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SNCC formed
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was founded in April 1960 by young people dedicated to nonviolent, direct action tactics. -
First televised Presidential debate
Kennedy vs Nixon was the first debate recorded on t.v -
President Kennedy is elected
John F. Kennedy, a Democrat from Massachusetts, was elected President of the United States. -
Russians send the first man into space
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first human being to travel into space. -
Berlin Wall is constructed
It was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Construction of the wall was commenced by the German Democratic Republic. -
SDS releases its Port Huron statement
The Port Huron Statement is a 1962 political manifesto of the American student activist movement Students for a Democratic Society. -
Marilyn Monroe dies
Marilyn Monroe died at age 36 of a barbiturate overdose late in the evening of Saturday, August 4, 1962, at her 12305 Fifth Helena Drive home in Los Angeles, California. -
Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record
Roger Maris hits 60 home runs to break Babe Ruths record. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
An American U-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba. President Kennedy did not want the Soviet Union and Cuba to know that he had discovered the missiles. -
“Dr. No” the first James Bond movie premiers
The release of Dr. No, North American moviegoers get their first look–down the barrel of a gun–at the super-spy James Bond -
Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech
MLK has one of the most famous speeches in history. -
Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech
Dr Kings iconic speech for a call of freedom and equality. -
John F Kennedy is assassinated
Kennedy was assassinated in Texas out of a convertible. -
The Beatles arrive in the United States
The Beatles rose to fame, and became one of the most popular bands. -
The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan
The Beatles went on the show and actually did a live performance -
New York World’s Fair begins
New York World's Fair was a world's fair that held over 140 pavilions and 110 restaurants, representing 80 nations -
LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government
LSD was declared a "Schedule I" substance, legally designating that the drug has a "high potential for abuse. -
Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater
Democrat Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater by a wide margin. -
Malcolm X assassinated
Malcolm X, an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement, was assassinated. -
Watts race riots
The McCone Commission identified the root causes of the riots to be high unemployment, poor schools, and related inferior living conditions that were endured by African Americans in Watts. -
Richard Nixon is elected
Republican Richard Nixon wins the election by a wide margin. -
Star Trek” TV show airs
Star Trek what goes on to become a famous show first airs. -
San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins
The Summer of Love began on January 14, 1967, when some 30,000 people gathered in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. -
First Superbowl
The Packers beat the Chiefs in the first ever SuperBowl. -
Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s album
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. -
Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service
Muhammad Ali Convicted for Refusing the Vietnam Draft. In an era defined by endless war. -
Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court
President Johnson nominated Marshall in June 1967 to replace the retiring Justice Tom Clark, who left the Court after his son, Ramsey Clark, became Attorney General. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
James Earl ray shoots MLK. -
Robert Kennedy is assassinated
5 years after his brother Robert was assassinated as well. -
Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
Protest activity against the Vietnam War took place prior to and during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. -
Stonewall riots
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous demonstrations by members of the gay community in response to a police raid. -
American astronauts land on the moon
Commander Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.The crew that landed was Apollo 11. -
Woodstock concert
Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to simply as Woodstock, was a music festival held August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel. -
The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival
The Altamont Speedway Free Festival was a counterculture rock concert in the United States.