Timeline: 1960's Timeline

Jan 1, 1960

Johnny Cash plays 1st of many free concerts behind bars

Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Dec 31, 1969

1960's

Jan 2, 1960

Senator John F. Kennedy announces his candidacy for the U.S. Presidency

Jan 6, 1960

Psycho got Best Movie

Alfred Hitchcocks movie

Jan 28, 1960

NFL announces Dallas Cowboys franchise

Jan 9, 1961

Walt Disney's 101 Dalmations got Best Movie

Jan 11, 1961

Elvis Presley's Album 'Blue Hawaii' was released

Jan 16, 1961

Mickey Mantle becomes the highest paid player in Major League Baseball

Signed a contract that will pay him $75,000 per season

May 4, 1961

U.S. Freedom Riders begin interstate bus rides to test the new U.S. Supreme Court integration decision.

Aug 26, 1961

Bobby Lewis - Tossin' And Turnin'

gets top song for 7 weeks straight. 1 week more than Elvis Presley's song " You are Lonesome Tonight"

Jan 6, 1962

To Kill a Mockingbird was one of the best films

Based on Harper Lee's book

Jan 6, 1962

# NFL Championship – Green Bay Packers won 16-7 over the New York Giants

Jan 11, 1962

The band 'The Rolling Stones' was formed

Jan 6, 1963

PGA Tour money leader – Arnold Palmer – $128,230

Jan 9, 1963

Cleopatra (starring Elizabeth Taylor) got Best Movie

Jan 11, 1963

The Beatles song 'She Loves You' was the biggest hit single

Nov 22, 1963

President Kennedy was assinated in Dallas, Texas

Jan 6, 1964

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship – * UCLA wins 97-83 over Duke

Jan 9, 1964

Marry Poppin's (starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke) was the top grossing film

Jan 11, 1964

"The Addams Family theme song" was released

Jan 23, 1964

the 24th Amendment to the Constitution was added

Fair Voting

Jan 9, 1965

The Sound of Music (starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer) was the top grossing film

Jan 11, 1965

the Righteous Brothers song 'Unchained Melody' was the biggest hit single

Apr 28, 1965

U.S. troops are sent to the Dominican Republic by President Lyndon B. Johnson,

Aug 15, 1965

US swimmer Kenis Moore breaks the world record in the women's 200m butterfly (long course) during a meet in Maumee, Ohio, clocking 2:26.3.

Jan 9, 1966

Hawaii (Starring Julie Andrews and Max Von Sydow) was the top grossing film

Jan 11, 1966

Frank Sinatra's song 'Strangers in the Night' was the biggest hit single

Jan 19, 1966

The Road Safety Act is passed which leads to the use of the Breathalyzer

Jul 17, 1966

* July 17 – American runner Jim Ryun sets a new world record for the mile at 3:51.3

Jan 11, 1967

Walt Disney's "The Jungle Book" was the top grossing film

Jan 11, 1967

The Monkees song 'I'm a Believer' was the biggest hit single

Jan 12, 1967

An explosion and fire aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Forrestal

This happened in the Gulf of Tonkin land left 134 dead.

Jul 26, 1967

American swimmer Mark Spitz breaks Kevin Berry's nearly three-year old world record

Men's 200m butterfly (long course) at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a time of 2:06.4.

Jan 11, 1968

2001: A Space Odyssey was the top grossing film

Jan 11, 1968

the band 'The New Yardbirds' were formed and eventually changed their name to Led Zepplin

Jan 14, 1968

Super Bowl II – Green Bay Packers won 33–14 over the Oakland Raiders

After the game, Packer head coach Vince Lombardi announced his retirement as head coach of the Packers

Feb 4, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr. delivers a sermon at his Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta

His speech contains what amounts to his own eulogy. After his death, he says, "I'd like somebody to mention that day that Martin Luther King Jr. tried to give his life serving others. I'd like for somebody to say that day that Martin Luther King Jr. tried to love somebody... that I tried to love and serve humanity,. Yes, if you want to, say that I was a drum major for peace... for righteousness."