
Lincoln High School
Class Of 1961

- 55th Reunion Registration
- 55th Reunion Planning
- 55th Reunion Activites
- 55th Reunion Attendees
- Profile Changes
- LHS 100 Yr Tradition
- Links Remembered
- Class Cuisine
- Tastee Tribute
- At the Funnies
- LHS Faculty
- Elvis Returns
- Photo Gallery
- Honor Our Veterans
- Remembering Coach Pfeiff
- Lost Links
- Remember When
- Linked to YouTube
- Reunion Wrap up
- Thank You Donors
- Message Forum
- 1961 History/Videos
- How to Use This Site
1961 History/Videos
1961 The cold war continued to worsen with the USSR exploding some very large bombs during testing and then masterminding the building of the Berlin Wall separating East from West Berlin, America sent a battle group to Germany and Americans and Russians Glared at each other across the border, due to this uncertainty many Americans built backyard fallout shelters in case of nuclear war. To make matters worse the Americans financed anti-Castro Cubans for an invasion at the bay of pigs which was an unmitigated disaster. The Soviets put the first man in space in April Yuri Gagarin followed by the US in May with Alan Shepard. Popular music included Chubby Checkers "The Twist" and top movies included "West Side Story" and "The Parent Trap" .
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Popular Culture 1961
Technology 1961
Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use )
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