1960

  • Nixon-Kennedy Debates

    Nixon-Kennedy Debates
    these debates where held in 1960 against Richard Nixon;The four presidential debates were the first series of debates conducted for any presidential election.
  • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
    John f Kennedy was killed buy lee Harvey Oswald in November 2nd of 1963 in Dallas tx
  • The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show

    The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
    on February 9th 1964 the famous band the beets went on the ed Sullivan show and preformed white almost 70 million people gathered and watched on there telavstions
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
    dated August 7, 1964, gave President Lyndon Johnson authority to increase U.S. involvement in the war between North and South Vietnam.
  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder
    we bombed north Vietnam on march 2nd 1965
  • The Beatles Break Up

    The Beatles Break Up
    august 27th 1967 the beetles break up due to there manager dying and Paul quitting
  • March on the Pentagon

    March on the Pentagon
    October 21 1967 a bunch of people marched to the capital and protested the war
  • pinkville massacre

    pinkville massacre
    pretty much we killed over 500 un armed villagers while in Vietnam on march 16th 1968
  • Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
    the evening of August 28, 1968, with the police riot in full swing on Michigan Avenue in front of the Democratic party's convention headquarters, the Conrad Hilton hotel, television networks broadcast live as the anti-war protesters began the now-iconic chant "The whole world is watching".
  • Newport Jazz Festival

    Newport Jazz Festival
    1969 people rushed the stage and destroyed equipment on July 3rd 1969
  • Woodstock

    Woodstock
    woodstock 69 was a stage made of wood that many famous artist at the time came and preformed at
  • Chicago 8 Trial

    Chicago 8 Trial
    a little after the protest in Chicago there ws a trial for these 8 men called the Chicago 8 on sep. 24 1969
  • Kent State Protest

    Kent State Protest
    may 4th 1970 school was protesting the military moving into Cambodia and the presence of the national guard on campus 4 where killed
  • Roe vs. Wade

    Roe vs. Wade
    pregnant people can have abortions now since January 22 1973