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Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands on the Moon in a white spacesuit, with the lunar surface and his shadow visible; Neil Armstrong and the Lunar Module are reflected in his visor. Headline reading Events of the 1960s over a colorful psychedelic background, with a timeline entry for 1960 noting FDA approval of the female oral contraceptive known as the pill.

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Timeline of the 1960s

Do you remember what happened in the sixties?
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The 1960s were a time of major political, social, and cultural upheaval. Political violence shook the United States, with the assassinations of Malcolm X, U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy. Meanwhile the Vietnam War intensified, as did opposition to it. The anti-war sentiment helped give rise to a counterculture that challenged traditional norms. One of its defining moments was the Summer of Love in 1967. In addition, the...

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