1960's Era

1960's

Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Dec 28, 1969

Arrested

Apr 16, 1963

Martin Luther King is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protest

I have a dream

Aug 28, 1963

Martin Luther King delivers his famous "I have a dream." speech

Bombing

Sep 15, 1963

Four young girls attending Sunday school are killed when a bomb explodes at a popular location for civil rights meetings

Civil Rights Act

Jul 2, 1964

President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Vietnam

Mar 8, 1965

President Lyndon B. Johnson committed the first U.S. combat ground troops to Vietnam to aid the South Vietnamese Government in its war against Soviet-assisted North Vietnamese

Major Battle

Aug 17, 1965

This is the first major battle of the Vietnam War. The United States scores a resounding victory

Voting Rights

Aug 19, 1965

Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote.

66th North

Nov 17, 1965

The 66th North Vietnamese Regiment move east toward Plei Mei encountering and ambushing an American battalion

Treaty

Jan 27, 1967

The United States and the Soviet Union signed the Treaty on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

Martin Luther King Dead

Apr 4, 1968

Martin Luther King is shot ,on the balcony, as he stands outside of his hotel room

Soviet invasion

Aug 20, 1968

Soviet, Polish, East German, Bulgarian, and Hungarian troops invaded Czechoslovakia

Strategic Arms

Nov 17, 1969

The United States and the Soviet Union held preliminary Strategic Arms Limitation Talks