plunged America into the slough of despond. While not intentionally exploiting this situation‚ the exuberant optimism of the Beatles and their record’s joyous energy granted cathartic release to the grieving nation; this helped set the scene for Beatlemania. The Beatles also played a key role in establishing personal freedom which is one of the attributes of the rising counterculture. Driven by the goal to redefine social mores‚ the proponents of the growing counterculture‚ American youths found in
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Beatles managed to cut across entire generations through their music. They hailed from Liverpool England. This is the most revered rock band in the world and is remembered as the most influential act of the rock era. The Beatles band was formed in 1960 and it comprised of four members namely John Lennon‚ George Harrison‚ Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney. This paper will explore the effects the Beatles had on the United States of America. The Beatles first performed in the United States on February
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The early 1960s was a sad time in history for America with the assassination of President John Kennedy and Americans needed something to brighten their lives (Spitz 449). It was the Beatles who came to their rescue. In preparation for their appearance‚ the CBS Television
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Renewal” Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka‚ 1954 Plessy v. Ferguson‚ 1896 “With all deliberate speed” “Massive Resistance” Rosa Parks SCLC Jackie Robinson Federal Highway Act‚ 1956 Army-McCarthy Hearings Dixiecrats 1960’s Televised presidential Debates‚ 1960 New Frontier Peace Corps “The Kennedy Round” Lee Harvey Oswald Warren Commission Report Kennedy Legacy The Great Society Senator Barry Goldwater Medicare and Medicaid Office of Economic Opportunity Head Start Food Stamps
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The legacy of the sixties has been definitely very important for the development of society and culture in what is commonly called ‘civilized countries‚’ The sixties were in many respects revolutionary. The changes affected not only the civilized countries (especially Europe and the USA) but also less developed states (in Africa and South America). Let us‚ however‚ concentrate on the former. As has been said‚ the late fifties and the sixties brought about changes in society that were very widespread
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Intro- Imagine that you are one of the millions of Americans who watched the Beatles for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show. It was February 9th‚ 1964‚ and according to The Music Trades from February 4th 2014‚ nearly 73 million Americans were watching the Beatles on the Ed sullivan show- this accounted for nearly 40 percent of the entire population. Central Idea- Today I would like to show you all how The Beatles became one of the most popular bands in history‚ the impacts they have had on the
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of the time. Their early music had an infectious and melodic cheer to it‚ and this style was similar to the early Beatles’ music. The Hollies created a music style that included three-part harmonies‚ ringing guitars‚ and hook-happy material. In the 1960s‚ they made the top 20 about 20 times on the U.K. charts‚ but the Hollies didn’t make the top 40 in America until early 1966‚ where they had 20 chart-topping songs (source). In January 1966‚ The Hollies had their first U.S. hit record that reached at
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She had a kid from a recent marriage that they raised together. His name was Julian. During the Beatlemania Cynthia was forced to keep a low profile. They divorced in 1968. Before they got divorced people lost interest in Beatlemania in 1966 when they were accused of subbing the presidential family. The member’s lives were in danger. Lennon also had a remark that the band was “more popular than Jesus now” (John Lennon
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From the 1960’s (when it originated) to present day‚ Star Trek has represented what our culture strives to achieve. The show was boldly going where no man has gone before‚ and America was too. Part of the “American spirit” is to tackle momentous issues and improve upon the things we already have solved. In the 1960’s we dove into the Space Race and now we have breakthroughs in chemotherapy that has increased the 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer patients from 16% to 27% (and that percentage
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Beatles: Impact On Rock N’ Roll Perhaps music can be considered to be one of the most universal things in the world. Notably‚ music since the 1960s have been greatly shaped by one of the most monumental music figures in the history of the world‚ The Beatles. Before the Beatles became a prominent figure in music‚ the most popular genres of music were all forms of jazz. The Beatles alone were the main influence in bringing rock n’ roll in the music spotlight and still continue to do
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