The Swinging Sixties were the time when popular music really came into its own, The Beatles and The Stones conquered the world, and political upheaval and crises were felt across the world.
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The British Invasion 1964-1966
The British Invasion was an influx of rock and roll performers from the United Kingdom who became popular in the United States, Australia, Canada and elsewhere in the 1960's.
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Peace Sign
The classic peace sign, recognised throughout the world since the sixties.
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Sixties Mod RAF emblem
The unofficial symbol of the Sixties Mod movement is the official symbol of the RAF. Fighter jets or sharp suits and scooters?
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Union Jack
The ancient flag of Great Britain, associated not just with a country, but with music, the Royal Family, history, and chic.
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JFK
An American President surrounded by myth, rumor, conspiracy theories and legends, John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963.
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Sixties Music Festival
The Sixties were a time when people got together in the name of peace, love and music. This 1968 festival poster design is typical of the period.
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Mod Scooter
During the Sixties, the Mods fought the Rockers on Brighton Beach in England. The preferred mode of transport for the Mods was the Lambretta or Vespa scooter.
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Martin Luther King
Sixties civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr was, and still is, an icon for believers in equality, and has also come to symoblise peace.
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Do The Twist
The 1960's dance craze The Twist is synomymous with the Sixties, and was so popular that it became the subject of many pop records at the time.
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Bring All The Boys Home Now
This vintage early 1970s design was created as part of an anti-Vietnam War campaign - maybe it could be useful today?
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