Events of the 1960-1969

First Televised Debate

Sep 26, 1960

Almost 70 million U.S. viewers tuned in to watch Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts and Vice President Richard Nixon in the first-ever televised presidential debate.

John F. Kennedy Inaugaration

Jan 20, 1961

John F. Kennedy is elected the 35th president of the United States.

MLK I have a dream speech

Aug 28, 1963

Martin Luther King gies his famous I jave a Dream speech at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.

Kennedy is Shot

Nov 22, 1963

Kennedy is Assassinated in the streets of Dallas,Texas while with his motorcade.

MLK is shot and killed

Apr 4, 1968

Martin Luther King is shot standing on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN

Lunar Landing

Jul 16, 1969

Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon, while Collins orbited above.

Woodstock

Aug 15, 1969

Woodstock was a music and art festival held in Sulivan County, featuring 32 of the biggest bands of the era.