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### *POP*Culture: 1960

**ICONS:** John F. Kennedy, Vietnam War, Apollo 11
                          - On July 15, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy accepts the Democratic nomination for president at Memorial Colliseum, Los Angeles, CA>.
                          - After 13 years, NBC cancels  Howdy Doody .  The last episode airs September 24, 1960.
                          - Harper Lee's 1961 book  To Kill A Mockingbird  is a bestseller.
                          - On October 1, 1962, James H. Meredith becomes the first black student to attend the University of Mississippi.
                          - Betty Friedan's 1963 book  The Feminine Mystique  critiques the myth that a woman's identity is linked to childrearing and the accomplishments of their husbands.
                          - The Beatles make their U.S. debut on  The Ed Sullivan Show , on February 9, 1964.
                          - The 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade arrive in Vietnam on March 8, 1965.
                          - Apollo astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee die during a simulated launch exercise on January 27, 1967.
                          - Western movie hero John Wayne wins the 1969 Best Actor Oscar for his role in the movie  True Grit  beating now legendary actors Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, Dustin Hoffman, and Jon Voight.
                          - The August 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair draws more than 450,000 people to Bethel, NY.

| The 1960 Census       |   | 10 Largest Urban Places |
|-----------------------|--------|-------------------------|
| 179,323,175           |
| 50.6                  | 1      | New York City, NY       | 7,781,984 |
| 18.5                  | 2      | Chicago, IL             | 3,550,404 |
| April 1               | 3      | Los Angeles, CA         | 2,479,015 |
| 50                    | 4      | Philadelphia, PA        | 2,002,512 |
| $127,934,000          | 5      | Detriot, MI             | 1,670,144 |
| 71.4                  | 6      | Baltimore, MD           | 939,024 |
| 103,000               | 7      | Houston, TX             | 938,219 |
| 159,321               | 8      | Cleveland, OH           | 876,050 |
| Robert Wilbur Burgess | 9      | Washington, DC          | 763,956 |
| 5                     | 10     | St. Louis, MO           | 750,026 |
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