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1960s neologisms

  • Punk rockThe Kingsmen released "Louie, Louie" in 1963, a song that later became known as punk rock's defining ur-text. This garage band from Portland, Oregon, played…
  • Baby boomersThe term baby boom refers to a noticeable increase in the birth rate that followed World War II. Newspaper reporter Sylvia F.
  • Saturday-morning cartoonIn the 1950s, animation production shifted from theatrical shorts to television blocks following the Paramount Decree. Jason Mittel argues that by the end of…