What were the big things that happened during and after the '60s?

To cite only a few movement rights civil rights of women, went to the moon, cures and treatments for diseases that have been found, cities have been modernized technology, more advanced better education, communication becomes easier, we have begun to question our government also stereotypes have begun to break and people have learned to accept other races, religions and cultures, more than ever, computers and the Internet have been invented, air travel became more affordable. So, why people say that things were better before the '60s?

We have also detained an unjust war! The music was the best deal, and enthusiasm and optimism that we feel can not be expressed in words – there was a wonderful feeling that humanity would finally realize its potential, both individually and collectively. No, he does not quite there, but it was something to live. There is a saying: "If you remember the 60s, who have not experienced but I was right in the center of everything and I agreement of the best parts. Unfortunately, we have taken a wrong turn somewhere …

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Frances Densmore, US anthropologist Photo Mugs Frances Densmore (left, 1867-1957), US ethnologist, using a phonograph (left) to record the voice and stories of Mountain Chief, a Native American from the Piegan tribe. Densmores speciality was ethnomusicology, recording the sounds and use of music in Native American culture in the early years of the 20th century. The Piegan tribe are part of the Blackfoot Confederacy of tribes, and live in Monta…

American Experience: The Great Transatlantic Cable $14.73 The hope for a transatlantic telegraph cable was stirred by Samuel Morse as early as 1840, but not until American businessman Cyrus Field placed his financial muscle behind the project did the difficult undertaking reach its successful completion, bridging Ireland with Newfoundland, in 1866. This compelling documentary from the “American Experience” series provides an entertaining history of the c…

The Drew Carey Project: Volume 1 $2.67 Ever think that the government doesn’t know best? Can the news media always be counted on to get the story straight? Drew Carey hosts four teaching videos that challenge some commonly held assumptions. 1.) Traffic Gridlock highlights innovative private-sector solutions to the problem of traffic congestion. How does a speedy trip on the “Drew Carey Freeway” sound? How about a helicopter ride to …

Everyone’s Space $7.91 Host Scott Bakula (of Star Trek and Quantum Leap) shows how competition drives innovation-even in space exploration. In the 1960s, the intense rivalry between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. fueled the Space Race, culminating in Neil Armstrong’s “giant leap” in 1969. The near future seemed to hold great promise for commercial space flight and space tourism. But in the intervening years, NASA’s accomplis…