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1960s Timeline
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Four black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter.
Feb 1(Greensboro, N.C.) Four black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter. Although they are refused service, they are allowed to stay at the counter. The event triggers many similar nonviolent protests throughout the South. Six months later the original four protesters are served lunch at the same Woolworth's counter. Student sit-ins would be effective throughout the Deep South in integrating parks, swimming pools -
Singer/songwriter Jesse Belvin dies
Singer/songwriter Jesse Belvin dies in a car crash following a concert in February. -
Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games were held in Squaw Valley, USA -
Elvis Presley is discharged from the Army
Elvis Presley is discharged from the Army and immediately scores a series of hit singles and albums upon his return with a slightly less menacing, more mature persona. -
Eddie Cochran dies at 21
Two months lafter Belvin dies, Eddie Cochran dies at 21 in a car crash while on tour in England with Gene Vincent. -
The LASER
The LASER (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) is first demonstrated -
CPR comes out
CPR comes out -
Canned Coca Cola comes out
Canned Coca Cola comes out -
Betsy Rawls becomes the first woman to win the US Women's Open golf title four times
Betsy Rawls becomes the first woman to win the US Women's Open golf title four times -
Lycra Spandex comes out
Lycra Spandex comes out -
Summer Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games were held in Rome, Italy. -
Wilma Rudolph becomes the first American woman to win 3 track and field Olympic gold medals
Wilma Rudolph becomes the first American woman to win 3 track and field Olympic gold medals - in the 100 meter dash, the 200 meter dash, and the 400 meter relay. She was nicknamed the "Black Gazelle" for her graceful running style. She is the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for 1960 and 1961. -
First Televised Presidential Debate Airs
First Televised Presidential Debate Airs: The debate between presidential candidates Kennedy and Nixon is broadcast nationally on all TV networks and on network radio -
The Baseball World Series
The Baseball World Series won by Pittsburgh Pirates -
JFK wins presidency
John Kennedy's Republican opponent was Richard Nixon -
Charlie Finley purchases controlling interest
Charlie Finley purchases controlling interest in the Kansas City Athletics. -
Elvis Presley gives his last live performance
Elvis Presley gives his last live performance for eight years. -
Coffee-Mate comes out
Coffee-Mate comes out -
Total Cereal comes out
Total Cereal comes out (don't know rexact date of this event) -
The World Figure Skating Championships canceled
The World Figure Skating Championships canceled after U.S. team killed in plane crash -
Freedom Riders
May 4 Over the spring and summer, student volunteers begin taking bus trips through the South to test out new laws that prohibit segregation in interstate travel facilities, which includes bus and railway stations. Several of the groups of "freedom riders," as they are called, are attacked by angry mobs along the way. The program, sponsored by The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), involves more than 1,000 volunteers, black and white. -
Electric Toothbrush is a new product
Electric Toothbrush is a new product (don't know exact date of this event) -
Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba.
400 Anti-communist Cuban Exiles die during The Bay of Pigs invasion intended to overthrow the Government of Fidel Castro. -
Wilma Rudolph, track, wins AAU's James E. Sullivan Memorial Award.
Wilma Rudolph, track, wins AAU's James E. Sullivan Memorial Award. After she retired from competition, she finished college and then took part in a special program to help ghetto children learn athletics from star performers -
Ty Cobbs dies
He checked into Emory Hospital for the last time in June 1961, bringing with him a paper bag with over $1 million in negotiable bonds and a Colt .45 caliber pistol. His first wife, Charlie, his son Jimmy and other family members came to be with him for his final days. He dies a month later, on July 17, 1961, at Emory University Hospital. -
Apr. Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba.
Apr. Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. -
Berlin Wall.
East Germany builds Berlin Wall, closing it's borders with West Germany. -
Roger Maris hits 61 home runs
Roger Maris hits 61 home runs breaking babe Ruth’s record -
The New York Yankees win World Series
The New York Yankees beat Cincinnati in the World Series -
First James Bond Movie
Dr. No -
The surf music craze begins
The surf music craze, begun by instrumentalists in the previous few years, adds vocals when the Beach Boys score their first hit "Surfin' Safari". -
Jackie Robinson becomes first African-American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Jackie Robinson becomes first African-American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame -
Wilt Chamberlain scores scores 100 points in a single game
Wilt Chamberlain scores scores 100 points in a single game, breaking his previous record of 78 and raising Philadelphia over New York 169-147 -
The first World’s Fair to be held in U.S. in more than 20 years
The first World’s Fair to be held in U.S. in more than 20 years, opens in Seattle. It features a monorail and the 607 foot tall Space Needle, with a revolving restaurant -
Soviet Conflict
Soviet Conflict begins. -
June Soviet Conflict begins.
