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Britain in the 1960s FACTS AND STATS

1960s The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969. It is known as the Swinging Sixties and is associated with the birth of British pop music and fashion. Events 1961 - First man in space - 1966 - England won the football World cup - 1969 - First humans to walk on the Moon Population 1960 Population of Britain was about 53 million 1960 World's population was just over 3 billion. Cost of items The average house price was £2,530 - Loaf of bread 5p - A season ticket to see Manchester United cost £8.50. Homes and households Most houses now had a refrigerator and a cooker. - People could buy sliced bread. - Plastic buckets could now be bought. CoCo Pops were launched in 1961. - Ice lollies and choc ices on sticks became very popular during the 1960s Electricity For the first time, virtually all houses had electricity. Transport 1969-The Anglo-French airliner Concorde makes its first supersonic test flight Space 1961 - First man in space - First human space flight to orbit the Earth: Yuri Gagarin, Vostok 1. 1966-The Soviet Union launches Luna 10, which later becomes the first space probe to enter orbit around the Moon. 1968-First humans to leave Earth's gravity influence and orbit another world: Apollo 8. 1969-First humans to walk on the Moon: Apollo 11. Communications 1962-The audio cassette invented. 1963 -The first geosynchronous communications satellite, Syncom 2 is launched. 1963-Touch-Tone telephones introduced. 1965-Sony markets the CV-2000, the first home video tape recorder. Television Most homes had televisions by the end of the decade. - Coronation Street first aired in 1960. Live trans-Atlantic satellite television via the Telstar satellite was made possible in 1962. - BBC 2 went on air in 1964 and was the first channel to have colour in 1967. - Dr Who first appeared on television during the 60s. Shops The first supermarkets opened – mainly in town centres. Now you could buy all your food in one shop. Houses In the 1960s, tower blocks were considered a solution to the housing shortage caused by second world war damage and increased population. Computers 1962-The first computer video game, Spacewar, is invented. 1964 -The first successful Minicomputer, Digital Equipment Corporation’s 12-bit PDP-8, is marketed. 1968 -The first public demonstration of the computer mouse, video conferencing, teleconferencing, email, and hypertext. 1969 -Arpanet, the research-oriented prototype of the Internet, was introduced. Health 1967-First heart transplantation operation. Music The Beatles began their career. They leapt to fame in 1963 with 'Please, Please Me'. The Beatles moved through the late 1960s as favourites of the 'flower power' generation - many young people enjoyed 'hippie' music. Other teenagers preferred the music of the 'Mods' - ska music and The Who. 1960 Elvis Presley  -1961 Chubby Checker  -1962 Cliff Richard  -1963 The Beatles  -1964 The Kinks  -1965 The Rolling Stones 1966 Dusty Springfield  -1967 The Monkeys  -1968 Jimmy Hendrix  -1969 Serge Gainsbourg Fashion 1960 Doc Martens boots  -1962 Teddy Boy suits  -1963 Mop top hair  -1964 Wigs  -1965 The Twiggy look  -1966 Mini skirts 1967 Paisley  -1968 Body art  -1969 Love beads Toys 1960 Etch-a-sketch  -1961 Skalextric  -1962 Mousetrap  -1963 Sindy  -1964 Mr Potato Head  -1965 Spirograph  -1966 Action Man 1967 KerPlunk  -1968 Batman utility belt and the Spacehopper Transport New cars of the 60s included the Capri (1961), Consul Cortina ( 1963) and Ford Escort (1968), which replaced the Anglia. 1n 1966, the first Intercity train was used, which could travel much quicker than old steam and diesel trains. Many trains now run using electricity, which is much quieter and cleaner. Holidays People started to spend more money on holidays. Many people no longer wanted holidays in Britain. Package holidays became popular - people arranged holidays through a travel agent. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/