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THE 1960S
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John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was elected president. -
Civil Rights
The Civil Rights Act of 1960 became law on May 6, 1960, and was later known as the Voting Rights Act of 1960. -
vietnam war
October, 1960-April 30, 1975 troop strength reaching its apex of 543,000 -
Great Speech
Date: August 28, 1963 “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” -
assination
.On November 22, 1963, Kennedy was shot and killed while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was identified as the shooter, although controversy remains about the killing. Kennedy’s death and funeral were covered widely on live television and brought on a period of national mourning. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, where an eternal flame stands for the enduring Kennedy mystique. -
The Beatles
February, 1964, the Beatles came to the United States, appearing first on The Ed Sullivan Show before a screaming crowd carried away by “Beatlemania.” From LiverPool England -
president
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson was elected president -
Rolling Stone
Rolling stones -
assination
Malcolm Little, was raised in poverty in the urban North unlike other civil rights activists such as Martin Luther King, Jr.. On the afternoon of February 21, 1965, the thirty-nine-year-old Malcolm was speaking at an OAAU rally in a hotel ballroom in New York City when he was assassinated. -
Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band The Beach Boys, released May 16, 1966, -
Sgt. Peppers
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. Released in the summer of 1967 -
Strange Days
The doors and the group’s next album, Strange Days 1967 Jim Morrison keyboard, drummer, and guitar. -
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin performing at the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967 -
Led Z.
Led Zeppelin were in English rock band in 1968 -
president
1968 Richard M. Nixon was elected president -
assination
April 4, 1968; Memphis, Tennessee -
Wood STock
Date: August 15-17, 1969 Richie Havens, Country Joe McDonald, Country Joe McDonald -
Moon Landing
July 16, 1969 Neil A. Armstrong