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Gaetano Oehmichen

Born 1961

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  1. 1961

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The 1960s · Gaetano is born

In the news1967

Legalization of the contraceptive pill

The 1967 Neuwirth Law legalized the contraceptive pill, allowing women greater control over family planning.

Daily life

Daily life and schooling for children

In 1957, primary school children attended classes six days a week, including Saturdays, and many rural students learned in a single classroom with one teacher for all levels. That same year, a reform eliminated homework for primary schools.

Work

Industrial labor dominance in 1962

In 1962, industrial workers were the largest group, making up 39 percent of the total working population.

People walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon, watched live on television by some 600 million people.Around the world · 1969

People walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon, watched live on television by some 600 million people.

Neil A. Armstrong · public domain

What people wore

Most women sewed their own clothing

Until the 1960s, many French women were skilled in home sewing and would regularly recreate fashion patterns from magazines to make their own dresses, suits, and coats.

Music

Dance Rituals and Social Life

The village dance served as an important social hub where attendees danced the waltz, tango, paso doble, and the java. Mothers often accompanied their daughters to these events, which functioned as both popular celebrations and unofficial marriage markets.

At the table

Rise of processed convenience foods

Between 1952 and 1962, the consumption of potato mash and canned soup exploded, with the latter increasing by 182 percent.