APRIL 16TH
After being jailed for disobeying a state court junction against public protests, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., writes his "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" to a group of white clergymen. The letter--a response to the clergy men's belief that the courts should handle civil rights--includes the famous line, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
MAY 8TH
"Dr. No," the first James Bond movie opens in US theaters after debuting in the UK in 1962. Sean Connery (and still the best Bond) is the first actor to slip on the tux and play the debonair British Secret Service Agent 007.
There have been 23 James Bond films since then with either Connery or five other actors playing the role. Most recent was 2012's "Skyfall" starring Daniel Craig.
JUNE 10TH
The Equal Pay Act mandates equal pay for women doing the same job as men is signed into law. Since its passage, women's pay has increased, though it doesn't match men's pay.
More to Come. --DaCoot
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Showing posts with label Women's Lib. Show all posts
Friday, February 1, 2013
The Fiftieth Anniversary of 1963-- Part 2: Civil Rights, Women's Lib, Beatles
From the Dec. 2012 AARP Bulletin.
Some interesting dates from back fifty years ago. Has it really been that long?
JANUARY 28TH
Harvey Gantt, the first black admitted to Clemson University, begins classes there and went on to graduate with honors and then earned his master's degree in city planning from MIT. In 1983 he became the first black mayor of Charlotte, NC.
FEBRUARY 19TH
Betty Friedan publishes The Feminine Mystique. This examination of women's lives in the decades after World War II was the author's first book and is widely credited with igniting the women's liberation movement.
MARCH 22ND
The Beatles release their debut LP album, Please, Please Me, in the United Kingdom. The album which contains the classics "I Saw Her Standing There," "Love Me Do" and their cover of "Twist and Shout" was renamed Introducing...the Beatles for its U.S. release the next year.
The beginning of Beatlemania, although it didn't really hit the US until 1964. In 2012, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Please, Please Me #39 on its list of the 500 greatest albums.
More to Come. --Cooter
Some interesting dates from back fifty years ago. Has it really been that long?
JANUARY 28TH
Harvey Gantt, the first black admitted to Clemson University, begins classes there and went on to graduate with honors and then earned his master's degree in city planning from MIT. In 1983 he became the first black mayor of Charlotte, NC.
FEBRUARY 19TH
Betty Friedan publishes The Feminine Mystique. This examination of women's lives in the decades after World War II was the author's first book and is widely credited with igniting the women's liberation movement.
MARCH 22ND
The Beatles release their debut LP album, Please, Please Me, in the United Kingdom. The album which contains the classics "I Saw Her Standing There," "Love Me Do" and their cover of "Twist and Shout" was renamed Introducing...the Beatles for its U.S. release the next year.
The beginning of Beatlemania, although it didn't really hit the US until 1964. In 2012, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Please, Please Me #39 on its list of the 500 greatest albums.
More to Come. --Cooter
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