1. Charles Manson
   Thomas Wesley Price
2. Lee Harvey Oswald
   Jim Jones

In 1969, infamous cult leader Charles Manson was taken to court on murder charges after his followers murdered five people in director Roman Polanski's home. He was sentenced to death initially and later life in prison.

1. Martin Luther King Jr.
   Maya Angelou
2. Richard Nixon
   Timothy Leary

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister known for popularizing nonviolence and civil disobedience as tactics during the civil rights movement. He was assassinated in Memphis in 1968.

1. The Iraq War
   The Civil War
2. The Revolutionary War
   The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War had actually been going on for about five years before America got involved in the early 1960s. America's involvement was highly contested and even protested on college campuses across the country.

1. Live Aid
   US Festival
2. Coachella
   Woodstock

Woodstock was a four-day music festival that took place in rural New York during August of 1969. Santana, The Who, Jimi Hendrix and more played at the historic festival.

1. Ram Jam
   The Beatles
2. The Police
   U2

The Beatles first appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show " in 1964. This was their big break into the U.S. mainstream.

1. Pop Art
   Dada
2. Portraiture
   Expressionist

Pop art, which explores the relationship between mediated celebrity, advertising and art, became huge in the 1960s. This movement was largely led by artist Andy Warhol.

1. "ER"
   "Grey's Anatomy"
2. "The Beverly Hillbillies"
   "Seinfeld"

"The Beverly Hillbillies" aired for nine seasons on CBS, starting in 1962. This show about a poor backwoods family that moves to Beverly Hills after striking oil on their land is one of the most-watched shows of all time.

1. 1950s
   1980s
2. 1960s
   2000s

The United States' Apollo 11 became the first manned mission to land on the moon in 1969. The USSR was the first to send a manmade object to the moon in 1950.

1. A cigarette
   A skull
2. A flower
   A can of pepsi

A demonstrator was photographed offering a flower to military police during a protest march on the Pentagon. Widespread protests and images like this helped to turn the public against the war.

1. Grover Cleveland
   JFK
2. Abraham Lincoln
   George W.Bush

John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He was assassinated by gunman Lee Harvey Oswald while driving in a presidential motorcade in Texas in 1963.

1. Eleanor Roosevelt
   Michelle Obama
2. Laura Bush
   Harriet Lane

Eleanor Roosevelt was first lady to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. With four terms under her belt, she is the longest-serving first lady in U.S. history. She died in 1962.

1. "Dracula"
   "Harold and Maude"
2. "Lawrence of Arabia"
   "Rocky"

The epic film "Lawrence of Arabia" nabbed numerous Oscars at the 35th Academy Awards. These included Best Picture, Best Director and Best Film Editing.

1. Jane Fonda
   Marilyn Monroe
2. John Lennon
   Andy Warhol

Marilyn Monroe died on August 5, 1962, in Brentwood, Los Angeles. She allegedly died after overdosing on sleeping pills. Her cause of death and the circumstances surrounding it are still debated today.

1. Breast
   Butt
2. Calf
   Cheek

Texan Timmie Jean Lindsey was the first woman to ever receive breast implants at a hospital in Houston in 1962. Her surgeon, Dr. Frank Gerow, took her from a B cup to a C cup.

1. Mick Jagger
   David Bowie
2. David Lee Roth
   Elvis Presley

The king of rock 'n' roll served two years in the Army and was discharged in 1960. While he peaked in the '50s, he was a star throughout the '60s as well.

1. 1920s
   1890s
2. 1960s
   1990s

On June 23, 1960, the FDA approved Enovid. This was the first birth control pill for women.

1. LSD
   Heroin
2. Cocaine
   Meth

LSD is a psychoactive drug which became popular amongst hippies and other counterculture types during the 1960s. Harvard psychologist Timothy Leary was a famous advocate of the drug.

