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‘82 Views and Grooves

Hello 2020!!.. Seems like a good time to look back. So, let’s go back to when, for all intents and purposes, for us the world began. 1960. Many Americans believed that they were standing on the edge of a golden age with the election of a young and charismatic president, John F. Kennedy. The years that followed were known as the Six- ties. It was a decade that seems to have started in black and white and ended in an explosion of color. It was a time of change in every aspect of society from music to politics. And, while most of were more concerned with starting kindergarten and joining cub scouts, we were not oblivious to the British invasion, the space race and the up- heaval in the world of fashion. Many historians consider the 60s as a very significant, landmark moment in the country’s history. Well, I think we can all agree that it certainly was for us. Happy BIG birthday to all this year! #60sbabiesturning60

(David Andryc 1965) 1960

• Democrat John F. Kennedy wins the U.S. Presidential Election after defeating Republican Richard Nixon. • 18 year old Cassius Clay takes gold in Olympic boxing (Rome) beginning one of the most iconic careers in sports history. • Togo, Cote D'Ivoire, Chad, Benin, Mauritania, Senegal, and the Central African Republic gain independence from France. • The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is created. • The United States decides to send 3,500 U.S. troops to Vietnam. • Originally broadcast on ABC from Sept 30, 1960 until April 1, 1966, The Flintstones was the first animated series to hold a prime time slot. • A new home cost approximately $12,700. • To Kill a Mockingbird is published. • Popular movies include Ben Hur and Psycho.

Famous birthdays include: Antonio Banderas, Hugh Grant, Bono, , , John F. Kennedy, Jr., , John Elway, Scott Baio, , David Duchovny, Nigella Law- son, Prince Andrew, Tony Robbins, , Amy Grant….and the majority of the Dartmouth Class of 1982 (Vilda Sam Laurin III, above with father)

1961 • Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person in space. One month later, Alan Shepard becomes the first American. • The Bay of Pigs is an unsuccessful US backed operation to over throw Fidel Castro in Cuba. • Construction of the Berlin Wall begins. • Bob Dylan makes his first public performance. • show premiers. • Kenneth “Ken” Carson is introduced as a boyfriend for Barbie. • A first class stamp is 4 cents.

Alex Blumrosen with his older broth- er; Mark Bunker with twin brother at Storyland; Rachel Bettencort and her mom; Rick Bercuvitz on the right. 1962

• The Cuban Missile Crisis has the world on edge of another World War as the US and USSR come close to launching nuclear attacks. • Spider-Man makes his debut in the Amazing Fantasy #15 comic. • Sam Walton opens his first Wal-Mart store in Arkansas. • Marilyn Monroe dies. • Rod Laver wins his first grand slam. • Wilt Chamberlain sets the single game scoring record in the NBA by scoring 100 points for the Philly Warriors over the NY Knicks. • Jack Niklaus beats Arnold Palmer at the US Open to win his first major tournament. • Heeeeer’s Johnny starts off the Tonight Show.

Christmas 1962: Bob Lee holding Cedric the Sea Monster; Gwen- dolyn Richter with her older sister and Santa; Cindy Willett Sher- wood with her older sister and new dog, Fluffy; Tee Lotson with the latest in televisions and cars. 1963

• President John F. Kennedy is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. • Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his “I Have a Dream” speech. • Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers is assassinated at his home. • Julia Child premiers the French Chef. • The BBC broadcasts the first episode of “.” • Beverly Hillbillies is the top rated TV show in the United States. • The US begins to use zip codes. • Tab is introduced for those wanting to keep a “tab” on their weight.

Yisreal Rosenberg wears his food; Frequent Flyer Matt Norton at the airport; Steve Whiteley holding the hand of father, John ‘58; Richard Schwartz on his mother’s lap in upstate NY; Peter Folger at a bike rodeo with his sister; Lita Remsen on a “bear hunt” with dad, Richard ‘42. 1964

• President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. • wins the Academy Award for "Best Actor" becoming the first black actor to win that honor. • Beatles invade America. • Cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston in a major upset to win boxing’s Heavyweight Championship • In the basement of College Hall at Dartmouth College, Prof. John Kemeny and a student programmer simultaneously type RUN on neighboring terminals and BASIC is born. • The Ford Motor Company begins to produce and sell the Ford Mustang. • and wed. For the first time.

