1960's tImElInE!!!

  • A man on the moon.

    A man on the moon.
    JFK had a goal set in his head he wanted to have a man on the moon and back before the decade was over.
  • Nelson Mandela

    Nelson Mandela
    Back in South Africa, Nelson was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison for incitement and for leaving the country illegally. Feb 11 1990, he was freed.
  • Martin LutherKing Jr. gave a speech

    Martin LutherKing Jr. gave a speech
    Martin Luther King gave a speech, "I have a dream." Over 200,000 peaceful demonstators came all the way to Washington D.C and each and everyone demanded to have equal rights between blacks and whites.
  • John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy

    John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy
    John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 %u2013 John Fitzgerald, he often referred to his initials JFK. He was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
  • President Kennedy assassination

    President Kennedy assassination
    President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas by a man named Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswald was never sent to trial but while police were taking him to a different jail, Jack Ruby shot Oswald. Nobody is for certain who really killed Kennedy.
  • Immigration

    Immigration
    The Immigration Act of 1965 intended and unintended Consequences.
  • Walt Disney

    Walt Disney
    The creator of Mickey Mouse died of cancer, but his legend lives on.
  • MLK'S assassination

    MLK'S assassination
    MLK was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray killed Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Shirley Chisholm

    Shirley Chisholm
    Shirley was elected Americas first black woman to congress.
  • Presidential Election

    Presidential Election
    Eight years after losing to John F. Kennedy in the 1960 election, Richard Nixon defeats Hubert H. Humphrey and is elected president.
  • Apollo 11 landed

    Apollo 11 landed
    At 4:18 p.m., a really big event in history happened, Apollo 11 landed on the moon and the astronauts aboard.