The 1960sThe 1960s

HistoryHistory

Today’s Objectives . . . Today’s Objectives . . .

Create a timeline of events of the 1960sCreate a timeline of events of the 1960s

Students will understand music in relation Students will understand music in relation to history and culture in the 1960s. to history and culture in the 1960s.

TimelineTimeline

Use a piece of notebook paperUse a piece of notebook paper Draw a line down the left marginDraw a line down the left margin Draw 10 lines and label each year from Draw 10 lines and label each year from

1960 to 19691960 to 1969

Draw a line down this line.

1960

1961

1962

Look up the following Look up the following events and place them events and place them correctly on your timeline.correctly on your timeline.

WoodstockWoodstock Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr.

AssassinatedAssassinated 11stst Super Bowl Super Bowl Vietnam WarVietnam War Beatles Arrive in the U.S.Beatles Arrive in the U.S. Sesame Street BeginsSesame Street Begins 11stst Heart Transplant Heart Transplant Marilyn Monroe DiesMarilyn Monroe Dies

Neil Armstrong Walks on Neil Armstrong Walks on MoonMoon

11stst TV Presidential TV Presidential DebateDebate

Malcolm X AssassinatedMalcolm X Assassinated 11stst Man in Space Man in Space JFK AssassinatedJFK Assassinated Berlin Wall BuiltBerlin Wall Built Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile Crisis John Glen Orbits the John Glen Orbits the

EarthEarth

19601960

11stst televised presidential debate televised presidential debate Lasers inventedLasers invented

19611961

Berlin Wall builtBerlin Wall built 11stst man in space—Russia man in space—Russia

19621962

Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile Crisis John Glen orbits the earthJohn Glen orbits the earth Marilyn Monroe diesMarilyn Monroe dies

19631963

John F. Kennedy assassinatedJohn F. Kennedy assassinated Assassination of Lee Harvey OswaldAssassination of Lee Harvey Oswald

Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech, “I Have Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech, “I Have a Dream”a Dream”

19641964

Beatles come to the U.S. (British Beatles come to the U.S. (British Invasion)Invasion)

19651965

United States enters VietnamUnited States enters Vietnam Malcolm X assassinatedMalcolm X assassinated

19661966

Massive draft protestsMassive draft protests

19671967

11stst Super Bowl Super Bowl 11stst heart transplant heart transplant

19681968

Martin Luther King Jr. assassinatedMartin Luther King Jr. assassinated

19691969

WoodstockWoodstock Sesame Street beginsSesame Street begins Neil Armstrong is the 1Neil Armstrong is the 1stst man on the man on the

moonmoon

Writing AssessmentWriting Assessment

Choose one:Choose one: What event had the most influence on What event had the most influence on

culture/history today?culture/history today? What event had the most influence on your What event had the most influence on your

life?life?