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Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon had there first debate on T.V. in 1960. This had a major impact on the election. -
Newport Jazz Festival
A music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island.
Most of the early festivals were broadcast on Voice of America radio and many performances were recorded and have been issued by various record labels. -
The assassination of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Texas. He was shot twice, after an hour they arrested Lee Harvey Oswald for the murder. -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
73 million people tuned into the making it one of the most seminal moments.To this day, some people still know where they were. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Was a joint resolution that the United States Congress passed on. It is of historical significance because it gave U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, -
March on the Pentagon
Radicals, liberals, black nationalists, hippies, professors, women’s groups, and war veterans march on the Pentagon. The rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial started peacefully, though Dr. Benjamin Spock -
Mai Lai Massacre
one of the most horrific incidents of violence against civilians during the Vietnam War, a company of American soldiers brutally killed the majority of the population of the South Vietnamese hamlet. -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
Protest activity took place prior to and during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. protest groups had been promising to come to Chicago and disrupt the convention, and the city promised to maintain law and order. -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Was the first space flight that landed humans on the moon. Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to fly to land on the moon. -
woodstock
Music festival attracting an audience of 400,000 people. During the sometimes rainy weekend, 32 acts performed outdoors before an audience of 400,000 people -
Chicago 8 Trial
trial for eight antiwar activists charged with the responsibility for the violent demonstrations at the August 1968 Democratic National Convention. defendants included David Dellinger of the National Mobilization Committee (NMC); Rennie Davis and Thomas Hayden of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS); Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, founders of the Youth International Party (“Yippies”); Bobby Seale of the Black Panthers; and two lesser known activists, Lee Weiner and John Froines. -
The Beatles break up
When Brian Epstein passed on the first part of the break up started showing. They were working less like a band and not talking nice to each other. -
Kent State Protest
President Richard M. Nixon appeared on national television to announce the invasion of Cambodia by the United States and the need to draft 150,000 more soldiers for an expansion of the Vietnam War effort. protesters launched a demonstration that included setting fire to the ROTC building -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Title of a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the US. Four objectives of the operation (which evolved over time) were to boost the sagging morale of the Saigon regime in the Republic of Vietnam -
Roe vs Wade
Court ruled 7–2 that a right to privacy under the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment extended to a woman's decision to have an abortion, but that this right must be balanced against the state's two legitimate interests in regulating abortions
