Movies
A magical nanny arrives by umbrella to bring order—and fun—to the Banks family’s home in London.
Mary Poppins
This sci-fi series boldly went where no show had gone before, following Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Star Trek
Founded in 1909 but highly active in the 1960s, this organization fought for African American civil rights and legal equality.
NAACP
This profession saw significant growth when playing a key role in post-war public health and the expansion of hospitals.
Doctor
This type of toy car, launched in 1968, let kids race miniature cars on tracks.
Hot Wheels
This sci-fi epic features a mysterious black monolith and a soft-spoken computer who says, “I’m sorry, Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
2001: A Space Odyssey
This animated series features a prehistoric family from Bedrock who still manage to enjoy bowling and brontosaurus burgers.
The Flintstones
This student organization, founded in 1960, played a key role in sit-ins and Freedom Rides during the Civil Rights Movement.
SNCC
Many women and men pursued this career, shaping minds in elementary, middle, and high schools across the country.
Teachers
This psychedelic lighting invention became a symbol of 60s bedrooms and counterculture.
Lava Lamp
This musical classic stars Julie Andrews as a governess who teaches the von Trapp children to sing.
The Sound of Music
This animated series features a futuristic family living in a high-tech world with flying cars and a robot maid named Rosie.
The Jetsons
Founded in 1957, this organization became famous in the 1960s for organizing nonviolent protests and voter registration drives in the South.
SCLC
Millions of Americans found steady employment in plants and assembly lines, producing cars, appliances, and other goods.
Factory Worker
This first successful human spaceflight program included Neil Armstrong walking on the moon in 1969.
NASA Apollo Program
Gregory Peck won an Oscar for playing a lawyer defending an innocent man in this adaptation of a famous novel.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Striking oil turns this backwoods family into instant millionaires who move to California’s richest neighborhood.
The Beverly Hillbillies
This organization, founded in 1966 by Betty Friedan and others, aimed to promote equal rights and opportunities for women.
NOW
With the space race heating up, this profession had professionals design everything from bridges to rockets.
Engineers
This small, portable computing device, which laid the groundwork for calculators and later computers, became more affordable in the 60s.
Electronic Calculator
In this Disney classic, long-lost twin sisters try to reunite their parents after meeting at summer camp.
The Parent Trap
In this classic sitcom set in Mayberry, Sheriff Andy Taylor keeps the peace with help from his bumbling deputy, Barney Fife.
The Andy Griffith Show
Founded in 1945 but influential during the 1960s, this organization served as a forum for countries to prevent war and discuss global issues.
The United Nations
Despite urbanization, millions of Americans still worked in this career, producing crops and livestock for the nation.
Farmers
Popularized in the 60s, this type of camera used instant film so pictures developed right after taking them.
Polaroid Camera