The New Age

The 1960's to early 70's dawned a new age. New music, new fashion, new wars, new scandals. Instead of sitting back and watching minorities of all races and genders get trampled by the traditions of the past, people began to vocally fight for human rights. The Civil Rights movement was in full swing when the timeline struck 60 and people of every color, black or white, had something to say about it. Across the globe, Americans participated in something that had never been used before: guerrilla ware fare. Able bodied men of 18 and older experienced a life they had never known. The life of a Vietnam soldier. Before some (not all) soldiers from the grueling battle in the East returned home, a new scandal was in the making. Watergate. On June 17, 1972 the downward spiral of Richard Nixon's presidency was ignited with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate hotel. Not long after, the 70's marked a new record with the first resignation of a United States president. However, the era wasn't all bad. This was also the age of The Beatles, The Brady Bunch, and Bob Dylan. As the baby boom generation came of age, they developed a freedom of expression, from flower power to peace, and triggered a new way of thinking in America.