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The 1960s (pronounced “nineteen-sixties”, shortened to “the ’60s” or “the Sixties“) was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.^[1]

The “cultural decade” of the 1960s is more loosely-defined than the actual decade, beginning around 1963–1964 with the John F. Kennedy assassination^[2][3] and the Beatles‘ arrival in the United States,^[1] and ending around 1969–1970 with the Altamont Free Concert,^[4] the Beatles’ breakup,^[5] and the Kent State shootings^[6] or with the withdrawal of troops from Vietnam and the resignation of U.S. President Nixon in 1974.

The term “the Sixties” is used by historians, journalists, and other academics in scholarship and popular culture to denote the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends around the globe during this era. Some use the term to describe the decade’s counterculture and revolution in social norms about clothing, music, drugs, dress, sexuality, formalities, and schooling; others use it to denounce the decade as one of irresponsible excess, flamboyance, and decay of social order.

The decade was also labeled the Swinging Sixties because of the fall or relaxation of social taboos that occurred during this time, but also because of the emergence of a wide range of music; from a folk music revival, to the Beatles revolution, to the introspective lyrics of Bob Dylan and Paul Simon. Norms of all kinds were broken down, especially in regards to civil rights and precepts of military duty.