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Divernan

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15. The Sixties were a perfect storm of events historically focusing on the US.

Reply to Crabby Appleton (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 09:58 AM

Feb 2013

As Italy was in the Renaissance and Paris was in the Fin de Siecle, the US was the cultural center of the 60's. At the same time the US was the center of world power and wealth in the same manner as England was in the 1800s. That the rest of the world paid more attention to the US than the US paid to it is more than just US provincialism, the US in many ways was the center of the universe.

It is a time that has come and gone and we will never see again. People knew of our greatness and our humanity. Now they look at our war profiteering/promotion and our corporate arrogance, that and our Iphones.

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50 Years Ago: The World in 1963 [View all] Crabby Appleton Feb 2013 OP

Wow! Ten cent coffee! FailureToCommunicate Feb 2013 #1

And 30 cents for a gallon of gas pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #3

That does SO not belong there! krispos42 Feb 2013 #2

"No Coke, Pepsi" Gorp Feb 2013 #39

So many of those photos from my home town. K&R trof Feb 2013 #4

I've visited the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #13

The picture has NOTHING to do with the price of coffee, soda, or pie DainBramaged Feb 2013 #5

Yes, the intent of the series of photos is quite clear FailureToCommunicate Feb 2013 #9

So... 1963 was kind of a sucky year, huh? RevStPatrick Feb 2013 #6

If you had a clue about history DainBramaged Feb 2013 #10

If I had a clue about history??? RevStPatrick Feb 2013 #12

Instead of attacking another DU poster, try doing a little reading on your own.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #17

What was the "word"? MrMickeysMom Feb 2013 #22

On November 22nd 1963, I was playing softball in the school yard DainBramaged Feb 2013 #23

Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #36

So sad DainBramaged Feb 2013 #41

What a heart wrenching trip down memory lane... annabanana Feb 2013 #7

In 62-62, we built a bomb shelter in our back yard!!! Really, concrete and everything. Sancho Feb 2013 #8

Wow just WOW. What a trip down memory lane. That little TV in the 6th picture? Autumn Feb 2013 #11

Can you imagine how terrifying that must have been for her? Squinch Feb 2013 #14

The Sixties were a perfect storm of events historically focusing on the US. Divernan Feb 2013 #15

Yep, I remember those times so well living in the DC area. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #16

What a bittersweet year... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #18

OK, those made me cry. I remember all of them. The Civil Rights movement, Nam, and the sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #19

Barbaric. And in my freakin' lifetime!! Ishoutandscream2 Feb 2013 #20

What the hell happened to Clint Howard? sadbear Feb 2013 #21

He's still around LeftInTX Feb 2013 #30

That's exactly what I'm talking about. sadbear Feb 2013 #33

Amazing to think that all of history that happened in 1963, the year I was born! Dustlawyer Feb 2013 #24

the year I got married at age 18 and moved to Alabama. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #37

German Chocolate Cake? brooklynite Feb 2013 #25

K&R Solly Mack Feb 2013 #26

Thank you for the reminder life long demo Feb 2013 #27

Nice find, Crabby Appleton. A wonderful, wonderful collection of photographs. n/t pampango Feb 2013 #28

1963 is considered Dpm12 Feb 2013 #29

Excellent!!! LeftInTX Feb 2013 #31

Closets thing to a time machine we have now uponit7771 Feb 2013 #32

You have captured many moments, but not really what each meant specifically. U-girl Feb 2013 #34

People were a *lot* better dressed back then. reformist2 Feb 2013 #35

The year of my birth B2G Feb 2013 #38

We were both a little young back then. Gorp Feb 2013 #40

Photos #32 & #33 DemoTex Feb 2013 #42