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  2. 1960s - Wikipedia

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    The 1960s (pronounced "nineteen-sixties", shortened to the "' 60s" or the "Sixties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. [1]While the achievements of humans being launched into space, orbiting Earth, perform spacewalk and walking on the Moon extended exploration, the Sixties are known as the "countercultural decade" in the United States and other Western ...

  3. The Sixties (miniseries) - Wikipedia

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    The Sixties is a documentary miniseries which premiered on CNN on May 29, 2014. Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman 's studio Playtone , the 10-part series chronicled events and popular culture of the United States during the 1960s.

  4. List of 1960s musical artists - Wikipedia

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    A list of musical groups and artists who were active in the 1960s and associated with music in the decade This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

  5. Music history of the United States in the 1960s - Wikipedia

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    The Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association awards programs were telecast for the first time in the late 1960s. The 1960s were marred with tragedy. Johnny Horton, who sang in the saga-song style, was killed in a car accident in 1960. A March 5, 1963, plane crash claimed the lives of Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins.

  6. 60s - Wikipedia

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    The 60s decade ran from January 1, AD 60, to December 31, AD 69. In the Roman Empire, the early part of the decade saw the beginning of the Boudican Revolt in Britannia , where several tribes (chiefly the Iceni ), led by Boudica , rebelled against the Roman occupation.

  7. The Exciters - Wikipedia

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    The Exciters were an American pop music group of the 1960s. They were originally a girl group, with one male member being added afterwards.At the height of their popularity the group consisted of lead singer Brenda Reid, Herb Rooney, Carolyn Johnson and Lillian Walker.

  8. 1960s in film - Wikipedia

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    Historical drama films continued to include epic films, in the style of Ben-Hur from 1959, with Spartacus (1960) and Cleopatra (1963), but also evolving with 20th-century settings, such as The Guns of Navarone (1961), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and Doctor Zhivago (1965).

  9. The Rivieras - Wikipedia

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    They were one of the many bands in America that became part of the frat rock movement in the early 1960s. The Rivieras consisted of Marty "Bo" Fortson on vocals and guitar, Joe Pennell on guitar, Otto Nuss on organ, Doug Gean on bass guitar, and Paul Dennert on drums.