Chapter 1

The tube takes over the living room

Chapter 2

The beat that shook the floorboards

Chapter 3

Celluloid rules are broken

Chapter 4

Pages, play, and a changing world

Ch 4 · Pages, play, and a changing world
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Quiz

Which boxer won gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics under his birth name, Cassius Clay?

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What drawing toy, introduced in 1960, used aluminum powder and a stylus to create art?

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Sixty's Little Flipbook
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schopenhauer Flip the pages to discover the iconic music, movies, and pop culture of 1960.

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schopenhauer Abebe Bikila ran barefoot to win an Olympic marathon gold medal

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Running barefoot to Olympic gold

schopenhauer Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila made history by winning the Olympic marathon without shoes.

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Which country did barefoot marathon runner Abebe Bikila represent at the 1960 Olympics?

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Which iconic sci-fi novel by Walter M. Miller Jr., set in a post-apocalyptic monastery, was published in 1960?

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Mockingbird pages turn (oh-oh!) / While the Fantasticks play (tonight!)

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schopenhauer African writers and artists reclaiming their identity through literature

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Voices of a free continent

schopenhauer Seventeen African nations gained independence in 1960, sparking a massive cultural renaissance.

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Quiz

How many unique words did Dr. Seuss use to write Green Eggs and Ham in 1960?

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Who wrote the 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird?

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Fun Fact

Barefoot champion: Abebe Bikila bought new shoes for the 1960 Rome Olympics, but they gave him blisters, so he chose to run barefoot instead.

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schopenhauer Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham to win a bet

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What historical nickname was given to 1960 due to seventeen nations gaining independence?

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Which French philosopher published the influential 'Critique of Dialectical Reason' in 1960?

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Gossip

Which Dr. Seuss book is the best?

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