Les années 60

The Vietnam War (also known as Second Indochina War or American War in Southeast Asia) lasted from 1955 to 1975. It was fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was supported by the USSR, China and North Korea, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States with its allies, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. This conflict between pro-communist and pro-capitalist countries was part of the Cold War.

At the end of the War in Indochina, two States are based(established), the one, the communist in the North and the other, supported by the Americans, in the South. In 1960, the FNL (National Front of liberation) is created; he(it) fights against the dictator ready(in position) in the South-Vietnam, Ngô Dinh Diem and against the American influence. In 1963, after the fall of Diem, the American government takes care of the fight(wrestling) against the FNL, its military commitment is massive from 1964. But the North-Vietnam, supported by the USSR and China, brings into conflict a strong resistance. This war, committing(hiring) 500 000 American privates, widely covered by the television which shows the horrors lived by the soldiers and the Vietnamese population, becomes unpopular in the United States. In March, 1973, the agreements of Paris end in the evacuation by the Americans of the South-Vietnam. The fall of Saigon takes place in 1975: the capital of the South-Vietnam becomes Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville.

The first steps on the moon

After 3 days of journey in the space, the lunar Eagle module settles arises on the Moon (in a zone called " The sea of the tranquillity ") with to its edge Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. After 2 hours of preparation inside, both men(people) go out finally of the module. We are then July 21st and it is 3:56 am in France. A camera fixed to the lunar module allows the Whole world to live these live historic moments.

The first one to set foot in the Moon is Neil Armstrong. He(it) will have then these words become famous: " it is a small step for the man, but giant's jump(leap) for the humanity. ".

On the Moon the force of gravity is different, we feel much lighter, what also complicates the travels(movements) and the manipulation of objects. 

At the same time as millions of televiewers, the astronauts discover this day a desert landscape. All the ground of the Moon is covered with a fine dust.

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol (born in Pittsburgh on August 6th, 1928 - died in New York 1987) is an American artist, a pioneer of the Pop art movement. It is known for its reprographies of objects and stars of the pop culture (Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Coca-Cola, Campbell). Warhol is known all over the world by his(her) work of painter, musical producer, author, by his(her) avant-garde films, and by his(her) links with the intellectuals, the celebrities of Hollywood or the rich aristocrats. Although the work of Warhol remains controversial (It was a victim of an assassination attempt June 3rd, 1968), it was the subject of multiple exhibitions(exposures), books(pounds), and movies and since his(her,its) death. He(it) is generally recognized as one of the artists the most known for the xxe centuryThe Andy Warhol Museum in his native city, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives. It is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist.

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