The Sixties
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The Sixties is a television miniseries that explores the major political, social, and cultural events that shaped the 1960s in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Sixties canonical | 2 |
| The 60s | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sixties Context triple: [Playtone, notableWork, The Sixties]
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A.
Swinging Sixties
The Swinging Sixties was a vibrant cultural revolution in 1960s Britain marked by youth-driven changes in fashion, music, art, and social attitudes.
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B.
Welcome to the 60s
"Welcome to the 60s" is an upbeat, retro-style musical number from the stage and film versions of *Hairspray* that celebrates change, confidence, and the vibrant spirit of the 1960s.
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C.
the Screaming Sixties
The Screaming Sixties are the notoriously stormy and wind-lashed latitudes between 60° and 70° south, famed among sailors for their extreme seas and powerful westerly gales in the Southern Ocean.
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D.
New Frontier
New Frontier is a Sundance Film Festival program dedicated to innovative, experimental storytelling and emerging media such as virtual reality, interactive installations, and multimedia art.
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E.
New Frontier
New Frontier was the name given to President John F. Kennedy’s ambitious domestic and foreign policy agenda of the early 1960s, emphasizing social reform, economic growth, and a vigorous response to Cold War challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sixties Target entity description: The Sixties is a television miniseries that explores the major political, social, and cultural events that shaped the 1960s in the United States.
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A.
Swinging Sixties
The Swinging Sixties was a vibrant cultural revolution in 1960s Britain marked by youth-driven changes in fashion, music, art, and social attitudes.
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B.
Welcome to the 60s
"Welcome to the 60s" is an upbeat, retro-style musical number from the stage and film versions of *Hairspray* that celebrates change, confidence, and the vibrant spirit of the 1960s.
-
C.
the Screaming Sixties
The Screaming Sixties are the notoriously stormy and wind-lashed latitudes between 60° and 70° south, famed among sailors for their extreme seas and powerful westerly gales in the Southern Ocean.
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D.
New Frontier
New Frontier is a Sundance Film Festival program dedicated to innovative, experimental storytelling and emerging media such as virtual reality, interactive installations, and multimedia art.
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E.
New Frontier
New Frontier was the name given to President John F. Kennedy’s ambitious domestic and foreign policy agenda of the early 1960s, emphasizing social reform, economic growth, and a vigorous response to Cold War challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television miniseries ⓘ |
| basedOn | events of the 1960s in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
historical footage from the 1960s
ⓘ
interviews with historians ⓘ interviews with participants in 1960s events ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Gary Goetzman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Herzog NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Hanks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Seventies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary television series
ⓘ
historical documentary ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Sixties: 1968
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Sixties: A Generation Rising NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sixties: A Long March to Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sixties: Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sixties: Television Comes of Age NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sixties: The Assassination of President Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sixties: The Space Race NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sixties: The Times They Are A-Changin' NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sixties: The War in Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sixties: The World on the Brink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cultural transformation
ⓘ
political conflict ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
1960s
ⓘ
American popular culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ assassinations of the 1960s ⓘ civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ political history of the United States ⓘ social movements in the United States ⓘ television and media in the 1960s ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 10 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalChannelType | cable news channel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CNN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseEnd | 2014-07-31 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseStart | 2014-05-29 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | CNN decades series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | HDTV ⓘ |
| producer |
Herzog & Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Playtone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | CNN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 60 minutes ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The 60s