1960s

By nemorachi

  • Russians sent the first man into space

    Russians sent the first man into space
    Yuri Gagarin was born on March 9, 1934 in Klushino, Russia and died on March 27, 1968 in Kirzhach, Russia. He was the first human to journey into outer space with his spacecraft Vostok 1.

  • Berlin builds a new wall

    Berlin builds a new wall
    The Berlin wall was a barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 - 1989. height is 11.81'.It was destroyed by Demolition.

  • Cuban missile crisis

    Cuban missile crisis
    It was a 13-day confrontation between the U.S and the soviet union concerning soviet ballistic missiles deployment in cuba. It is also known as the October crisis.

  • March on washington

    March on washington
    The march was for jobs and freedom. It was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in the U.S history. And demanded civil and economic rights for African Americans.

  • President Kennedy is assassinated

    President Kennedy is assassinated
    Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey fired three shots at Kennedy. Kennedy was pronounced dead 30 minutes later in the hospital

  • Gulf of Tonkin incident

    Gulf of Tonkin incident
    Also known as USS Maddox incident, involved what were originally claimed to be two seperate confrontations involving North Vietnam and the U.S in the waters of the gulf of Tonkin

  • Watts ghetto riot

    Watts ghetto riot
    This violence lasted for five days. It left 34 dead, 1,032 injured and nearly 4,000 arrested. located in Los Angeles, Watts, California. African- American was arrested for drunk driving. an argument broke out, then turned into a fight

  • assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

    assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
    He was shot at the Lorraine motel in Memphis, Tennesse on thursday. he was 39 years old. He was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:05 pm that evening.

  • Richard Nixon is elected president

    Richard Nixon is elected president
    Richard was the 37th president of the U.S. Serving from 1969 to 1974 when he became the only U.S president to resign the office. He was born on Jaunuary 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, CA. And died on April 22, 1994 in Manhattan, New York City.

  • Niel Armstrong walks on moon

    Niel Armstrong walks on moon
    Niel Alden Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930 in wapakoneta, OH, and died on Augest 25, 2012. He was the first person to walk on the moon