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Meanwhile, American forces in Europe, neglected during the Vietnam War, were expected to face the increasingly powerful Warsaw Pact with 1950s-era weaponry. The US military faced a sort of psychological crisis in the aftermath of Vietnam and the ending of the draft, with low morale, racial tensions, and drug use.
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 ...
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Obsolete technology Replacement Still used for Bathing machine: No longer required due to changing social standards of morality Hourglass: Clock: Tasks where a fixed amount of time can be measured with a low-tech solution: Exposure time tracker in saunas (where electronics might be damaged by the heat or ultraviolet light); retro kitchen timers, board games, other short-term timers.
4. Jell-O Pudding Pops. Once a beloved treat of the 70s and 80s, Pudding Pops were a freezer aisle favorite that blended the creamy texture of pudding with the chill of a popsicle.
Disco Era Redux. Everybody remembers the big things of the ’70s: Disco balls, bell-bottoms, inflation (which is back in fashion). But it’s the random items of everyday life that are memory ...
The American Indian Movement (or AIM) is a Native American grassroots movement that was founded in July 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [90] A.I.M. was initially formed in urban areas to address systemic issues of poverty and police brutality against Native Americans. [91]
Released in the early ’70s to coincide with the movie “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” Wonka Bars weren’t exactly a runaway hit: Made by candy newbie Quaker, they often melted during ...