Story highlights. Michael Skakel, a Kennedy relative convicted of the 1975 murder of a 15-year-old neighbor, walked out of a Connecticut courthouse Thursday on bail.
In England the Decadents were 1890s figures such as Arthur Symons (âthe blond angelâ), Oscar Wilde, Ernest Dowson, and Lionel Johnson, who were members of the Rhymersâ Club or contributors to The Yellow Book.
Introduction. The 1970s were a tumultuous time. In some ways, the decade was a continuation of the 1960s. Women, African Americans, Native Americans, gays and lesbians and other marginalized people continued their fight for equality, and many Americans joined the protest against the ongoing war in Vietnam.n some ways, the decade was a continuation of the 1960s. Women, African Americans, Native Americans, gays and lesbians and other marginalized people continued their fight for equality, and many Americans joined the protest against the ongoing war in Vietnam.