1960s and Public Protests

By ryleenolan

  • The Pill

    Women start using the birth control pill.

  • Kennedy Elected

    John F. Kennedy wins presidential election.

  • USSR Tests Hydrogen Bomb

    The Soviet Union fires a 50-megaton hydrogen bomb, the biggest explosion in history.

  • First SDS Convention

    The convention yields a '60s student manifesto, the Port Huron Statement: Agenda for a Generation.

  • Marilyn Monroe Dies

    Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe, 36, is found dead in her bedroom.

  • Assassination of JFK

    JFK is shot and killed in Dallas, Texas.

  • Martin Luther King Opposes War

    Breaking with the President, Martin Luther King announces his opposition to the war.

  • First Super Bowl

    Forty million TV viewers watch the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs.

  • March to Pentagon

    Norman Mailer joins march to Pentagon; He recounts events in Armies of the Night for which he earns a Pulitzer.

  • Nixon

    Richard Nixon Wins Presidency.