1. The Beatles
   AC/DC
2. Aerosmith
   The Alabama Shakes

The Beatles released their first album -- "Please Please Me" -- in the U.K. in 1963. It was an instant hit across the pond.

1. Hipsters
   Goths
2. Hippies
   Dieselpunk

The 1960s are known for the hippies, who rebelled against established norms with drugs, free love and rock 'n' roll. They wore their hair long and lived famously bohemian lifestyles.

1. Bob Dylan
   David Bowie
2. The Smiths
   Nirvana

Bob Dylan's music made him the voice of a generation, even though he was reluctant to accept the title. His first self-titled album came out in 1962, and much of his work throughout the 1960s is highly acclaimed and celebrated.

1. Liver
   Head
2. Kidney
   Heart

In 1967 the first human heart transplant occurred. It was performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in Capetown, South Africa.

1. Nap time
   Homework
2. Prayer
   Bullying

After two court cases, Engel v. Vitale and Abington School District v. Schempp, at the beginning of the 60s, it was ruled unconstitutional to force kids to pray in public schools. This is due to the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which guarantees citizens freedom of religion.

1. Super Bowl
   Academy Awards Ceremony
2. Olympics
   World War

The Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs played in the first ever Super Bowl in 1967. It was played in Los Angeles and the Packers won.

1. Terrorists
   Guerilla forces
2. War criminals
   Civillians

American opinion of the Vietnam war soured even more in 1968 following the My Lai massacre. U.S. troops went into the remote village of My Lai and murdered hundreds of unarmed civilians.

1. Harry Potter
   Disney
2. James Bond
   Marvel

The first James Bond film -- "Dr. No" -- starred Sean Connery as the suave spy and opened in 1962. James Bond has become the longest-running film series of all time.

1. Bush
   Kennedy
2. Lincoln
   Eisenhower

Kennedy debated Nixon on television in 1960 in what became a historic debate. This debate made Kennedy a national icon and is credited with helping him win the presidential election later that year.

1. Nokia
   Wal-Mart
2. Hot Topic
   McDonalds

Sam Walton opened the first Wal-Mart in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. Today there are over 11,000 Wal-Marts in 28 countries.

1. "Romeo and Juliet"
   "To Kill A Mockingbird"
2. "The Catcher In The Rye"
   "The Great Gatsby"

Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird," tells the story of a small town lawyer's attempt to exonerate a black man falsely accused of a crime. It's widely read in schools in the US.

1. $500
   $1,500
2. $5,000
   $10,000

A semester's tuition at Harvard was $1,520 in 1962. For the 2016-2017 school year, a semester's tuition is $43,280.

1. Female
   Disabled
2. African-American
   Chinese-American

Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the high court on October 2, 1967. He was the first African-American to ever hold that position in government.

1. Medicare
   Welfare
2. SNAP
   Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program

After Kennedy's assassination, President Lyndon B. Johnson was able to enact many of the reforms he had been fighting for throughout his presidency. These include Medicare and Medicaid.

1. Batman
   Jessica Jones
2. Wonder Woman
   Spider-Man

Spider-Man made his first appearance in the No. 15 issue of the "Amazing Fantasy" comic book series in 1962. This issue is considered to be one of the most valuable comic books of all time.

1. $5.00
   $3.50
2. $1.00
   $2.00

In 1960 the federal minimum wage was $1.00, which had the same buying power of $8.00 in 2013. It rose steadily over the decade, only to peak in 1968 and steadily decline in value for the most part over time.

1. atom bombs
   lasers
2. artificial hearts
   laptops

Theodore Maiman created one of the first lasers in his Santa Monica laboratory in 1960. This massive discovery paved the way for fiber-optic communications, DVDs, CDs and laser eye surgery.

1. "The Honeymooners"
   "I Love Lucy"
2. "The Jetsons"
   "MASH"

"The Jetsons" is a futuristic animated sitcom that originally aired from 1962-1963. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera.