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Music in the 1960s was a reflection of the events that were going on during that time. It was a time of rebellion and counter culture. During this time teenagers and younger people were questioning everything. The British Invasion was a movement during the 60s where several bands from the United Kingdom were catching the amusement of Americans. Among these bands were the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Animals, and the Beatles. The Beatles were the most popular of the groups that were from the UK. In the band were the lead guitarist- George Harrison, the rhythm guitarist- John Lennon, the bass guitarist- Paul McCartney, and the drummer- Ringo Starr. The Beatles made their debut on Sunday, February 9 of 1964 on the Ed Sullivan show where they had over 73 million viewers. Bob Dylan was another great artist of the 1960s, although he was different from the Beatles. Instead of the rock n roll music like the Beatles Bob Dylan performed folk music. In the 60s Bob Dylan unofficially became the spokesperson for the counter-culture movement. He was also one of the performers at the March on Washington event and the speech by Martin Luther King Jr. The Temptations were a male vocal group during the 1960s. They were the most consistently successful commercial group of the 60s. The Temptations consisted of Otis Williams, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards, and Melvin Franklin.

1 9 6 0 s , A D Apollo 11 Space Mission The Apollo 11 mission was the eleventh in a series of flights using Apollo flight hardware and was the first lunar landing of the Apollo Program. The purpose of this mission was to perform a manned lunar landing and return safely to Earth. This mission started at the Kennedy Space Center at 8:32 a.m. EST on July 16, 1969, when a 363 foot tall Apollo 11 space vehicle was launched. The crew running this space craft consisted of three people. They were Neil A. Armstrong (Commander), Michael Collins (Command Module Pilot), and Buzz Aldrin (Lunar Module Pilot). They also had a backup crew which consisted of James A. Lovell (commander), William A. Anders (command module pilot), and Fred W. Haise (lunar module pilot). These men were part of a big mission. This crew accomplished many things from be- ing the first to land on the moon to being the first to walk on the moon. The first person to walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong, and second was Buzz Aldrin. Some science experiments done on this mission were The Soil Mechanics Investigation, The Solar Wind Composition Experiment,

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The Story of Rob Kennedy

Two in the Navy reserves. After being discharged The assassination of Senator Robert in May of 1946, Mr. Kennedy entered Bobby Kennedy, brother of former Harvard University in Cambridge, president John F. Kennedy was one of Massachusetts as a junior. Playing football the most historic events of the 1960s. there, he earned a varsity letter. He even Robert Kennedy was projected to be the scored a touchdown in the heated rivalry next president of the United States, before game against fellow ivy-league university being assassinated on the campaign trail Yale with a broken arm and cast. in 1968. After graduating from Harvard, Born the 7th child of the esteemed Mr. Kennedy attended the University of Joseph and Rose Kennedy on the 20th of Virginia, entering school for his law degree November in 1925, the family had made a from in 1948. In 1950, he married Ethel huge fortune as successful businessmen. Skakel. In 1951, he finished his education After completing high school in New York by graduating with his law degree. In and Europe, he served in World War 1952, Bob helped his brothers successful

senate campaign. This experience set the roots for his political career. After the 1960 presidential elections, John F. Kennedy controversially chose his brother, Bob Kennedy as Attorney General. He continued this position for the next four years, until 1964. He was later elected into the US senator, winning the seat for the state of New York. He beat the incumbent Republican in the election of 1964. In 1968 presidential elections, Senator Kennedy was running to be the democrat. After a crucial victory in the California primary on June 4, Kennedy left the ballroom where he was giving his victory speech.

In the early hours of June 5th, he was shot in the kitchen of the hotel, getting ready to exit. He was murdered by the Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan with the use of a .22 caliber gun. Mr. Kennedy died later that morning after being rushed to the hospital.