1960s

Giant butterfly thought to be extinct in Britain since 1960s has been found

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Giant butterfly thought to be extinct in Britain since 1960s has been found breeding in the country again The Large Tortoiseshell, pictured, disappeared from woodlands in the 1960s Two groups of larvae have been discovered by conservationists on elm trees  Hoped they will produce two dozen butterflies – the UK’s first colony in 50 years  … Read more

Addams Family star Felix Silla who played Cousin Itt on the original 1960s TV show dead at 84

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Felix Silla, who played Cousin Itt on the original 1960s TV version of The Addams Family, died this Friday in Las Vegas. The 3’11” actor and stuntman was 84 years old and had been suffering from pancreatic cancer, according to TMZ.  His old pal Gil Gerard, who co-starred with him on the TV show Buck … Read more

Sir Paul McCartney recalls The Beatles smoking weed with Bob Dylan in the 1960s

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‘That was the first evening we got stoned!’ Sir Paul McCartney claims Bob Dylan introduced The Beatles to weed in the 60s as he recalls Ringo Starr thought the ‘ceiling was moving’ By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 15:54 BST, 15 April 2021 | Updated: 16:13 BST, 15 April 2021 Paul McCartney has recalled the … Read more

Photos show 1960s South Africans of all races revelling together in illegal underground clubs

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Apartheid was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that dictated the social structure in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 until the early 1990s, after white South Africans voted to abolish it in a referendum on March 17, 1992 after decades of racial struggles. Apartheid was characterised by an authoritarian political … Read more

British Army’s ageing tanks date back to when ‘Elvis was the Christmas No.1 in the early 1960s’

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British Army’s ageing tanks date back to when ‘Elvis was the Christmas No.1 in the early 1960s’: MPs warn that ‘obsolescent’ vehicles could cost lives in damning report MPs have demanded action be taken over the army’s ageing armoured tanks  They say some of them date back to when ‘Elvis was the Christmas number one’ … Read more

British Army’s ageing tanks date back to when ‘Elvis was the Christmas No.1 in the early 1960s’

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British Army’s ageing tanks date back to when ‘Elvis was the Christmas No.1 in the early 1960s’: MPs warn that ‘obsolescent’ vehicles could cost lives in damning report MPs have demanded action be taken over the army’s ageing armoured tanks  They say some of them date back to when ‘Elvis was the Christmas number one’ … Read more

UK’s tax burden is set to hit highest level since 1960s as Rishi Sunak raises billions

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Budget 2021 at a glance Here are the main points of Rishi Sunak’s Budget today: Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts economy will return to pre-Covid levels by the middle of 2022, six months earlier than previously though. OBR forecast economy will grow this year by 4 per cent, by 7.3 per cent in 2022, … Read more

‘Lost’ 1960s photos of Beatles and Rolling Stones found in box

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Rarely seen photographs of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones in the 1960s have been discovered in a box that lay unopened for 25 years. Husband and wife Stan and Betty Mallett, from Exeter, took the photographs whenever famous names visited Devon. The collection includes images of The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Billy Fury. Mr … Read more

‘Lost’ 1960s photos of Beatles and Rolling Stones found in box

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Rarely seen photographs of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones in the 1960s have been discovered in a box that lay unopened for 25 years. Husband and wife Stan and Betty Mallett, from Exeter, took the photographs whenever famous names visited Devon. The collection includes images of The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Billy Fury. Mr … Read more