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Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
First presidential debate to be televised -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
President Kennedy is shot in Dallas -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
The Beatles give their first live performance on television -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Allowed the president to use whatever means necessary to protect the country -
Operation Rolling Thunder
A United States bombing campaign over South Vietnam; lasted until October, 1968 -
March on the Pentagon
Demonstration against the Vietnam War -
Mai Lai Massacre
The mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by United States troops in Sơn Tịnh District, South Vietnam -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
Thousands of protesters show up during the Democratic Convention to protest the Vietnam War. Police were deployed to contain the crowd, and the situation got out of hand with some police beating protesters and gassing the crowds, including doctors and reporters. The event was televised and greatly shifted American standpoints at the time. -
Newport Jazz Festival
First time that the festival experimented with rock music -
Woodstock
3-day music festival held in New York -
Chicago 8 Trial
Trial of 8 anti-war activists present at the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention, charged with inciting violence during the demonstrations. The 8 included: Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, Bobby Seale, Lee Weiner, John Froines, and David Dellinger. -
The Beatles Break Up
Nooooo, not The Beatles!!!!! :,-( -
Kent State Protest
The Ohio National Guard open fire on a crowd of Kent University students protesting the Vietnam War; 4 dead, 9 wounded -
Roe vs. Wade
Decided that the constitution defended a person's right to choose to have an abortion