History Main / The60s

* ComicBook/{{Mera}}. First appeared in 1963.

** ComicBook/{{Valor}}/Mon-El/Lar Gand. First appeared in June, 1961.

Economically, the Sixties was considered by economists the end of the post-war GoldenAge for the Western world and also for a lot of the East, especially in the Iron Curtain. [[note]]This was the height of the post-war consensus, where workers had their highest wages, where the nurturing of a welfare state and planned economy in multiple nations led to a great reduction of unemployment. Some nations like France, during its ''Les Trentes glorieuses'' (Glorious Three Decades) could even boast "full employment".[[/note]] [[note]]This was also the era of mass redistribution of wealth as per Thomas Piketty, where the US and other European nations instituted taxes on the wealthy and invested it in public services, such as England's NHS, and Lyndon B. Johnson could declare a "war against poverty" without it sounding like a utopian claim. In England, this was an era of true class and social mobility, where a bunch of working class kids from Liverpool (like Music/TheBeatles) could become "bigger than Jesus" and certainly bigger than the Royal Family.[[/note]] As much as everyone associates TheFifties with post-war stability and prosperity, TheSixties was actually the truly flush era. Some critics blame the decade and the youth for ending the good times, while supporters insist people chose LibertyOverProsperity. [[note]]Some historians and cultural commentators argue that part of the reason for the youth revolt and experimentation of this time was the greater sense of stability which allowed young people to think and engage critically with the parts of society, namely the nuclear family, the heteronormative norms and other unquestioned assumptions, that a more difficult period would otherwise not give them room to think greatly about. So yes, the stereotype about the "Greatest Generation" father mocking sixties kids for being spoiled and pampered is RightForTheWrongReasons.[[/note]]

Of course, much of this great music was made in the context of political unrest: Escalation of UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar was met with a powerful protest movement, admired (or vilified, depending on your viewpoint) to this day for stopping the war dead in its tracks just nine years later. President UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy narrowly averted an end-of-the-world nuclear showdown, then was shot dead. Medgar Evers, UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr and UsefulNotes/MalcolmX gave voice to the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement, and then were shot dead. UsefulNotes/RobertFKennedy renewed the country's spirits with a message of hope and unity, and then was shot dead. Really, the only important political figures who survived the 60s alive were [[UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson LBJ]] and [[UsefulNotes/RichardNixon Tricky Dick]] (UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan was also on the rise, but he didn't count just yet). And he got shot too. This was the era of [[SinisterSurveillance COINTELPRO]], with [[FlockOfWolves Government Agents surveilling, infiltrating and discrediting Anti-War and other groups]] to the point of sowing [[ProperlyParanoid distrust and paranoia]] among these groups to Creator/PhilipKDick levels. This was not limited to the United States. France nearly had a revolution in May of 1968, with West Germany having massive protests as well. Social unrest in Italy ballooned into the Years Of Lead in [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventies the 1970s]], as well as [[WesternTerrorists the Red Army Faction in Germany while Canada had Quebec separatist riots and terrorist bombings]]. Czechoslavakia attempted a VelvetRevolution, but the Soviet Union invaded to suppress the social change in 1968. In China, UsefulNotes/MaoZedong launched the UsefulNotes/CulturalRevolution in 1966, and the country soon fell into chaos.

** ComicBook/KarateKid. First appeared in July, 1966.

** ComicBook/DoctorOctopus. First appeared in July, 1963.

** ComicBook/MacGargan: First appeared in December 1964.

* ComicBook/{{Nightshade}}. First appeared in September, 1967.

* ''Franchise/TheHauntedMansion'' (1969)

* ''Film/{{Hairspray}}''

