1960s timeline

Womens Rights Movement

Jan 1, 1960

the womens right movement had been going on for many years before but was pivitol in the 1960s because women were determined to be equal to men.

Kennedy wins!

Jan 20, 1960

kennedy beats nixon by a little but and is inaugrated as our youngest president the united states had yet.

Freedom rides

Jan 1, 1961

many blacks and white gathered in huge groups and rode buses and other public transportation together to fight for equal rights.

kennedy launches his new foreign policy

Feb 1, 1961

Kennedy wanted peace between the communists and non-communists but would do anything to stop communism

Bay of pigs

Apr 17, 1961

kennedy attempts to bomb soviets and misses the target and ends up looking foolish to all of america. Soviets believe they have beat the U.S. Soldiers taken prisoner

integration of ole miss

Sep 30, 1962

James meredith a black man was accepted to the school of ole miss in 1962 many fought for him not to be there, he had military security take him around school untill he graduated

Cuban missile Crisis

Oct 15, 1962

U.S and Soviet Union come close to a nuclear war, the problem is resolved when Robert Kennedy talks to Soviets leader.

the feminine mystique

Feb 19, 1963

Betty friedan published the feminine mystique discussing issues with womens rights.

clash in birmingham

Apr 1, 1963

white cops,firefighters, and town people attacked protestors in birmingham alabama with fire hoses,attack dogs, and tear gas.

buddhist monk burns alive

Jun 11, 1963

a buddhist monk in vietnam burns himself alive to promote peace and show they will not tolerate war.

march on washington

Aug 28, 1963

one of the largest rallies there was during the civil rights movement this is the event Martin Luther King gave his famous "i have a dream" speech

diem assassination

Nov 2, 1963

After south vietnam was angered by diem they took him over and killed him. United States had also given up on Diem to help make change.

24th amendment

Jan 23, 1964

made it illegal to have poll tax for african americans, the supreme court ruled it unconstitutional.

civil rights act

Jul 2, 1964

forbid discrimination against sex,race, etc. women took this as they would be equal but they soon found out that, that was not true and they were still not equal to men.

Gulf of Tonkin

Aug 2, 1964

Vietnam attacked u.s ships causing tension and making the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which allowed the president to have full power over what happened in Vietnam

cam ranh bay

Feb 1, 1965

cam ranh bay becomes a major base for the united states.

Soldiers arrive in Vietnam

Mar 8, 1965

tension begins to increase in vietnam because of the viet cong and U.S soldiers moving in on vietnam territory

voting rights act

Aug 6, 1965

gave african americans the right to vote without literacy tests and having to pay to vote.

Troops increase

Jan 1, 1966

385,000 troops enter vietnam in a short amount of time, causeing tension at home to increase dramatically.

now is formed

Jan 1, 1966

the national organization for women is formed to get equal rights for women.

boycots for equal rights!

Jan 1, 1967

workers organize a national boycott on grapes picked on non-union farms.

six day war in the middle east

Jun 5, 1967

june 5 -10 the middle east had its six day war while the united states and vietnam are in war.

tet offensive

Jan 31, 1968

the turning point in the vietnam war. Were America realized we may not have a chance too actually win this war.

my lai massacre

Mar 16, 1968

U.S troops enter a small village of old men,women,and children made them stand together and opened fire. Another soldier stepped in and stopped the whole thing, this was kept from the united states for a very long time.

Lyndon Johnson wont run again!

Mar 31, 1968

Vietnam became to stressful for Johnson because he realized he had really no shot at winning and could not stand the idea of losing. He dropped the race to president.

Martin luther king assassinated

Apr 4, 1968

on his balcony about to give a speech MLK was shot and killed by a white man who was against civil rights.

Robert Kennedy assassinated

Jun 5, 1968

was shot in a hotel kitchen and died the next day because of his wound. no reason was given as to why the man shot him.

Kennedy assassinated

Nov 22, 1968

while in dallas for a parade Kennedy is assassinated in his convertible in front of a crowd and his wife.

Woodstock

Aug 15, 1969

woodstock went from august 15-18 and was the most peaceful concert there had ever been. Many came to support peace and listen to good music in a time period where they needed peace the most.

Altamont

Dec 6, 1969

concert that was meant to be as peaceful as Woodstock and ended up in violence with someone dieing