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Sharpeville Massacre
South African police shot at a crowd of black protesters. The group contained between 5,000 and 7,000 people. They were offering themselves for arrest because they weren't carrying their pass books. -
U2 spy plane
Occured during the Cold War, and American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the soviet union. -
35th Presidential Election
John F. Kennedy is elected the 35th president of the U.S. -
$300,000 Paintings
Ten paintings worth $300,000 are stolen from G. David Thompsons private collection. -
Berlin Wall
Soviet Troops began constructing the Berlin Wall to discourage people from leaving Eastern Germany. -
First man to orbit the Earth
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. He went around the world three times, which took nearly five hours. He landed safely in the Atlantic Ocean. -
Nobel Prize
John Steinbeck recieves the Nobel prize in literature. -
US recieves Mona Lisa
The French Minister of Andre Malraux decides France will loan the US Mona Lisa for an American touring exhibit. -
Martin Luther King gives speech
Martin Luther King Jr. gives his "I have a dream" speech in front of more than 200,000 peaople that came to Washington DC to demand equal rights for Black and Whites. -
Racial Discrimination
The House of Representatives passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to stop racial discrimination. -
President Johnson
President Johnson ordered bombing raids on North Vietnam. Americans started getting into the war. -
Walt Disney
The creator of many animated films dies of cancer. -
First Heart Transplant
The first heart transplant was perfomed by South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard. The surgery itself was a success. -
My Lai massacre
Mass murder of up to 504 unarmed citizens in South Vietnam, including some women and children. This was led by William Calley. -
MLK dies
Martin Luther King is assassinated. He was shot while standing on his hotel balcony. James Earl Ray pledged guilty a year after, to shooting MLK. -
First black woman to congress
America's first black woman elected into congress was Shirley Chisholm. -
Apollo 11
With astronauts inside, Apollo 11 safely landed on the Moon.
