1966
Woodbine Avenue
Overbrook
Philadelphia, PA
My age: 10-11
School- Our Lady of Lourdes Grade School. Sister Francis Clare (AKA Franny Clare) is my 6th grade teacher. She was a fat, roly-poly penguin who could yell at us with a volume that was scary. School was such drudgery.
Music- I listened to:
- The Mamas and the Papas
- The Beatles
- The Monkees
- The Beach Boys
- The Rolling Stones
- Simon and Garfunkel
- The Troggs
Movies
- Dr. Zhivago - I was too young to see this movie and I haven't seen it yet.
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - I never saw this iconic movie as well.
- A Man for All Seasons
- The Singing Nun- we also had the album
- Batman- this movie was action packed with wholesome patriotic themes.
- Born Free- I thought this was a beautiful movie.
Books- reading was a real struggle for me. I was reading Ramona, Nancy Drew mysteries, Mad Magazine and comic books.
Travels- I think this was the summer my father was very sick with Hepatitis and so we stayed home while he tried to get better and keep his law practice up and running.
News Events
- The "Batman" television series starring Adam West debuted on ABC.
- Star Trek debuted in September.
- We were engaged in multiple space missions and competition with the Soviet Union.
- US Population exceeds 195 million. I think we are around 300 million today.
- The Black Panthers are formed and they were feared by the general public.
- US had nearly 500,000 troops in Vietnam. This war was on the news every night.
- Race riots in Atlanta and Black Power becomes a significant factor in American politics.
- All cigarette packets in the United States had to display the health warning "Caution! Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health."
- Miniskirts was in fashion and the look was shocking.
- Indira Gandhi was elected Prime Minister of India .
- Barbados achieved independence from Great Britain.
- China under Chairman Mao launched China's Cultural Revolution and began purging intellectuals. We would not know of these atrocities until years later.
- Botswana gained independence from Great Britain
- Lesotho gained independence from Great Britain .
- Pampers create the first disposable diaper which does not have any impact on our family until 1970 when my mother gives birth again and marvels at the ease of diaper changing
- Color television sets become popular in American households.
- Kevlar USA is introduced as a superpower fabric. Now, it is used in everything that requires a shield to personal safety.
- Fibre Optics are introduced and I dont hear anything about this invention until the early 2000's when X'finity saturates our market on fiber optics for our wifi.
- The Draft Deferment Test was started in the US as a way for students to convince the Draft Board that they would serve the nation if they could finish college first.
Family
- My uncle returns from the Viet Nam war and he and his family are transferred to a military base in Hawaii.
- I am picked to help take the kids from the Overbrook School for the Blind to church on Sunday. I am honored to take on this responsibility.
- I think this was the summer my father was very sick with Hepatitis. He was really sick and worked so hard to get better and keep his law practice up and running.
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