Day Twelve: Peace Out! (The 1960s)
16-01-18
Activity 1: The Dawn of TelevisionThe 60's saw a huge change over New Zealand. Technology was evolving, and the television was introduced for the first time. The most popular programs at the time were 'Town and Around' and 'C'mon'.
My favourite T.V show at the moment is 'The Flash'. It is about a man who is struck by lightning and becomes the fastest man alive. The show navigates his life with his friends and family, saving his city from meta-humans (humans affected by an explosion that gave them powers). The show is currently on its fourth season, and airs on Duke.
Activity 2: Rock'n'Roll
Bands starting touring around the world, and in 1964 a very famous band called The Beatles came to New Zealand. The country was really excited to host the young men, and the hype was called Beatle-Mania.
Three facts about The Beatles:
- Two members of the band had family in New Zealand that they visited while on tour here. John Lennon had second cousins in Levin, and Ringo Starr had some family in Karori, a suburb in Wellington.
- The band were extremely popular, especially among teenage girls, who broke down fences and tried to break into the hotel they were staying in.
- They were nice guys who were respectful to their fans, and when some girls raced into the hotel they were kind to them and stayed to chat.
Bonus Activity: The Three R's (Rugby, Racing, and Running)
In the 60's, sport was very much dominated by rugby, racing, and running. Over the decade, New Zealands national rugby team the All Blacks won 36 out of 40 games. In 1960, Peter Snell won a gold medal in the 800m race at the Rome Olympics. In the next Olympics, he won two golds in 800m and 1500m races.
Hi there Crystal,
ReplyDeleteJade F here from the SLJ team! Well done on completing another set of activities! I really enjoyed reading about your favourite TV show; the Flash is a good show to watch! My family watches that on TV as well, we’re really into watching our DC and Marvel comic shows and movies. Good job on including an image of your activity as well! Are you a fan of any of the other DC or Marvel TV shows or films? I really liked Green Arrow :)
With your second activity, I thought you put in a lot of detail in your interesting facts about the Beatles. It shows that you really analysed the information that was given to you! It’s so interesting that a band as legendary as the Beatles actually visited our small country New Zealand and that’s so cool that band member, Ringo Starr had family in Karori, I used to live there! That’s crazy! Have you heard any Beatles music before I like their song Imagine, it’s a good song :)
For your bonus activity, I really liked your poster on Peter Snell. You really covered all the bases in your poster brilliantly. You included a lot of information about him and included an image of him as well. That made it a very informing poster! Well done Crystal!
Looking forward to reading more of your blog posts and keep up the good work.
All the best,
Jade F :)
Hi Jade!
DeleteMy family love DC and Marvel too! I like Green Arrow too, and my favourite Marvel movies are the Captain America ones.
I like the song Imagine too!
Thank you very much,
Crystal :)