Minot North Dakota And Area History Vol 4 1960s And 1970s

Download or read book Minot, North Dakota and Area History Vol. 4 1960s and 1970s written by Bruce Anderson (Historian) and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-14 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minot, North Dakota and Area History Vol. 4 "1960s & 1970s" is a 9 x 12, 536-page, hard-cover book. The book contains more than 1,100 photographs and captions as well many stories that take you "back to the sixties and seventies." The book also features more than 61 huge double-page spread photographs. This book takes you back to a time of change and turbulence of the "Sixties and Seventies," through photographs that provide vivid memories of growing up and what life was like in this time era. The book features large photographs of city views and streets and the 1960s culture and fashions. Photo memories provide a view of growing up in the "1960s and 1970s." Once chapter is dedicated to the incredible and news making year of "1969." Beginning with the controversial teachers strike, followed by the "1969 flood, and ending with "Zip to Zap," all of these events made national news. A precursor to Woodstock, the Zap event was studied by the creators of Woodstock. Special events such as the Minot visits by President Nixon, Vice President Spiro Agnew and Lawrence Welk are relived through wonderful historic photos. Also highlighted are the North Dakota visit by President John F. Kennedy only two months before he was assassinated and the 1965 world movie premier, "The Great Sioux Massacre," was held at the Empire Theater. Drive-ins, pizza and taco restaurants are featured, including Sammy's Pizza, Henry's, King Leo's, Auto Dine, A&W, Daddy-O and many more, MInot indoor and outdoor theatres, the Trestle Valley Ski Resort, the Minot Mallards, garage Bands featuring, "The Embermen Five," "Tracers," "Trenchmen" and the "Road Runners" are also highlighted.