June Soviet Conflict begins. -
Marilyn Monroe dies
August 5, 1962 Marilyn Monroe dies at age 36 (Sleeping pill overdose) -
JFK proposes big tax cuts
JFK proposes big tax cuts: In a speech before the Economic Club of New York JFK reveals a plan for economic recovery that focuses on large tax cuts for business. -
Aug. East Germany builds Berlin Wall
Aug. East Germany builds Berlin Wall -
My Fair Lady closes
September 29, 1962, broadway show My Fair Lady closes after 2,717 performances -
James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of MIssissippi
Oct 1 James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Violence and riots surrounding the incident cause President Kennedy to send 5,000 federal troops. -
The Yankees won their second World Series
The Yankees won their second World Series against the Giants. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis: Photos by spy planes reveal the Soviets are positioning camouflaged nuclear missiles in Cuba. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, -
Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested
April 16 Martin Luther King is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protests in Birmingham, Ala.; he writes his seminal "Letter from Birmingham Jail," arguing that individuals have the moral duty to disobey unjust laws. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Makes His "I Have a Dream" Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. Makes His "I Have a Dream" Speech -
March on Washington
August 28 (Washington, D.C.) About 200,000 people join the March on Washington. Congregating at the Lincoln Memorial, participants listen as Martin Luther King delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Kennedy Assassinated
Kennedy Assassinated: President John F. Kennedy is shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. (age 46) 3 shots fired, there are many conspiracy theories about who shot hi and how many. -
First Dr. Who Episode Airs
First Dr. Who Episode Airs -
The 24th Amendment
Abolishes the poll tax, which originally had been instituted in 11 southern states after Reconstruction to make it difficult for poor blacks to vote. -
Abolishment of poll tax
Jan 23 The 24th Amendment abolishes the poll tax, which originally had been instituted in 11 southern states after Reconstruction to make it difficult for poor blacks to vote. -
Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan show
In February The Beatles appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show receives record ratings as Beatlemania explodes worldwide. -
Feminist stances are taken
Feminist stances are taken in Dionne Warwick's "Don't Make Me Over" and Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me", marking the first time in mainstream rock that hit records espouse those emerging viewpoints. -
Volleyball is added to the Olympic Games
Volleyball is added to the Olympic Games -
Willye White wins her second silver at the Tokyo Games
Willye White, the only American woman to compete on five Olympic track and field teams, wins her second silver at the Tokyo Games in the 4x100-meter relay. White held the American record in the long jump for 16 years. -
Cassius Clay wins the World HeavyWeight Boxing Championship
Cassius Clay wins the World HeavyWeight Boxing Championship -
Yankees sold to CBS
Yankees sold to CBS -
UCLA coach John Wooden was voted Coach of the Year
UCLA coach John Wooden was voted Coach of the Year -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin. The law also provides the federal government with the powers to enforce desegregation. -
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Jul 2 President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin. The law also provides the federal government with the powers to enforce desegregation -
Sam Cooke, soul music's biggest star, is shot and killed
Sam Cooke, soul music's biggest star, is shot and killed by a woman at a hotel on December 10th. It is rock music's most publicized casualty since Buddy Holly's death in early 1959. -
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music comes out in March 2, 1965 -
Ali knocks out Sonny Liston in the first round with one punch
Ali knocks out Sonny Liston in the first round with one punch -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote. Literacy tests, poll taxes, and other such requirements that were used to restrict black voting are made illegal. -
Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965,
Aug 10 Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote. Literacy tests, poll taxes, and other such requirements that were used to restrict black voting are made illegal -
Miniskirt first appears
Miniskirt first appears (Women branching out; becoming rebellious) -
U.S. commits combat troops to South Vietnam.
U.S. commits combat troops to South Vietnam. -
President Johnson issues Executive order
Sept 24 Asserting that civil rights laws alone are not enough to remedy discrimination, President Johnson issues Executive Order 11246, which enforces affirmative action for the first time. It requires government contractors to "take affirmative action" toward prospective minority employees in all aspects of hiring and employment -
Executive Order 11246
Asserting that civil rights laws alone are not enough to remedy discrimination, President Johnson issues Executive Order 11246, which enforces affirmative action for the first time. It requires government contractors to "take affirmative action" toward prospective minority employees in all aspects of hiring and employment -
Operation “Rolling Thunder” begins
Operation “Rolling Thunder” begins: Johnson approves “Rolling Thunder” in February, believing that a program of limited bombing in North Vietnam will deter support for Vietcong. -
England wins World Cup
England wins World Cup -
Black Panthers are founded
The militant Black Panthers are founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. -
Black Panthers
The militant Black Panthers are founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. -
First Super Bowl
First Super Bowl: Green Bay Packers/Kansas City Chiefs (Packers Win) -
Loving vs. Virginia
In Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court rules that prohibiting interracial marriage is unconstitutional. Sixteen states that still banned interracial marriage at the time are forced to revise their laws -
“All you Need is Love” by The Beatles is released
July 7, 1967 “All you Need is Love” by The Beatles is released -
Martin Luther is shot
Apr 4- Martin Luther King, at age 39, is shot as he stands on the balcony outside his hotel room. Escaped convict and committed racist James Earl Ray is convicted of the crime April 11- President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing -
Death of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King, at age 39, is shot as he stands on the balcony outside his hotel room. Escaped convict and committed racist James Earl Ray is convicted of the crime April 11- President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing -
Shirley Chisholm Elected to Congress
Shirley Chisholm Elected to Congress: Shirley Chisholm becomes first African American woman elected to Congress. -
Czech Uprising
Soviet Red Army crushes Czech Uprising. -
Richard Nixon Wins Presidency
Richard Nixon Wins Presidency:"Republican Richard Nixon and running mate Spiro Agnew narrowly defeat incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey. -
Rock and Roll concert at Woodstock
Rock and Roll concert at Woodstock -
SALT I Negotiations Begin
SALT I Negotiations Begin: The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) begin negotiations to curb nuclear capabilities of U.S. and USSR. -
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Abby - helped put everything on TimeToast and shared, also did Entertainment and Culture.
Marissa - did Athletics and most of misc.
Sarah - helped put everything on TimeToast, did Civil Rights and Cold War
Hannah - did People and Politics
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