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Why every mom in America was making casseroles in the 1960s — and what it said about the era

The casserole craze of the 1960s was driven by a perfect storm of processed food innovation, suburban living, and intense cultural pressure on homemakers. Campbell's Soup played a direct role in ...

The 1960s American rock band Led Zeppelin left in the dust: “No match”

Led Zeppelin's live shows were something that completely blew audiences away around the world, and that, in turn, annoyed a ...
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5 Most Atypical American Production Cars of the 1960s

During the 1960s, American manufacturers released a long list of iconic production cars, including these five models that came with atypical mechanical or aesthetic features. The 1960s remains one of ...
American Songwriter

3 of the Greatest Debut Albums From the 1960s That Were Never Properly Followed Up

These debut albums from the 1960s are on another level, and their makers never truly followed them up with another studio LP.

My mother didn’t look like a traditional 1960s American mom — but she loved this country more than anything

“My mom believed this was where dreams came true.” ...
Newsweek

To Find Roots of America’s Social Ills, Look to the 1960s | Opinion

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The following essay is an excerpt from Timothy Goeglein's new book, ...
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Famous Places to Revisit the 1960s in America and Beyond

More than any other postwar decade, the 1960s are as much a legend as they are an actual decade — and one full of contradictions, meaning different things to different people. It's easy for older ...
American Songwriter

4 of the Most Underrated Rock Bands From the 1960s

Genres will come and go, as will bands, singers, musicians, and trends in the world of music. But nothing will ever be quite like the 1960s’ unique brand of rock and roll. It was a stellar decade for ...
Washington Times

Stumbling toward utopia: How entertainment transformed America in the 1960s

“In the war for the American mind, entertainment programs have become political territory,” Kathryn C. Montgomery wrote in her book “Target: Prime Time.” The 1960s radicalized American entertainment, ...
The American Spectator

Tracing Our Problems to the 1960s

Stumbling-Toward-Utopia-National-Nightmare/dp/1956454470">Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s Turned Into a National Nightmare and How We Can Revive the American ...
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5 American Concept Cars From the 1960s That We Wish Made It Into Production

Still fascinating, more than sixty years later, these American rides deserved to make it past the concept stage. The concept car was born in the US back in 1938 when Buick introduced the Harley J.