Nineteen Hundred Sixties – Page 18

Soul Told Black Musicians’ Stories. Its Archives Are Going Digital.

The newspaper, which started in 1966 with a focus on R&B, funk and disco, shut down in 1982. But one of its founders’ grandsons is devoted to finding it a new online audience.

By Christopher Petkanas

Basketball Black People Boycotts Civil Rights Movement (1954-68) Demonstrations, Protests and Riots James, LeBron Los Angeles Lakers Milwaukee Bucks Muslims and Islam Names, Personal NBA Championship Nineteen Hundred Sixties University of California, Los Angeles

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Is Greater Than Any Basketball Record

His N.B.A. career scoring record has been broken, but his legacy of activism and his expansion of Black athlete identity endure.

By Kurt Streeter

Deaths (Obituaries) Design Dresses Fashion and Apparel Nineteen Hundred Sixties Paris (France) Perfumes and Fragrances Rabanne, Paco Spain

Paco Rabanne, Couturier of the Space Age, Dies at 88

He burst onto the French fashion scene in 1966 and, with dresses made from metal, plastic and paper, changed the definition of couture.

By Vanessa Friedman

Boeing Company Design Everett (Wash) Factories and Manufacturing Freight (Cargo) Nineteen Hundred Sixties Pan American World Airways Records and Achievements Stocks and Bonds Travel and Vacations

The Last Boeing 747 Leaves the Factory

The plane known as “Queen of the Skies” helped make air travel more affordable, but it has been supplanted by smaller, more efficient aircraft.

By Niraj Chokshi Meron Tekie Menghistab Jovelle Tamayo and Lind