Of course, much of this great music was made in the context of political unrest: Escalation of UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar was met with a powerful protest movement, admired (or vilified, depending on your viewpoint) to this day for stopping the war dead in its tracks just nine years later. President UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy narrowly averted an end-of-the-world nuclear showdown, then was shot dead. Medgar Evers, UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr and UsefulNotes/MalcolmX gave voice to the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement, and then were shot dead. UsefulNotes/RobertFKennedy renewed the country's spirits with a message of hope and unity, and then was shot dead. Really, the only important political figures who survived the 60s alive were [[UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson LBJ]] and [[UsefulNotes/RichardNixon Tricky Dick]] (UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan was also on the rise, but he didn't count just yet). And he got shot too. This was the era of [[SinisterSurveillance COINTELPRO]], with [[FlockOfWolves Government Agents surveilling, infiltrating and discrediting Anti-War and other groups]] to the point of sowing [[ProperlyParanoid distrust and paranoia]] among these groups to Creator/PhilipKDick levels. This was not limited to the United States. France nearly had a revolution in May of 1968, with West Germany having massive protests as well. Social unrest in Italy ballooned into the Years Of Lead in [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventies the 1970s]], as well as [[WesternTerrorists the Red Army Faction in Germany while Canada had Quebec separatist riots and terrorist bombings]]. Czechoslavakia attempted a VelvetRevolution, but the Soviet Union invaded to suppress the social change in 1968. In China, UsefulNotes/MaoZedong launched the Cultural Revolution in 1966, and the country soon fell into chaos.

The Sixties were also the time of UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace -- Following the launch of Sputnik in 1957, the first manned launches took place in 1961 (First Russian UsefulNotes/YuriGagarin in April, followed closely by Alan Shepard in May.) The idea of people actually entering space for the first time led to a new fascination with Science, and a corresponding boom to ScienceFiction. John F. Kennedy ordered the seemingly impossible -- putting men on the Moon. After his death, America's resolve was steeled, and the course was set. The route to the Moon was very nearly derailed by the disastrous Apollo 1 fire, claiming the lives of three American astronauts in a test. Over a year of unmanned testing went on, trying to repair the mistakes. A return to space flight in late 1968 led to an epic Christmas flyby of the Moon by Apollo 8, one of the most watched television broadcasts in history. Finally, in 1969, Neil Armstrong and [[RetiredBadass Buzz Aldrin]] set foot on the Moon, fulfilling Kennedy's mission and marking the first time a human being had walked on another celestial body.

Of course, much of this great music was made in the context of political unrest: Escalation of UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar was met with a powerful protest movement, admired (or vilified, depending on your viewpoint) to this day for stopping the war dead in its tracks just nine years later. President UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy narrowly averted an end-of-the-world nuclear showdown, then was shot dead. Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King, Jr. and UsefulNotes/MalcolmX gave voice to the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement, and then were shot dead. UsefulNotes/RobertFKennedy renewed the country's spirits with a message of hope and unity, and then was shot dead. Really, the only important political figures who survived the 60s alive were [[UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson LBJ]] and [[UsefulNotes/RichardNixon Tricky Dick]] (UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan was also on the rise, but he didn't count just yet). And he got shot too. This was the era of [[SinisterSurveillance COINTELPRO]], with [[FlockOfWolves Government Agents surveilling, infiltrating and discrediting Anti-War and other groups]] to the point of sowing [[ProperlyParanoid distrust and paranoia]] among these groups to Creator/PhilipKDick levels. This was not limited to the United States. France nearly had a revolution in May of 1968, with West Germany having massive protests as well. Social unrest in Italy ballooned into the Years Of Lead in [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventies the 1970s]], as well as [[WesternTerrorists the Red Army Faction in Germany while Canada had Quebec separatist riots and terrorist bombings]]. Czechoslavakia attempted a VelvetRevolution, but the Soviet Union invaded to suppress the social change in 1968. In China, UsefulNotes/MaoZedong launched the Cultural Revolution in 1966, and the country soon fell into chaos.

* ''Series/{{Pennyworth}}'': An OriginStory for Alfred Pennyworth set during the decade.

* The ''Series/GhostsUS'' episodes “Flowers Article”, “Dumb Deaths” and “A Date to Remember” have flashbacks set in this era.

* The''Series/GhostsUS'' episodes “Flowers Article”, “Dumb Deaths” and “A Date to Remember” have flashbacks set in this era.

* ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'': In the original timeline, Andrea Yates dies in front of Sarah Jane in 1964. The Trickster creates an alternate timeline by making a deal to exchange her life for Sarah Jane's but she later reverses this timeline to save the world from destruction.

* ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'': In the original timeline, Andrea Yates dies in front of Sarah Jane in 1964. The Trickster creates an alternate universe by making a deal to exchange her life for Sarah Jane's but she later reverses this timeline to save the world from destruction.