1965 Snapshot
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The Vibe
Pop Culture
Hippie Movement
Slang
"Bummed out"
Price Check
Gas: $0.31
Notable Deaths
Malcolm X, Winston Churchill, Nat King Cole
Music & Style
Folk Rock
World Affairs
Voting Rights Act
Indo-Pakistani War
Yearly Summary
- Global Events: The Voting Rights Act is signed. Malcolm X is assassinated. The first US combat troops arrive in Vietnam. The 'Great Northeast Blackout' leaves 30 million people in the dark.
- Culture & Mood: The folk-rock revolution begins as Bob Dylan 'goes electric.' The counter-culture movement starts to coalesce in San Francisco.
- Fashion & Slang: Go-go boots and paisley prints. If you're annoyed, you're 'Bummed out.'
- Fun Fact: The Astrodome opens in Houston as the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium—dubbed the 'Eighth Wonder of the World.'