the candidates’ platforms were for themselves. This made for a fierce debate on who should win. If I was a voter in the 1960 presidential election, I…

Often stereotyped as an era of hippies and peace, the 1960s is distant from that, in fact, the complete opposite. While described as a period where hippies reigned supreme, the stereotype merely skims the surface. Conversely, the 60s in the United States was instead, a period of revolution and change, especially for equal rights activists. As if a racial revolution was not enough, two brutal events occurred in the 60s, with one shedding actual blood, and the other, opening a pathway to what we…

Throughout the 1960s, politics were seen as an important civic duty for American citizens. It is during this time that the United States is rejuvenated after slowing down once World War II was over. The reason I find politics in the 19060s exceptionally intriguing is because a number of unprecedented events took place during this time. Coupled with the fact that there was a resurgence of importance of politics in almost every American citizen’s life, it is easy to view these distinctive events…

From 1960s to the present, the Chinese immigrated to the U.S. exploded dramatically. Political refugees and anti-communist elites came with their intellectually directed children as well as Chinese of all socioeconomic backgrounds came in the last two decades of the twentieth century. Intended to analyze the rise of Chinese American communities from WWII to post-1965, Iris Chang described the escape of intellectuals from mainland China and Taiwan, the rise of immigration under Regan and Deng’s…

The social inequality and poverty have been present throughout the history of humanity, but between 1920 and 1960 there was a special famine due to the two world wars that were experienced during that time and the recession of 1929. We can say that, with respect to the change in American cities from 1920 to 1960, that the change arisen has been enormous. To begin with, in 1917, the NHA proposed a network of roads and national, state and communal and municipal routes, and it was done. Which meant…

The presidential election of 1960 made history with the second catholic that run for president, and first to actually attained victory. The election was so close in results, and fought vigorously by both candidates; John F. Kennedy versus the well experienced Vice President Richard M. Nixon. At this election, the use of televised debates was a premier and new thing in the election at that time, which had a huge impact on the voter's decision. John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts…

In the 1960’s in Birmingham Alabama was the most racist and violent in the south,white people hated black people but black people didn’t understand why they hated them. A guy named playboy he was the DJ back in the day. On saturday April 20 Martin luther king got out of jail and he said “The only way to break birmingham was to feel the jail.” That night Martin Luther King invited any volunteers to go to jail the next day, no one stood up but the kids. Dr.king said no because he doesn't want…

The 1960s were a time for change and liberalism. Many great political leaders were guiding the country in a new direction. People such as John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Martin Luther King Jr. were heading the charge. The United States was in a state of social unrest, because of the two wars that were being fought during this time. The Vietnam and Cold War were both at large in the 60s, and were definitely affecting not only the men and women fighting over seas, but everyone here at home…

Public Health Problem The 1960s “Thalidomide Scare” occurred due to the negligence of pharmaceutical companies, bent on seeking profit regardless of outstanding public health concerns and the limitation of drug regulation by international governments. Thalidomide continues to negatively affect fetuses as a teratogen in underdeveloped nations, like Brazil, where drug surveillance is inadequate (Vianna et el. 2011). Additional societal stigma regarding the demonized drug hinders its availability…

largest magnitude earthquakes. Because when the two plates collide strongly in the convergent boundary, the extreme pressure and the great friction will appear. So the convergent boundary is more likely to have a large magnitude earthquake. For example, 1960 Valdivia earthquake is one of the largest earthquake events of the last century. This earthquake happened in Chile and the magnitude of the earthquake was 9.5. The Valdivia earthquake happened in the American plate and the Antarctica plate.…