The 1960s (pronounced "nineteen-sixties") was a decade tha tbeganon 1 January 1960, and endedon 31 December 1969. Theterm "1960s" alsorefers to an era more oftencalledthe Sixties, denotingthecomplex of inter-related cultural and political trends around the...
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The 1960s (pronounced "nineteen-sixties") was a decade tha tbeganon 1 January 1960, and endedon 31 December 1969. Theterm "1960s" alsorefers to an era more oftencalledthe Sixties, denotingthecomplex of inter-related cultural and political trends around the globe. This "cultural decade" is more loosely defined than the actual decade, beginning around 1963 with the Kennedy assassination and ending around 1974 withthe Watergat escandal. "TheSixties", as they are known in both scholarship and popular culture, is a termused by historians, journalists, and other objective academics; in some cases nostalgically to describe the counterculture and revolution in social normsaboutclothing, music, drugs, dress, sexuality, formalities, and schooling; and in otherspejoratively to denouncethedecade as one of irresponsibleexcess, flamboyance, and decay of social order. Thedecadewasalsolabeledthe Swinging Sixties because of the fal lor relaxation of social taboos especially relating to racism and sexis
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