The Sixties dominated by the Vietnam War, Civil Rights Protests, the 60s also saw the assassinations of US President John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Cuban Missile Crisis, and finally ended on a good note when the first man is landed on the moon. Source: thepeoplehistory.com/1960s.html
1968 World News
1968 Events This website includes a month-by-month timeline for 1968 World Events.
1968 Important Events in the World This site give information on each event covered.
the People History Website This site covers -- What Happened in 1968 Important News and Events, Key Technology and Popular Culture.
1968 in Pictures This site is very interesting. It has lots of World Event pictures.
Corning News 1968
"The Corning Royals were a minor league baseball team located in Corning, New York. The team played in the New York–Penn League. Their home stadium was Corning Memorial Stadium.
In contrast to most other New York–Penn teams, the Corning franchise never developed its own brand or identity, always naming itself after its parent club; even in the one year the team had no major league affiliation, instead of establishing a name for itself, it simply referred to itself as the Independents.
History
The team was first founded in 1951 as the Corning Athletics or Corning A's as an affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1953 the team had no major league affiliation and was called the Corning Independents. However the team began and affiliation with the Boston Red Sox and were known as the Corning Red Sox each year until 1960, with the exception of 1959, when they were named the Corning Cor-Sox.
The team then went inactive until 1968 when the city became an affiliate of the expansion Kansas City Royals, and was named the Corning Royals before folding again in 1969."
To provide an estimate of inflation we have given a guide to the value of $100 US Dollars for the first year in the decade to the equivalent in today's money. If you have $100 Converted from 1960 to 2005 it would be equivalent to $679.09 today.
In 1960 a new house cost $12,700.00 and by 1969 was $15,500.00
In 1960 the average income per year was $5,315.00 and by 1969 was $8,540.00
In 1960 a gallon of gas was 25 cents and by 1969 was 35 cents
In 1960 the average cost of new car was $2,600.00 and by 1969 was $3,270.00
The 1960s was one of the most dramatic and controversial decades in American history.
In the 1960s popular music began to diversify and more sub-genres emerged as the worlds of R&B and Rock 'n' Roll became more profitable.
It became easier to classify types of music in a very specific way with psychedelic, surf, folk, roots, hard rock, Motown, Appellate, all becoming recognizable in their distinctiveness. Music became a huge influence on the younger generation and was used to define the lifestyles of rockers, hippies, and protesters. The music of the time often reflected the changing social norms of the decade like the fight for civil rights for minorities and women and the anti-war movement. The British Invasion also made its mark with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones as two of the most popular bands emerging from the decade, gaining worldwide notoriety and popularity that has lasted up to the present.
To provide an estimate of inflation we have given a guide to the value of $100 US Dollars for the first year in the decade to the equivalent in today's money. If you have $100 Converted from 1960 to 2005 it would be equivalent to $679.09.
In 1960 a new house cost $12,700.00 and by 1969 was $15,500.00
In 1960 the average income per year was $5,315.00 and by 1969 was $8,540.00
In 1960 a gallon of gas was 25 cents and by 1969 was 35 cents
In 1960 the average cost of new car was $2,600.00 and by 1969 was $3,270.00
A few more prices from the 60's and how much things cost:
Volkswagen beetle $1,769
Ford Mustang 2 door hardtop $2368
From Car Prices in the 60's
Misses Swinging Shifts Skirts $5.00
Oxford men's Shoes $12.95
1960 Men's Pocket Watch $9.44
Automatic Can Opener $8.88
Automatic Electric Blanket $9.94
Oranges 89 cents for 2 dozen
Oven ready Turkeys 39 cents per pound From Price of Food 60's
The above snacks all debuted during the decade, and fast food came into its own with McDonald's.
New kid-friendly breakfast cereals abounded, like Froot Loops, Honeycomb, Cap'n Crunch, and Lucky Charms.
Source: thedailymeal.com
Sports in 1960s
Professional football became the most popular American sport in the 1960s, surpassing baseball in attendance and in television viewership.
Source: Sports in 1964
Source: Sports by Season
Sports were growing in popularity across the board. But one major event stands out more than any other — which turns out to be the most popular sporting event in the US — the first NFL Super Bowl was played in January 1967. This site gives a lot of information about the 1960s as well as 1964.
1960s Sports: History, Facts, MVPs & Champions
Fashion in 1960 thru 1969 [with pictures]
1960s fashion was bi-polar in just about every way.
Bright, swirling colors. Psychedelic, tie-dye shirts and long hair and beards.
Woman wore unbelievably short skirts and men wore tunics and capes.
Source: 1960s Look and History
