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SNCC is Formed
The Student National Coordinating Committee was a political organization that was very important in the civil rights movement. -
First Televised Presidential Debate
70 million Americans tuned in to watch the first televised presidential debate between presidential candidates Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. -
President Kennedy is elected
President Kennedy beat Richard Nixon to become the 35th President of the USA -
Russia sends the first man into space
Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to ever enter space. He flew there on the Vostok 3KA-3 spacecraft -
Berlin Wall is constructed
The Berlin Wall was made by East Germany to block off all of West Germany. This wall was up for about 28 years -
Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth's single season home run record
Roger Maris becomes the first major-league baseball player to hit more than 60 home runs in a single season. -
Marilyn Monroe dies
Marilyn Monroe was found dead at her house in Los Angeles (12305 Fifth Helena Drive). She died of a barbiturate overdose -
James Meredith registers at Ole Miss
Segregationists were protesting/rioting the enrollment of James Meredith (a black US military veteran) at the University of Mississippi -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13 day confrontation between America and the Soviet Union, the soviet union had missiles in cuba aimed at us and we were on the brink of going to war with them if we didn't figure out a way to get them out. -
The First James Bond movie, "Dr. No" premieres
A British spy film that introduced the iconic character James Bond. -
Martin Luther King delivers his "I have a dream" speech
"I Have a Dream" is a public speech delivered by Dr. King Jr. during the March on Washington in which he calls for an end to racism in the United States and called for equal civil and economic rights. -
JFK gets assasinated
JFK gets assassinated in Dallas, Texas.He was shot with a sniper while he was in an open top car -
Beatles arrive in America
Beatles come to America for the first time -
Beatles go on Ed Sullivan show
73 million people tuned into the Ed SSullivan show when the Beatles made heir first appearance on the show -
NY's World Fair begins
New York World's Fair held over 140 pavilions, 110 restaurants, for 80 nations (hosted by 37), 24 US states, and over 45 corporations to build exhibits or attractions at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, NY. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Originally it was said that the Vietnamese attacked American ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. Another theory is that America actually started it so we could have an excuse to go to war with Vietnam. -
Lyndon B. Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater
Lyndon Johnson won the presidency to become the 36th president. -
Malcolm X assasinated
Malcolm X was assassinated in Washington heights, NYC by 3 members of the nation of Islam. -
Watts Race Riot
There was a riot in the Watts neighborhood based off of police brutality. It was said to be the worst in Los Angeles until the Rodney King riots. -
The Flinstones comes out
The first episode of the Flinstones came out. -
Tet Offensive
A series of attacks done by the North Vietnamese on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. -
American astronauts land on the moon
This mission was called Apollo 11. We were in a space war with Russia, so NASA worked hard to get Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon before them, which they did. (Allegedly)
