Latest News for: 1960s

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VLCC newbuilding orders break record set in late 1960s tanker rush

Tradewinds 14 Jul 2026
Uncertain geopolitics now a major deciding factor for shipowners when signing shipyard contracts ....
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A 'ghost ramp' to nowhere recalls the Freeway revolts of the 1960s

The Register Guard 13 Jul 2026
Why Oregon never built Roosevelt Freeway in Eugene-Springfield. Decades of debate over growth, traffic, neighborhoods, and the environment doomed a plan to build a freeway through the heart of Eugene ... Their answer was ambitious.
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Joanna Pettet, 1960s star who lit up Casino Royale and had flings with Terence Stamp and Alan Bates – obituary

The Daily Telegraph 13 Jul 2026
Joanna Pettet, the actress, who has died aged 83, enjoyed a brief heyday as a leading lady in British and American films in the 1960s, memorably playing Mata Bond in the spy spoof Casino Royale ... Walt Disney Television Photo Archives ... Alamy ... Art Zelin ... .
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Vintage photos reveal what grocery shopping looked like in the 1960s

Fox News 12 Jul 2026
Vintage grocery store ads from the 1960s are giving Americans a nostalgic look at a time when many grocery staples cost just pennies compared with today's prices ... Still, some foods really were bargains ... \ .
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Since the 1960s, every day at exactly 5 p.m., Japan plays the same melody to quietly test its nationwide disaster warning system

The Times of India 11 Jul 2026
According to Atlas Obscura, the practice dates back to the 1960s, when municipalities began adopting disaster communication loudspeaker systems that were routinely tested with short musical ...
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Sony RX10 V in San Francisco: a bridge camera and a fog-bound bridge

Digital Photography Review 11 Jul 2026
A trip to San Francisco gave a fresh perspective and the chance to experiment with the RX10 V’s ridiculous range Richard Butler ... I made sure to grab some low-light photos as well as some trams, sunshine and marine-layer gloom. Loading gallery… ... .
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Drive-in was the teen hangout in the 1960s and beyond

Post Bulletin 10 Jul 2026
As the summer of 1965 dawned, the student newspaper at John Marshall High School splashed the biggest news of the moment. ... Benny’s, of course, was the popular teen hangout officially known as the R-tic drive-in, at 24 Sixth St. SW ... .
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1960s Bloomfield Twp. house is now a James Bond meets Swiss Miss dream

Detroit news 10 Jul 2026
Working with John Morgan of Perspectives, they ripped out the dated upper laminate cabinets and beadboard and removed walls to open up the space to the adjacent dining area, which features Arkitectura chairs that are reproductions of 1960s originals.
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Elon Musk’s plans refer to an idea conceived in the 1960s. What is the Kardashev scale?

CNN 10 Jul 2026
Elon Musk’s plans for the future of SpaceX, and humanity, are rooted in an idea conceived in the 1960s when astronomers began to pick up mysterious, unknown radio sources in the cosmos ... “In the 1960s ...
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Historical Fiction Books That Will Transport You to the 1960s

New York Times 09 Jul 2026
The best-selling author Kerri Maher recommends books that transport readers to the decade of space travel, counterculture and tumultuous societal change ... .
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The Sony RX10 V shows how far cameras have come in the past decade

Digital Photography Review 09 Jul 2026
The Sony DSC-RX10 V comes a whole nine years after the Mark IV. Can the latest technology possibly justify its 2026 price-tag?. Product photos. Richard Butler. The Sony RX10 V is an update to the company’s long-zoom large-sensor compact ... 24-600mm equiv ... ... .
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Up your dip game with these vintage recipes from the 1950s and 1960s

The Gadsden Times 08 Jul 2026
Watch how to make quick and easy Chicken Ranch Dip ... Summer's here and it's a nice time to go take a dip. No, I'm not talking swimming ... We all got stuffed ... So here's a look through dips printed in the Advertiser during the 1950s and 1960s ... Chill and serve.
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Computer scientist who created world's first chatbot in the 1960s spent his whole life warning that AI should never replace humans, and the reason will shock you

The Times of India 08 Jul 2026
That discovery changed the course of his career.The computer scientist, who created the world's first chatbot in the mid-1960s, spent the rest of his life warning that artificial intelligence (AI) ...
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See how fashion poses transformed from the 1960s to the modern day

Boing Boing 07 Jul 2026
She starts with the structured silhouettes of the 1960s and works forward through the 1970s, ...
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Between You & Me - We survived the 1960s

Advertiser-Gleam 07 Jul 2026
So much happened in the 1960s. I was married and a new mom by then. But the country was going through a lot too ... .
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