LibGuides: The 1960's: Helpful Websites

Websites and databases

The Smiley Face
A foundation created in memory of Harvey Ball, creator of the smiley face logo.
Harvey Ball
The obituary of Harvey Ball in which an interview with him is quoted.
Harvey Ball Bio
Quick, interesting facts about Harvey Ball.
Twiggy
Her official website
The White House
The White House's page with information about JFK.
History
A biography of Kennedy from History.com
Muhammad Ali
Ali's home page with a biography, stats, home life and specific fights.
Ali at the Smithsonian
A Smithsonian exhibit on Ali...use the links on the left to learn more.
Mickey Mantle
Click on the links to get a bio, videos and more.
Mick's stats
Check for statistics over the course of Mantle's career
Janis Joplin's home page
Click on the various links to see her music, a bio and more.
Janis Bio
From biography.com
Beach Boys
The home page
History of the Beach Boys
Also check out discography and updates for what they are doing now.
Wilt the Stilt Stats
Check out all of Wilt's statistics as well as some basic biographical information.
Wilt's Bio
A biography of Wilt...make sure to continue to page 2.
The Rolling Stones
Their official website. Click on "band" for biographies of each member.
Rolling Stones History
Begins with the band's start and includes a timeline.
The Moon Landing
Click on the links to find out about the crew, the mission and much more.
NASA
The moon landing from the NASA website. Make sure to scroll down.
Neil Armstrong
From the NASA website, a bio of Neil.
Neil Armstrong Bio
From biography.com

NAACP
History of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, scroll down to see the Civil Rights Era.

Segregation and civil rights
Click on the various links throughout the page to learn more.

Ebsco
There are a ton of great databases to choose from here. Definitely try AP images or Student Research Center.

Maurice Sendak
An article about Sendak from the New York Times after his death in May
Sendak Bio
A biography of Sendak
Andy Warhol's Gallery
Click on the various galleries to see some of Warhol's work
Warhol Bio
A biography of Andy Warhol
Nobel Prize for Dr. King
A page including a biography of King as well as video from his Nobel Prize ceremony and his speech.

The King Center
A biography of King...click on the various links on the right to learn more.

Joe Namath
Click on the links in the middle of the page to get a bio, stats and much more.
Joe Namath Camp
A website for Joe's football camp
Bob Dylan
Check out Dylan's discography here.
Dylan Bio
Check out a biography of Dylan's life. Make sure to move on to pages 2 and 3
Jimi Hendrix
His home page...click on the various links for more info.
Jimi Hendrix bio
From Rolling Stone magazine
Elvis Timeline
A timeline of the life of Elvis Presley, set to his music!
Elvis' Music
Listen to snippets of Elvis' songs!
Nixon
From the White House's website
Nixon Biography
From biography.com
The Twist
From About.com
Chubby Checker
A biography of the man who created the Twist.
Civil Rights
From History.com...make sure to scroll down to read everything.
American Civil Right
This is from Scholastic and you can click on lots of links to learn more about people, court cases and more.
John Glenn
From the NASA website
Glenn's home page
Make sure you click on the many links at the top.
Freedom Riders
A film made by PBS...the site has links to the rides, the people and the issues.
Freedom Riders-The Smithsonian
Make sure to click to pages 2 and 3.
Lincoln Fact Cite
Put your search term into the top or click on one of the pages to be more specific.
Worlds Book Student
An online encyclopedia
Works Cited
Make sure you are citing all of your sources.