Our Ten Favorite Trends From The 60's
- Afros. Everyone, young and old, had an afro or at least aspired to grow one.
- Barbie Dolls. The sixties witnessed the birth of the Barbie sensation.
- Bell-bottoms.
- Beatlemania.
- Go-go boots.
- Lava lamps.
- Miniskirts.
- Smiley faces.
What happened in 1960 Major News Stories include US Enters Vietnam War, The IRA starts it's fight against the British, John F Kennedy wins presidential Election , Chubby Chequer and The twist start a new dance craze, Soviet missile shoots down the US U2 spy plane, Aluminum Cans used for the first time, The US announces
1960s Famous Artists
- The Beatles (click to visit the Beatles section)
- Rolling Stones (click to visit the Rolling Stones Page)
- Bob Dylan (click to visit the the Bob Dylan Page)
- Jimi Hendrix.
- Janis Joplin.
- Led Zeppelin.
- Andy Warhol.
- Truman Capote.
Top Novels for American Literature Classes
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Amazon.com.
- The Scarlet Letter. Amazon.com.
- To Kill a Mockingbird. Amazon.com.
- The Red Badge of Courage. Amazon.com.
- The Great Gatsby. Amazon.com.
- The Grapes of Wrath. Amazon.com.
- The Call of the Wild. Amazon.com.
- Invisible Man: A Novel. Amazon.com.
These are the most influential books in literature.
- The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
- Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.
- Moby Dick by Herman Melville.
- 1984 by George Orwell.
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
- The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer.
American literature is very important for the education of people as it reveals the culture and history of the United States. Moreover, American literature studying in other countries gives foreigners the opportunity to get to know American culture, history, and great works of the great authors better.
Yes, research shows that people do in fact still read books. According to a recent survey, 65% of Americans still prefer to read print books. E-books also remain a popular platform at 25%. And audiobooks are on the rise from 14% in 2016 to 20% in 2019.
When a product loses best-seller status, be it after one hour or one month, the Amazon Best Seller badge is gone unless the product regains the spot. Ranking #1 means that a product has recently sold more than all other products in that category (or subcategory) within that particular marketplace.
The Best Books of 2020 (So Far)
- 1 The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.
- 2 Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam.
- 3 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson.
- 4 True Story by Kate Reed Petty.
- 5 A Burning by Megha Majumdar.
- 6 Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey.
- 7 The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi.
100 books everyone should read before they die (ranked!)
- "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.
- "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen.
- "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Anne Frank.
- "1984" by George Orwell.
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling.
- "The Lord of the Rings" (1-3) by J.R.R. Tolkien.
25 Best-Selling Books of All-Time
- #1 – Don Quixote (500 million copies sold)
- #2 – A Tale of Two Cities (200 million copies sold)
- #3 – The Lord of the Rings (150 million copies sold)
- #4 – The Little Prince (142 million copies sold)
- #5 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (107 million copies sold)
The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 2020
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|
| May 10 | Walk The Wire | David Baldacci |
| May 17 | Camino Winds | John Grisham |
| May 24 | The 20th Victim | James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
| May 31 | Camino Winds | John Grisham |
The Koran is not only the most widely read book in the Islamic world but also the most widely recited (“Koran” means “recitation”). The Bible and the Koran have both gone global.
10 Most Popular Books of All Time
- Don Quixote. By Miguel de Cervantes.
- Lord of the Rings. By J.R.R. Tolkien.
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. By J.K. Rowling.
- And Then There Were None. By Agatha Christie.
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. By Lewis Carroll.
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. By C.S. Lewis.
- Pinocchio. By Carlo Collodi.
- Catcher in the Rye.
Most Quintessential Cars of the 1960s
- Ford Mustang. Probably the single most iconic '60s car in America, the 1964 Mustang started a revolution.
- Chevy Camaro. Two and a half years after the launch of the Mustang, Chevy had their answer ready.
- Chevy Corvette.
- VW Beetle.
- VW Microbus.
- Lincoln Continental.
- Plymouth Barracuda.
- Shelby Cobra.
The 1960s were an era of protest. In the civil rights movement blacks and whites protested against the unfair treatment of races. Towards the end of the decade more and more Americans protested against the war in Vietnam.
Sporting Highlights for 1960
| Date | Results |
|---|
| July 21-24 | Golf US PGA won by Jay Hebert |
| Aug 25 - Sept 11 | Summer Olympic Games were held in Rome, Italy. |
| Sep 2-17 | Tennis US National Championship won by Neale Fraser and Darlene Hard |
| Oct 5-13 | The Baseball World Series won by Pittsburgh Pirates |
Shrimpton was called "The Face of the '60s", in which she has been considered by many as "the symbol of Swinging London" and the "embodiment of the 1960s". The British flag, the Union Jack, became a symbol, assisted by events such as England's home victory in the 1966 World Cup.
The 60s were momentous, but the decade started really badly. The 1960s has great cachet. The decade earned it with sex, drugs, and rock and roll, and big-time advances in civil rights, women's rights, and more. But wow, did that decade begin in a dim place.
Ponchos, moccasins, love beads, peace signs, medallion necklaces, chain belts, polka dot-printed fabrics, and long, puffed "bubble" sleeves were popular fashions in the late 1960s. Both men and women wore frayed bell-bottomed jeans, tie-dyed shirts, work shirts, Jesus sandals, and headbands.
Born in 1960
- Diego Maradona (1960-2020) Soccer Player.
- RuPaul, 60. TV Show Host.
- Jeremy Clarkson, 60. TV Show Host.
- Jane Lynch, 60. TV Actress.
- Hugh Grant, 60. Movie Actor.
- Niki Mahajan, 60. Fashion Designer.
- Bono, 60. Rock Singer.
- Colin Firth, 60. Movie Actor.
Three racially motivated incidents that happened in the 1960s was Attack on Freedom Riders in the 1960s, also when Malcolm X was killed on February 21, 1965, and the last one is Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated on April 4, 1968.
