Sixties
Woodstock's defining era
The sixties refers to the decade from 1960 to 1969, or to years numbered 60–69 in any century.
When capitalized and used alone, the Sixties almost always means the 1960s—a decade associated with countercultural movements, civil rights struggles, and social upheaval.
Someone's sixties are their years of age from 60 to 69: She's in her sixties.
Temperatures or other measurements in the sixties fall within that range.
Countercultural youth of the sixties
- WoodstockLandmark 1969 music festival
- flower powerNonviolent resistance ideology
- Summer of Love1967 counterculture convergence
- Haight-AshburyCounterculture crossroads in San Francisco
psychedelia · communes · free love · Timothy Leary · peace movement · counterculture · LSD · love-ins
Civil rights movement leader
- integrationCombining into a whole
- segregationForced separation by group
- sit-insStationary protest tactics
- Freedom RidersBus-borne civil rights activists
Malcolm X · Selma · March on Washington · Civil Rights Act · Voting Rights Act · Black Power · Jim Crow · Rosa Parks
35th president's monogram
- Kennedy assassinationPresidential murder, 1963
- Vietnam WarCold-era Indochina military engagement
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- Cuban Missile Crisis1962 US-Soviet nuclear standoff
LBJ · Nixon · Bay of Pigs · Great Society · antiwar protests · assassination · RFK · draft
Iconic sixties rock quartet
- Rolling StonesJagger's legendary rock group
- MotownDetroit's soulful moniker
- British InvasionSixties UK music takeover
- SupremesTop court judges, slangily
Bob Dylan · Jimi Hendrix · Beach Boys · folk rock · psychedelic rock · soul · Janis Joplin · Aretha Franklin
Very brief skirt
- go-go bootsKnee-high heeled boots
- modSoftware tweak or admin
- tie-dyeBound-fabric coloring technique
- bell-bottomsFlared-leg trousers
Twiggy · Mary Quant · beehive · pillbox hat · Nehru jacket · shift dress · Carnaby Street · headbands
Higher in rank
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- MedicareFederal senior health program
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- elderlyAdvanced in age
grandmother · grandfather · aging · AARP · golden years · retiree · senior citizen · senior discount
hippies
Countercultural youth of the sixties
- WoodstockLandmark 1969 music festival
- flower powerNonviolent resistance ideology
- Summer of Love1967 counterculture convergence
Haight-Ashbury · psychedelia · communes · free love · Timothy Leary · peace movement · counterculture · LSD · love-ins · antiwar
Martin Luther King
Civil rights movement leader
- integrationCombining into a whole
- segregationForced separation by group
- sit-insStationary protest tactics
Malcolm X · Freedom Riders · Selma · March on Washington · Civil Rights Act · Voting Rights Act · Black Power · Jim Crow · Rosa Parks · NAACP
JFK
35th president's monogram
- Kennedy assassinationPresidential murder, 1963
- Vietnam WarCold-era Indochina military engagement
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
Cuban Missile Crisis · LBJ · Nixon · Bay of Pigs · Great Society · antiwar protests · assassination · RFK · draft · domino theory
Beatles
Iconic sixties rock quartet
- Rolling StonesJagger's legendary rock group
- MotownDetroit's soulful moniker
- British InvasionSixties UK music takeover
Bob Dylan · Jimi Hendrix · Supremes · Beach Boys · folk rock · psychedelic rock · soul · Janis Joplin · Aretha Franklin · Jefferson Airplane
miniskirt
Very brief skirt
- go-go bootsKnee-high heeled boots
- modSoftware tweak or admin
- tie-dyeBound-fabric coloring technique
bell-bottoms · Twiggy · Mary Quant · beehive · pillbox hat · Nehru jacket · shift dress · Carnaby Street · headbands · fringe
senior
Higher in rank
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- MedicareFederal senior health program
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
elderly · grandmother · grandfather · aging · AARP · golden years · retiree · senior citizen · senior discount · Social Security
- sixties rockMid-century guitar-driven pop
- Swinging Sixties1960s cultural revolution
six, sixty, sixth, sixteen, sixteenth, sixes, sixfold, sixths