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1960s

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    1960s

  • THE KENNEDY-NIXON PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES

    THE KENNEDY-NIXON PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES
    The first debate for a presidential election was televised. It was between Senator John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon. Nixon seemed nervous, but Kennedy stood tall. The debate on TV changed many people's minds about Kennedy.

  • SOVIETS SEND THEIR FIRST MAN TO SPACE

    SOVIETS SEND THEIR FIRST MAN TO SPACE
    The soviets have sent the first man into space. The event came on May 5, 1961. Alan Shepard was sent to space in the "Freedom 7".

  • FIRST MAN TO ORBIT THE EARTH 3 TIMES

    John Glenn became the first man to orbit the earth - 3 times. It was a five hour flight.

  • Martin Luther King Jr. 'I Have A Dream'

    Martin Luther King Jr. made the speech, "I have a Dream" on August 28, 1963. More than 200,000 peaceful demonstrators came to Washington DC to demand equal rights for Black and Whites. Part of the speech was - "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character…"

  • The Assassination of President Kennedy

    President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22. Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was never sent to trial. While being moved by police to a different jail, a man named Jack Ruby shot Oswald. Who killed President Kennedy nobody knows for sure.

  • The Beatles became Popular

    The Beatles, a British rock and roll band became VERY popular. The "Fab Four", John, Paul, George, and Ringo, were played on radio stations all over the world. They were seen on the "Ed Sullivan Show". They performed concerts that were quickly sold out. All the frenzy over the group became known as "Beatlemania", which was only the beginning.

  • The First Civil Rights Bill

    The first Civil Rights bill was passed to stop racial discrimination.

  • The Bombing of North Vietnam

    President Johnson ordered bombing raids on North Vietnam and Americans begin protesting the war.

  • Death of Walt Disney

    Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse and a Pioneer of animated films, died of cancer on December 15, 1966, but his legend lives on.

  • First Human Heart Transplant

    The first heart transplant was performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in Cape Town, South Africa.

  • The Assassination of Leader Martin Luther King

    Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

  • The Assassination of Robert Kennedy

    Robert Kennedy, John F. Kennedy's brother was assassinated.

  • Apollo 11 Arrives on the Moon.

    July 20, 1969, 4:18 p.m., one of the biggest events of history happened. Apollo 11 landed on the moon, astronauts aboard. Neil Armstrong's famous speech for the historical steps "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."