Bob Dylan
How many roads must a man walk down, before your can call him a man? The answer my friends, is blowing in the wind…
Kasia Karazim
Silent Spring
Silent Spring is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson. The book documents the detrimental effects on the environment of the indiscriminate use of pesticides. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation and public officials of accepting industry claims unquestioningly. Carson’s work had a powerful impact on the environmental movement. Silent Spring became a rallying point for the new social movement in the 1960s.
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson: June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an actress and model who became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950’s and a major popular culture icon. Monroe overcame a difficult childhood to become a major movie star, with her films grossing more than $200 million … Read more
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an artist, director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His work explores the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertising that flourished in the 1960’s, and span a variety of media, including painting, silkscreening, … Read more
Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite is best known as the anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–1981). During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as “the most trusted man in America” after being so named in an opinion poll. On April 16, 1962, Cronkite became anchorman of the CBS Evening News, a job in which he … Read more
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are a rock band formed in London in 1962. The original band consisted of Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, and Ian Stewart. The Rolling Stones were at the forefront of the British invasion of bands that became popular in the US in 1964, and identified with the … Read more
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is a songwriter and singer who has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his celebrated works date from the 1960’s, when he became a reluctant “voice of a generation” with songs such as “Blowing in the Wind” … Read more
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are a rock band formed in London in 1962. The original band consisted of Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, and Ian Stewart. The Rolling Stones were at the forefront of the British invasion of bands that became popular in the US in 1964, and identified with the … Read more
The Peace Corps
President John F. Kennedy issues an executive order establishing the Peace Corps. The Corps, a volunteer program run by the U.S. government, works with abroad with governments, schools, non-profit organizations, and entrepreneurs in education, business, information technology, agriculture, and the environment. Volunteers are American citizens, typically under 30 with a college degree, who enroll for a two … Read more
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, commonly known as JFK, was born in Brookline, MA on May 29, 1917. He served in the Navy, and then continued his family’s political legacy by becoming a US Congressman and Senator. He defeated incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon in the 1960 presidential election to become the 35th President of the United … Read more