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The
1960s
(also called the
'60s
) was the decade that began on January 1, 1960 and ended on December 31, 1969. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''197st decade''' which began on January 1, 1961 and ended on December 31, 1970. Many things happened in the sixties, including the
Space Race
, the
Civil Rights Movement
, and the
Vietnam War
.
The 1960s term also refers to an
era
more often called
the Sixties
. This was a set of
cultural
and
political
trends around the globe. This "cultural decade" is loosely defined as beginning around 1963 and ending around 1974.
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The social revolution of the 1960s was part of a wider
counterculture
. Old ways were changed, new ways taken up. Typical was the introduction of the
birth control pill
, and its effect on
sexual activity
, widespread use of certain
drugs
and a general disrespect for traditional ways.
Pop art
also started in the 1960s.
- Cary Grant
, British-American actor
- Charles Boyer
, French actor
- Dana Andrews
, American actor
- Fred Astaire
, American actor
- Fred MacMurray
, American actor
- Gene Reynolds
, American actor
- James Stewart
, American actor
- Kirk Douglas
, American actor
- Melvyn Douglas
, American actor
- Paul Newman
, American actor
- Sean Connery
, Scottish actor
- Robert Taylor
, American actor
- Spencer Tracy
, American actor
- Toshir? Mifune
, Japanese actor
- William Holden
, American actor
- P. Ramlee
, Malaysian actor
- Anita Ekberg
, Swedish actress
- Audrey Hepburn
, British-Belgian actress
- Ava Gardner
, American actress
- Barbara Stanwyck
, American actress
- Bibi Ferreira
, Brazilian actress
- Deborah Kerr
, British actress
- Donna Reed
, American actress
- Doris Day
, American actress
- Fay McKenzie
, American actress
- Gene Tierney
, American actress
- Ginger Rogers
, American actress
- Gloria Swanson
, American actress
- Ingrid Bergman
, Swedish actress
- Janet Leigh
, American actress
- Judy Garland
, American actress
- Katharine Hepburn
, American actress
- Lana Turner
, American actress
- Lauren Bacall
, American actress
- Machiko Ky?
, Japanese actress
- Mai Zetterling
, Swedish actress
- Marilyn Monroe
, American actress
- Monica Vitti
, Italian actress
- Muriel Pavlow
, British actress
- Olivia de Havilland
, American actress
- Peggy Stewart
, American actress
- Mao Zedong
,
Chairman of the Communist Party of China
- Gamal Abdel Nasser
,
President of Egypt
- Charles de Gaulle
,
President of France
- Georges Pompidou
,
President of France
- Konrad Adenauer
,
Chancellor of Germany
- Ludwig Erhard
,
Chancellor of Germany
- Kurt Georg Kiesinger
,
Chancellor of Germany
- Willy Brandt
,
Chancellor of Germany
- Jawaharlal Nehru
,
Prime Minister of India
- Lal Bahadur Shastri
,
Prime Minister of India
- Indira Gandhi
,
Prime Minister of India
- Levi Eshkol
,
Prime Minister of Israel
- Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan
- Hisamuddin of Selangor
- Putra of Perlis
- Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu
- Pope John XXIII
until 1963
- Pope Paul VI
since 1963
- Chiang Kai-shek
,
President of the Republic of China
- Nikita Khruschev
, Leader of
Soviet Union
- Leonid Brezhnev
, Leader of
Soviet Union
- Bhumibol Adulyadej
, King of
Thailand
- Harold Macmillan
,
Prime Minister of United Kingdom
- Alec Douglas-Home
,
Prime Minister of United Kingdom
- Harold Wilson
,
Prime Minister of United Kingdom
- John F. Kennedy
,
President of the United States
- Lyndon Johnson
,
President of the United States
- Richard Nixon
,
President of the United States
- Ho Chi Minh
,
President of Vietnam