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Newport Jazz Festival
It was a festival that incorporated academic panels, but also provided live music. Bob Dylan was at this performance and it was the first of many boos. It was believed because of the sound. -
Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
The turning point of the campaign. It gained a lot of publicity because of it being aired on television. It also affected peoples opinion based on their appearance instead of just the way they spoke. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
The assassination took place in Texas in 1963. It was a huge devastation for everyone at this time. Lyndon B then became the president soon after the assassination. -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
It was the beginning of many young kids around the world wanting to participate in rock. It was the beginning of the British takeover in American music. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
It started America's full involvement in the Vietnam War. It was to repel an armed attack against the United States. The president was able to get more interfered with Vietnam without the declaration. of war. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
It was marked as one of the first American attacks on Vietnam. It represented a major expansion with the Vietnam war. They were trying to attack one of Vietnam's huge suppliers. -
March on the Pentagon
It was a massive demonstration against the Vietnam War. It was the first national protest against the war. It ended in one of Nixon's famous speeches. "Silent majority" -
Mai Lai Massacre
It fueled anti-war sentiment and divided the United States up greater in the Vietnam war. They believed that the troops should be pulled from the war. American troops murdered more then 300 unarmed citizens. -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
It was a protest for the people that were against the Vietnam War. Riots broke out after the Anti-Vietnam war convention. It turned into a bloody battle after the cops had showed up. -
Woodstock
It was a place that over looked people could come to enjoy themselves. It was an opportunity for people to escape into music and spread unity and trinity. It was also a place for anti-war during the Vietnam war. -
Chicago 8 Trial
It was the first people trialed after the first federal anti-riot law. They were all trialed and sentences to many months after the judge found them guilty for there behavior at the riots and inciting the riots. -
The Beatles Break Up
They felt that is was necessary to be able to focus on their own music. That it would be for the greater good. They had their own solo careers now, and had their own success. -
Kent State Protest
It was another protest for the Vietnam War. The military fired on these people and ended up killing and injuring. It was a protest that forced many schools to eventually close down. -
Roe vs. Wade
It was a decision made by the U.S supreme court that allowed women to make the choice between an abortion. It was constitutional that a women should be able to make this choice without excessive government restrictions.