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Article: 1960-1969.(Nation)(The American Century)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 30, 1999
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IN 1941, TIME MAGAZINE EDITOR HENRY LUCE DUBBED THE 20TH CENTURY "THE AMERICAN CENTURY." IN THE ADVENT OF THE 21ST CENTURY, THE WASHINGTON TIMES WILL EXAMINE DECADE BY DECADE SOME OF THE IMPORTANT EVENTS, INDIVIDUALS, ISSUES AND SOCIAL TRENDS THAT HAVE SHAPED "THE AMERICAN CENTURY." THIS FEATURE WILL APPEAR ON THE FOURTH MONDAY OF EACH MONTH
Assassination. War. Civil unrest. Social change. During the 1960s, America saw enough trouble and triumph to span a century, let alone a single decade. What began with hope and optimism borrowed from the 1950s descended into a churn of events that transfigured America and its role on the world stage. Places still ...