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The first presidential debate was held on TV. Some felt that Kennedy won and some felt Nixon did. -
John F. Kennedy was assassinated on 11/22/1963 when riding in a convertible through Dealy Plaza in Texas. Oswald was the one who assassinated him. President Johnson was sworn in after. -
73 million people gathered on their couches to watch the Beatles sing on the Ed Sullivan Show. -
This allowed President Johnson to take any action necessary to promote peace in southeast Asia. -
A very interrupted bombing campaign that began 2/24/65 and lasted until October of 1965. -
A march against the Vietnam War. Involved more than 100,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial. -
A war crime committed by a US Army soldier. It was a mass murder of unarmed people in South Vietnam. -
A protest over Mr King's assassination and the Vietnam War that ended in a lot of arresting and violence. -
Jurors acquitted all defendants on the conspiracy charge while finding 5 of the defendants charged with having the intent to riot while crossing state lines -
Attracted critics and an experiment in jazz, soul music, and rock. -
Woodstock was one of the biggest festivals and it was free, it was held on Max Yasgur's dairy farm, just 40 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock. -
Members of the Ohio National Guard shot into the Anti Vietnam War protests -
In Roe's lawsuit, she claimed the state laws were unconstitutionally vague and abridged her right to personal privacy. -
On 4/10/1970, Paul McCartney left the Beatles. The media's attention worsened the tension between the boys. They officially broke up 12/29/1974