Discovering Anomalies
The 60s brought about new traditional values, some unprecedented by the generation before it. The span of a generation is generally considered to be about 30 years. It is conceivable that people in a society will have a sense of shared values, culture traits and preferences derived from shared Continue reading “The Death of an Era”
Humans in space orbiting the earth was beyond the imagination in the 1960s. It would take all those involved working with a common purpose, with a knowing of the difficulties they might face, yet remain dedicated, so that mankind might somehow prosper from the endeavor. It would take the American spirit, along with a bit of German ingenuity.
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In 1960 the United States decides to send 3,500 U.S. troops to Vietnam and in the years to follow, it became an era dominated by war. The Vietnam conflict was as a divisive of a conflict for the U.S. as was the civil war. It began Continue reading “Within A Nation Torn”
Another dominate factor in American culture in the Vietnam War era of the 60s was the education among young adults.
A Turn-a-Key Point in American Culture Continue reading “Within a Nation Torn – Part Two”
On a farther side of the war conflict in 1960s, were the families of children who had been born with disabilities. It was standard practice to advise parents to institutionalize their children born with abnormalities from birth. Continue reading “Within A Nation Torn – Part Three”