Kate Ringe Welch enjoying the swinging 60s; Bill Ragan sporting the plaid; Dan Gilman riding rawhide; Mark Cormi- er with his younger sister.

1965 • The Voting Rights Act is signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. • Soviet Cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov becomes the first person to perform a space walk. • Martin Luther King, Jr. leads a peaceful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery. • The world’s first indoor air-conditioned football stadium, the Astrodome, is built in Houston. • Mary Quant designs the mini-skirt in London and it becomes a fashion craze.

Corinne Heyes is tutu cute; Maya Ohl Ro- driquez at kindergarten Friends Academy; Beth Nachison with Picasso’s Goat; Mary Conway in the middle; Timmie Geibel makes the news; Stephen Hathcock is seriously styling; Winky Stearns Hussey terrorizing brother, Tony ‘86.

1966

• The first episode of the popular television show "Star Trek" airs. • The Soviet Union's Luna 9 unmanned spacecraft lands on the Moon. • Indira Gandhi becomes the first female Prime Minister of India. • The Uniform Time Act became law mandating Daylight Savings Time to run from April to October. • How the Grinch Stole Christmas debuts on CBS. • Twister is introduced.

Dana Burroughs Klinges protecting her bonnet; Sarah Melcher rocking out a Beatles tune with her brother; Peter Moran at the skiway (looking at Smart Mtn); Landis Arnold, with the pistol, at Grandma Helen’s farm. 1967

• publishes its first magazine issue. • The Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs play against each other in the first Su- per Bowl, with the Packers winning 35 to 10. • South African doctor Christiaan Barnard completes the first heart transplant operation. • Thurgood Marshall is appointed to the Supreme Court. • Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Beaulieu. • The Jungle Book is released into theaters, so is The Graduate.

Laura Chesnut Eakins (above hold- ing sis); Linda DeRenzo and older sisters at Easter in Rome; Sarah Lilja wearing the future long before it thought girls could go (thanks, Dad ‘56); from Glenn Grube: “Thanks to JFK and NASA, the space race was on our minds. In 1967, at Packanack Lake Elementary in Wayne, NJ , I was selected (naturally!) to portray John Glenn in a school assembly. While I don’t remember my speech, I do remem- ber standing on the stage and hop- ing I had the right stuff to face the audience.” 1968 • Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in April. • Robert Kennedy is assassinated in June. • Richard Nixon wins the United States presidential election. • The first manned Apollo mission, Apollo 7, is launched by NASA. • Yale University admits women. • Top movies includes 2001 A Space Odyssey. • The lava lamp is patented.

Catherine Boyle with the latest in smock dresses; Seth Swirsky plays the newly re- leased hit “Hey Jude” to his entire elemen- tary school; John Cavanaugh and cous- ins; Lee Apgar with his younger brothers straight out of Ando- ver. • Apollo 11 is the first manned mission to the Moon. 1969 • The Brady Bunch is first aired on American television. • The Woodstock Music and Art Fair is held at Max Yas- gur’s farm near Bethel, NY August 15th– 18th. • The New York Mets win the World Series. • Sesame Street is first aired in November.

“Where were you on July 20, 1969? I was at basketball camp at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, GA” Bob Lee

From Dan Gualin: I was a pretty good Cub Scout and my Mom was a great Den Mother. She wasn't too crafty so we did field trips to local business- es. One of the dads worked for the phone company and we toured the Chuck ‘57, Charlie Winslow ‘82, switching station. I'm on the left Jon ‘87, Sam ‘92, and NaN S ‘58; proud of my 2nd place showing, I Laura Dobbin with brother and think we had a couple of dozen kids in cat; Drea Thorne with spot on our pack. Pretty sure my Mom has pants. the trophy somewhere in our attic. Dartmouth College NONPROFIT BLUNT ALUMNI CENTER U.S. POSTAGE PAID HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03755-3590 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

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Carol Davis (right) in the death seat...with Leslie Dahl ‘85 Newsletter Editor [email protected]