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first man in space
Yuri Gagarin of the USSR becomes the first man in space. -
civil rights act
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960. -
underground nuclear testing
The U.S started underground nuclear testing. -
civil rights bill
President Kennedy introduces the Civil Rights Bill. -
the beatles, "I want to hold your hand."
The Beatles release "I Want to Hold Your Hand," and becomes a huge hit in America -
beatles first appearance on the Ed Sullivan
The Beatles first appear on the Ed Sullivan Show, and performed in front of 74 million people who were all watching them, making it the largest audience in the history of television. -
president johnson signed the civil rights act of 1964
President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made segregation in public facilities and discrimination with employe's illegal. -
president johnson signs food stamp bill
President Johnson signed the food stamp bill. -
MLK won the Nobel Peace Prize
Marting Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize. -
acid available for the first time
Owsley began the LSD factory and made large quantities of acid available for the first time. -
KKK shoots civil rights worker
A Civil Rights worker got shot by the KKK in Alabama and died. -
"hippie" term
Writer Michael Fallon made the term "hippie" to the San Francisco counterculture in an article about the Blue Unicorn coffeehouse that had Legalized Marijuana and the Sexual Freedom League meet, and hippie houses. -
Flower Power Day
Flower Power Day in NYC -
stop the draft
"Stop the Draft" movement was organized by 40 antiwar groups, nationwide protests. -
rolling stones attack
Rolling Stones "Altamont" concert erupts in violence with one spectator killed
