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Election of 1960
Democrat John F. Kennedy runs against Republican Richard Nixon. JFK was much more attractive than Nixon but he had no mandate. Also he had no political experience. JFK won by a landslide. -
Peace Corps
JFK hoped for a world in which nations worked together peacefully to solve problems, which is why he created the Peace Corps.This program sent volunteers abroad as educators, health workiers, and technicians to help developing nations around the world. -
Integration at "Ole Miss"
James Meredith was an African American Air Force veteran who fought a person battle for equal rights. He wanted to transfer to an all-white University of Mississippi known as "Ole Miss". After he got rejected, he got help from the NAACP. He claimed a lawsuit that his application was turned down on racial grounds. Even after the Supremes Court decision, the dean of Ole Miss still turned down Meredith's application. Then President Kennedy sent marshals to accompany Meredith to the campus. -
Silent Spring
Book written by Rachel Carson which started enviromental movement. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Pictures revealed that USSR was building missile nases on Cuban soil, which was only 90 miles west of Florida. Then the Cuban Missile Crisis happened, which was a standoff between the US and USSR that brought the superpowers to the brink of nuclear war. -
Feminine Mystique
Book written by Betty Friedan which inspired the women's movement. -
March on Washington
More than 200,000 people from all over the country came to call for "jobs and freedom" The march was led by A. philip Randolph. -
JFK Assasinated.
JFK was excited for the reelection so we went to Texas to get support. He was driving in a limo during a parade. Then a man from the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Despository aimed his rifle. He was pronounced dead at 1:00 p.m -
Lyndon becomes President
After Kennedys death, vice president, Lyndon Johnson, immediately became the 36th President. -
Democratic Convention
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party sent delegates to the Democratic national Convention in the summer of 1964. One delegated lost her job on a cotton plantation when she tried to register to vote. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gave President Johnson complete authority tp escalate war in Vietnam. -
Free Speech Movement
Students became angry when the university administration refused to allow them to distribute civil rights leaflets outside the main gate of campus. -
War Legacy
War resulted in 58,000 Americans dead and 300,000 wounded. -
Medicare and Medicaid
Johnson creates medicare and medicaid for people in Vietnam -
Unsafe at Any Speed
Book written by Ralph Nadar which initated the consumer protection movement. -
Miranda Rights
Gave rights to persons accused of c rime -
Organizing National organization for Women.
A group of 28 professional women organized NOW. Their goal was " to take action in the mainstream of American society now" -
Johnson's Withdraw
Johnson decides not to run for reelection. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assasination.
Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the balcony of his motel and a bullet fired from a high-powered rifle which tore into him. He was pronounced dead an hour later. -
Robert F. Kennedy Assasination
Senator Robert f. Kennedy was battling Mccarthy in the Democratic primary elections and won a key victory in California's primary. After giving his victory speech in a LA hotel, he was shot by an assassin and died the next day. -
Nixon for president.
Republican Richard Nixon won presidency. -
American Indian Movement
Two Chippewa activists, Dennis Banks and George Mitchell, set out the goals of the AIM. Banks called it "a new coalition that will fight for Indian treaty rights". -
Vietnamization
Involved removing American forces and replacing them with South Viernamese soilders. -
Woodstock
400,000 people gathered at the Woodstock Music and Art fair for several days in Bethel, New york, to listen to major rock bands of the world. -
Altamont
300,000 people which gathered for a concert by the rolling stones.
