- In the 1960’s sports changed drastically. Athletes started considering themselves as entertainers who were not playing their sport for money and entertainment. That culture was considered to be a period of rebellion and in the lifestyles of and attitudes of young people. Racial relations and freedom was also themes of that decade.
- In the early 1960’s track, golf, baseball and basketball were all apart of the rising 1960 sports. One big major sport back then was boxing. One of the greatest boxers Muhammad Ali had a very his big break around this time era. He was a young boxer from Louisville, Kentucky. Muhammad Ali began boxing at the age of 12. A patrolman named Joe Martin took interest in Muhammad. But a trainer named Fred Stoner taught Muhammad Ali the science of boxing.
- Muhammad Ali was a believer he stood of for a lot things and couldn’t stand American Racism. In the early 1960’s Ali won his first Olympic Gold Medal at 18 years old by winning the Light Heavyweight World Championship. Ali was 6’3 weighing 215 pounds, he was big and strong but known for his quickness. He was often called “The Louisville Lip” because of his rhythmic poems and bragging he did in the ring. One of his famous rhythmic quotes was “Float like a butterfly, sting like bee”.
- Ali was always an activist, he felt he had to speak his mind when it came to certain situations and that was american racism. He did a lot of Sports Illustrated interviews where he talked this largely world wide problem. At age 21 he joined the muslim culture . In 1964, Ali went to Miami to fight Sonny Liston for the World Heavyweight Championship. He stripped of his title and won proclaiming his self to be the greatest boxer. After he beat the case , he retained his title in 1965 from knocking Liston out once again.
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Fischer, David. Sports in America, 1960-1969. New York: Chelsea House, 2010. Print
In LASER was invented by Theodore Maiman. It is now used to read blue-ray. LASER is an acronym and stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. The cassette tape was invented by a guy named Phillip. This tape was first made to let people listen to pre-recorded music. they were first sold in Europe.
In 1961 the was the first time that a robot was created for the use in a factory. It was used to help manufacture GM cars. It weighed 4,000 pounds.
In 1964 the monitoring calls program was invented with AT&T to stop people from hacking into other people's phones. They would not have to pay so they got free calling. Many people were caught after the invention of this phone.
In 1961 the was the first time that a robot was created for the use in a factory. It was used to help manufacture GM cars. It weighed 4,000 pounds.
In 1964 the monitoring calls program was invented with AT&T to stop people from hacking into other people's phones. They would not have to pay so they got free calling. Many people were caught after the invention of this phone.