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1960-1980, the twentieth century, Jennifer A. Bussey, book editor

Label
1960-1980, the twentieth century, Jennifer A. Bussey, book editor
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-168) and index
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
1960-1980
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
52377641
Responsibility statement
Jennifer A. Bussey, book editor
Series statement
Events that changed the world series
Sub title
the twentieth century
Table of contents
Event 1: FDA approves birth control pill; May 1960 -- Event 2: Bay of Pigs invasion; April 17, 1961 -- Event 3: Berlin Wall is built; August 13, 1961 -- Event 4: Publication of Rachel Carson's Silent spring; 1962 -- Event 5: John F. Kennedy is assassinated; November 22, 1963 -- Event 6: Beatles appear on the Ed Sullivan show; February 9, 1964 -- Event 7: Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated; April 4, 1968 -- Event 8: Americans land on the moon; July 20, 1969 -- Event 9: Roe v. Wade legalizes abortion in all fifty states; January 22, 1973 -- Event 10: President Richard Nixon resigns; August 8, 1974 -- Event 11: Fall of Saigon; April 29, 1975