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Newsmakers of the 1960's.

Lots of men, women and fictional characters made headlines in this turbulent decade. See how many you can identify.
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Last updated: September 28, 2015
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Youngest person ever elected president.
John F. Kennedy
Republican presidential candidate who was booed at the '64 convention. Needless to say he didn't get the nomination.
Nelson Rockefeller
Prolific record producer who launched the careers of The Supremes, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and many others.
Berry Gordy
For "The Apartment" this director won his second Oscar for directing and his third for screenwriting.
Billy Wilder
Cuban dictator who came to power in 1961 and remained so until 2008, making him the longest serving head-of-state in history.
Fidel Castro
Television emcee who introduced The Beatles to 73 million American and Canadian viewers.
Ed Sullivan
Civil rights leader who took the name el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz prior to his 1965 assasination.
Malcolm X
India's longest serving Prime Minister. No relation to the famous liberator.
Indira Gandhi
Elected president of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1969.
Yasser Arafat
Frank Sinatra hosted a televison special for him after he was discharged from the army.
Elvis Presley
Animated caveman who became prime time television's first animated superstar.
Fred Flintstone
She tied with Katharine Hepburn for an Oscar in 1969.
Barbra Streisand
Made his thirty-ninth uncredited cameo in the film "Topaz".
Alfred Hitchcock
This Italian film-maker created a self portrait with film number "8 1/2".
Federico Fellini
Won the Academy Award for "Cactus Flower" while appearing on "Laugh-In".
Goldie Hawn
Original name of the boxer who won a light-heavyweight gold medal at the 1960 Olympics.
Cassius Clay
New York Yankee who retired in 1968 with 536 career home runs and seven world championships.
Mickey Mantle
Played Catwoman in the 1966 film version of "Batman", but not the campy TV show on which it was spun-off.
Lee Meriwether
Guitarist who closed the legendary "Woodstock" festival.
Jimi Hendrix
This "abominable showman" produced eight plays and musicals during Broadways 1963 to 1964 season, including the years biggest hit, "Hello Dolly!".
David Merrick
Singer/trumpeter who, at sixty-three, had a number one hit with the title song from the above mentioned musical.
Louis Armstrong
The second man to step onto extra terrestrial soil.
Buzz Aldrin
After losing California's gubernatorial race he famously said "You won't have _____ to kick around anymore because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference"
Richard M. Nixon
Began his thirty-year career as host of the "Tonight Show" in 1962.
Johnny Carson
Author of "The Feminine Mystique" and later one of the founding members of the Women's LIberation movement.
Betty Friedan
cpgatbyu
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Level 85
Sep 22, 2015
"Barbra", not "Barbara".
NCsupercade
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Level 55
Sep 24, 2015
Please forgive me for the inconsistencies, typos and misspellings. Some were the fault of autocorrect, some the fault of the odd "check type-ins" app, some (most) by my own negligence.

I have made the corrections. Thank you for the feedback. Feel free to retake the quiz and pass it on.

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