1960's

Assembly Park History

1960
1960's
• A new "refrigerated" drinking fountain installed in the park.

• For those hot summer days and evenings.

• Donated by John and Gwenn Purcell in memory of their parents.
1960's
• During his presidential campaign President Kennedy, who had stopped in Delavan.
1961
1962
1962
• Gary Burghoff graduates Delavan-Darien High School - Gary stared in MASH - as Radar O'Reilly.

• The Flint Family boat livery business, started in 1933 closes in 1962.
1963
1964
1962
• Drive Eat-in-Time located in Delavan
1965

World Events

Presidents

• Dwight D. Eisenhower • John F. Kennedy • Lyndon B. Johnson

1960

• The Beatles form in Liverpool.

May 1st
• U-2 incident sparks deterioration in relations between superpowers.

1961

• Construction of the Berlin Wall.

1962

August 28th
• Martin Luther King Jr. delivers "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington.

1963

November 22nd
• Assassination of John F. Kennedy. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson assumes office as President of the United States.

1964

July 2nd
• Civil Rights Act abolishes segregation in the USA.

1965

January 24th
• Death of Winston Churchill.

1966

December 15th
• Death of Walt Disney.

1967

June 5 – 10th
• The Six-Day War, between Israel and Arab states.

1968

April 4th
• Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
June 5th
• Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.

1969

July 20th
• Apollo 11 Moon landing, Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin become the first to on the moon.
November 11th
• Sesame Street premieres its debut episode.
1966
1966
• The Village Supper Club opens
May 2, 1966
• Delavan was selected by the U.S. Post Office to issue on a first day cover basis, the five-cent American Circus commemorative postage stamp.
1967

• In 1967, the Pearce family had a few dozen extra sweet corn and pumpkins.

• The 5 Pearce kids decided to sell the surplus vegetables by the edge of the road to raise money for 4-H projects and their college education, which lead to The Pearce's Farm Stand

1968
September 21st
• An Arbor Luncheon was attended by 70 ladies held at the old Playboy Club in Lake Geneva.

• This picture was in the newspaper. White gloves and mink stoles - and the old Playboy Club
1969