The hippies were a main part of the social aspect of this decade. If you were a freethinking individual who did many mind-altering drugs then you might have been considered a Hippie. Hippies also made up the biggest social protest of this decade. They rejected traditional society The Hippies movement was closely tied to the anti-war movement. Hippies wanted to express their individuality and they did so by refusing the use of modern machines, as they preferred to do various things by hand. They made things such as necklaces, bracelets, hats, socks, and many other articles of clothing. With Hippies being freethinking, they thought their parents generation was self centered, and didn't care about the welfare of the many coming generations. With Hippies being closely related with drugs and alcohol. Many of them smoked marijuana. And many of them took psychedelic drugs, which expanded the mind. These types of dugs helped create a special type of music called "Acid Rock". I can't begin to even to tell you how many aspects of life drugs change. Things are to

Overall the sixties were a psychedelic trip of the mind for some and a hardship for others. Some lived free and some lived in war, but we made it through them some are still here to tell the stories.

The one thing in the sixties that I particularly liked the most was the cars. Some of the best cars were made in this century. Cars like the Pontiac GTO, Chevy Camaro and Chevelle, the Ford mustang and other great muscle cars. Although cars most of these cars sucked down gas like a dry sponge sucks up water they were still some of the greatest cars ever made. They were the best of American engineering. Since these cars had stopped being produced the American car engineering industry went downhill.

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963 by the accused sniper Lee Harvey Oswald. Jack Ruby killed Oswald. On March 14, 1964 Ruby was then sentenced to death for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. His conviction was reversed on Oct. 4, 1966. Ruby died on Jan. 3, 1967 before his second trial.

Russian relations worsened when U.S spy planes discovered Missiles in Cuba. The Soviets had set up missile sites in Cuba that were able to strike targets in U.S. with nuclear warheads. As the political climate grew more tense between the two super powers SAC moved to DEFCON III and had two B52s on airborne alert. SAC later moved to DEFCON II and maintained the B52s on alert along with other bombers from other SAC wings were ready to strike targets within the Soviet Union. This crisis almost started World War III.

The political aspect of the 60's was very wild. The Americans were involved in the Vietnam War as many young men were being forced into the war through the draft. Many of these young men burned their draft slips and some fled to Canada. Those who fled to were unable to return to the U.S. After the assassination of John F. Kennedy, President Lyndon Johnson assumed power quickly. In 1965 President Johnson shifted the U.S. role in Vietnam from an advisory role to a combat one. This was widely accepted, but questioned by some. In 1966 these doubts became more widespread to civil rights leaders and even the general public. Despite all the pressure, the Americans still lacked a solution to the conflict at hand. In 1964, President Johnson urged for a way out. As we failed to set

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