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1960s
The 1960s, also known as the Sixties, was a decade which happened between the 1950s? and the 1970s?. In the "Western World?", the '60s are known as a time of political change with the rise of counterculture, changing social norms, and the codification of previously non-existing civil rights. In relation to the United Kingdom?, the decade is often known as the "Swinging Sixties".
The 1960s can be split into a number of years: