This page is dedicated to the era in which we grew up, the
SIXTIES.
So, come on, take a stroll down Memory Lane....
The SIXTIES were exciting times, revolution, turbulance, gay liberation, sexual freedom, and great social and technological change.
Sixties Keywords;
Yorkville, The Bagel King, hippies, flower power, Betty Jane Shoes, bellbottoms, Topps Toy Town, mini-skirts, psychedelic, groovy, Nixon, Vietnam, Black Panthers, Beatles, Ed Sullivan, Stop Spadina, Monte Carlo (Mama's) Pizza.
Sixties Highlights;
1965 - color TV
1967 - the first heart transplant
1968 - Forest Hill Village Amalgamates with the City of Toronto.
1968 - Assassination of Martin Luther King
1969 - Ontario Science Center opens
1969 - Manson cult murders, Apollo 11; first man on the moon, Chappaquiddick, Woodstock, first Penthouse publication,
1969 - Academy Award for Midnight Cowboy, cult movie; Easy Rider, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
1969 - TV debuts of Batman, Marcus Welby, The Brady Bunch and Sesame Street. Smoking ads banned.
Music of the Sixties;
The music of the times included, Hendrix, The Grateful Dead, The Jefferson Airplane, The Beatles and Peter, Paul and Mary.
Although Elvis was still the rock 'n roll King A group of Beatles four entered the scene From England they crossed the mighty seas Singing "The Yellow Submarine."
We learned how to do the Twist It was a dance we did without a strain And then Chubby Checkers appeared once more And said, "Let's Do The Twist Again!"
Here is a sampling of tunes for your listening pleasure.
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