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SNCC Formed
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was formed in Raleigh, NC to combat segregation and bring equality to the southern US -
LSD is illegal to the public, but not to the CIA
The US gov't outlawed LSD in 1960. But despite this, the CIA still tested the effects of LSD and it's likeness on POW's, volunteering citizens, as well as many other inhumane actions (brain surgery to remove a personality, methods of mind control, and experimentation of torture methods). By the way, it's really interesting that the CIA was 5 days away from being dismantled by JFK, then he suddenly died. Funny how things work out, huh. (I couldn't find the date, so I just put in a random one) -
First televised Presidential debate
The first televised Presidential debate was between Nixon and Kennedy. This was the first program that had the American people choose their candidate based on appearence. -
First airing of “The Flintstones”
The world met The Flintstones, the modern stone age family in an adult cartoon by Hanna Barbera modeled after The Honeymooners -
President Kennedy was elected
In a close race of Nixon vs Kennedy, the American People chose JFK as their next president in a close race. -
Russians send the first man into space
Yuri Gagarin was the first man sent into space from the USSR -
Berlin Wall Construction
The iron curtain descended on Europe as the continent was split into two; dividing Europe into East and West. Communists got the Wast while the allies got the west. -
Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record
Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record, leaving sports fanatics astonished -
SDS releases its Port Huron statement
In 1962, the SDS released its Port Huron statement which was a document of idealism(philosophical template for an egalitarian society), a call to participatory democracy where everyone was engaged in issues that affected all people in civil rights, political accountability, in labor rights, and in nuclear disarmament. -
Marilyn Monroe dies
Famous sex icon and american beauty Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her appartment. It has been thoroughly speculated that the Kennedy's had her whacked due to the fact that she not only was very flirty with John and Robert, but she could've known too much about the US' secrets -
James Meredith registers at Ole Miss
Riots broke out as James Meredith registerd at Ole Miss for a college. Riots broke out as whites and blacks fought over this issue for it's time. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The USSR had moved their warheads into Cuba, and the US countered their aggression. For 13 days, the whole world sat on edge as nuclear war seemed imminent. -
"Dr. No" the 1st James Bond movie premieres
Sean Connery makes his debut as agent 007, bringing the CIA into a better light as means of propaganda to sway public support to like the CIA -
"I have a Dream" speech
On the stretch of the Washington Monument, Martin Luther King gave a speech of legendary proportions -
President Kennedy was assasinated
Lee HArvey Oswald took it upon himself to gun down President John F. Kennedy. Johnson, his vp, was sworn in soon there after -
Beatles arrive in US
The popular progressive rock band, The Beatles, made their american debut in 1964 -
The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan
The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan in 1964, being the first time a music band played on television -
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New York World Fair
With a motto "Peace through Understanding", the NY World Fair showed a glimpse of what was to come and how humanity would strive. -
Gulf of Tonkin
The Gulf of Tonkin incident was an international confrontation that led to the U.S. engaging more directly in the Vietnam War. One true and false accusation claimed that a confrontation between US and Vietnamese ships in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. The original report blamed North Vietnam for the incidents, but in 2005, it was revealed by the Pentagon Papers, the memoirs of Robert McNamara, and NSA publications that the US government lied to justify a war against Vietnam. -
Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater
On November 3, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater. -
Malcolm X assassinated
Malcom X, radical civil rights leader, was assassinated in a town hall in 1965 in the Audubon Ballroom -
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Watts race riots
After a black man was beaten by LA Crooked Police Officers, people rioted and destryoed LA within itself. This brought reform, but a major cost in rebuilding the destroyed infrastructure -
“Star Trek” TV show airs
The cult classic “Star Trek” TV aired, ushering in a new era of entertainment that had wonders coming from the stars for a whole decade that continues to resonate to this very day. -
San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins
30,000 people gathered in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park to celebrate counterculture poet Allen Ginsberg and Gary Synder's "Human Be-In" to call on for collective consciousness. -
Green Bay Packers vs Kansas City Chiefs Superbowl I
The world's first superbowl took place in LA Memorial Colessium in Los Angeles, California where the Packers became the very first Football champions. -
Muhammad Ali refuses to serve
Muhammad Ali refused to serve in the US Air Force since he saw no point in serving a pointless war. He was fined $10k and served 5 years in prison. -
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club released
Considered one of their best albums, this album brought The Beatles to their godlike status that still resonates today -
Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court
The first Black American and civil rights leader was nominated as a supreme court judge -
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Monterrey Music Festival
The Monterrey Music Festival was held to celebrate counterculture in the US -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a series of North Vietnamese coordinated attacks on hundreds of South Vietnamese cities and outposts. It was an attempt to foment rebellion among the South Vietnamese population and encourage the US to leave the Vietnam War. -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee after his "I have a Dream" speech. -
Robert Kennedy was assasinated
Robert Kennedy was assasinated by several gunshots to the chest for helping Martin Luther King -
Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
Protestors took to the DNC as they rebelled against the Vietnam War. Their goal was to derail the convention and show that the war isn't right. -
President Nixon was Elected
In a race between Humphrey and Nixon, Nixon won the election and was chosen as the next President of the US -
Stonewall riots
Homosexuals rounded up and fought back against opposition of police raids to gay bars. -
American Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, and Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface. -
Charles Manson cult murders
Charles Manson sent his followers to slauighter a family of 5, hoping to start a race war across the United States. -
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Woodstock
Known as one of the biggest cultural events in human history, this music festival had attracted more than 400k people to celebrate love, music, and have antiwar sentiment within the music -
The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival
The Rolling Stones held a concert in Altamont and hired Hell's Angels, a biker gang, to be body guards. But this proved to be a mistake as violence broke out to the point that Mick Jagger called it off in the middle of a song to prevent more violence.
