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Park View Middle School: 6th Grade- Decades

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Decades Overview from School Database

Music/Entertainment/Recreation/Leisure/Sports

Fact Monster: Year by year
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50s and 60s
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1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Music - People's History

Fashion/Clothing/Hairstyle (men and women)

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50s and 60s
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Interexchange
The People History - Fashion
Family Minded - Fashion Each Decade
100 years of men's fashion
Men's Fashion
Hairstyles
Hairstyles from each year
Men's Hairstyles
Jewelry/Accessories
Sneaker Styles through Decades
Shoe Styles
Mens Shoes 40s-60s
Mens Shoes

U.S. historical events

1900-Present Times
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The People History

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