From the following list, choose five events from the 1960s. Identify the basic facts, dates, and purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference column.
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- The War on Poverty
- The Apollo Program
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development
- The Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Tax Cuts for Economic Growth
- Job Corps
- National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities
- National School Lunch Actof 1946
- Wilderness Actof 1964
- Food Stamp Act of 1964
- The Voting Rights Act of 1965
- The Immigration Act of 1965
- The Rolling Stones
- The Beatles
- Flower Children
- Abbie Hoffman and the Chicago Seven
- Kent State killings
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