Events of Significance During the Period: 1955 – 1969
1955 – Minimum Wage Increased to $1.00
1956 – Death of Rockwood Brown
1957 – Integration Spotlights Race Differences
1960 – John Glenn Orbits Spacecraft
1963- John Kennedy Assassinated
1965 – Vietnam Becomes Issue
1968 – MLK and RFK Assassinated
1969 – Armstrong Moon Landing
Inventions and Fads: Hula-Hoops, Barbie Dolls, Drive-in Movies, Elvis, TV Quiz Shows, Peace Corps, Beatles, Muhammad Ali