
Read the descriptions under each link to decide which site will have the best information on your topic.
The Vietnam War
http://www.multied.com/Vietnam/
This
overview of the Vietnam War includes dates, photos, and the history of
the war.
http://www.illyria.com/vnwomen.html
Learn
about these brave women who served in the war.
Civil Rights (Voting rights, Martin Luther King, etc.)
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/
Click
here for information on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King - includes
information about his papers, speeches, sermons, etc.
http://www.mecca.org/~crights/cyber.html
Visit the Nation Civil Rights Museum's virtual tour.
http://www.wmich.edu/politics/mlk/
Learn about the Civil Rights Movement.
Space Exploration
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/ap11ann/introduction.htm
This
site contains information about the first walk on the moon.
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/history.htm
Explore
the history of space exploration.
Art & Entertainment/Music of Change (Star Trek, Beatles, etc.)
http://www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/decade60.html
Browse
various forms of 1960s art and entertainment.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/print?eu=14137
Learn
about the Beatles and the British Invasion.
http://www.bbhq.com/prices.htm
What did things cost?
http://www.bbhq.com/bomrtv1.htm
What was on television?
http://www.bbhq.com/woodstok.htm
What was Woodstock?
Johnson's War on Poverty
http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/aae/side/waronp.html
Find
out why Johnson called for a war against poverty.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1964johnson-warpoverty.html
Browse
through Johnson's 1964 poverty speech.
Sports (Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle, the first Superbowl, etc.)
http://www.ndrogermaris.com/
Who
is Roger Maris?
http://www.mickeymantle.org/
Who
is Mickey Mantle?
http://www.superbowl.com/history
When was the first Superbowl played?
Communications Inventions (satellite, computer chip, laser, etc.)
http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/toc.asp?s=Satellites
Want
information on satellites?
http://www.greatachievements.org/greatachievements/ga_18_1.html
Click
here to learn about the first laser?
http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/articles/generations.htm
Who
invented the computer chip?
Cars
http://fly.hiwaay.net/~dknight/mustang/history.html
Have
you even seen a 1960s Mustang?
http://community.webshots.com/album/954744
This
site contains photos and descriptions of popular 1960s cars.
The Mod Look/Style in the Sixties
http://www.bbhq.com/fashion.htm
Check
out the styles of the sixties.
http://www.fashiondig.com/gallery_mod.htm
Learn
more about the mod look.
The Kennedy Brothers
http://www.cs.umb.edu/jfklibrary/jfk_biography.html
Who
are the Kennedys?
http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/home.htm
Explore
facts about the assassination of J.F.K.
Demonstrations/Protests
http://www.soe.umich.edu/geninfo/about/slide10.html
This
site gives a brief description of protests and has several photos.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/timeline/07sitin.htm
Learn
about the famous North Carolina Woolworth's lunch counter protest.
The Peace Corps
http://peacecorps.com/about/index.html
Want
to join the Peace Corps?