The whole period of the '60s changed a lot of us; there was never a decade like that in American history... to have the decade capture one of the great accomplishments of this century: man landing on the moon.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The 1960s were really a life-changing time.
The '60s were an amazing time.
In the 1960s, reaching for the moon meant just that. It was a metaphor for attempting the impossible, and we attempted it, and we did it. And it inspired millions of people in every way. The number of science graduates in this country doubled in the 1960s at every level - high school, college, Ph.D.
Of course, mankind would not have landed on the Moon in 1969, were it not for two things: conquered Nazi rocket technology and post-war anti-Communist paranoia in the United States.
Certainly there's a huge appeal to the '60s, because it was such a big turning point to everyone. It was the era of change, the boiling point. People rebelled against things - the hippies, the feminists, the protesters. All these things just built up and boiled over. I think people can relate to that today.
The '60s was a time of unthinkabilities.
The '60s were a time of great change in American music.
I'd always had a big thing for the '60s.
I don't really remember much about the '60s at all. You know, 1970 is the first year I remember pretty well.
In space-flight terms, six landings on the moon back in the Sixties and Seventies doesn't mean much.