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Nixon-Kennedy Debates
The televised debate between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. It was a big event because of the way Kennedy portrayed himself compared to Nixon. Because of the public being able to see the debate they believed that Kennedy clearly won. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
The assassination was filmed so the world was able to see it. The whole country mourned his death. This is the event historians say started the 60's. -
The Beatles appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
The Beatles didn't want to go to America until they were really popular. So when they appeared on the show the audience, mostly females, went crazy at the sight of them. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gave broad congressional approval for expansion of the Vietnam War. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
U.S. military aircrafts attacked targets throughout North Vietnam. Meant to put pressure on the Communist leaders and reduce their power against South Vietnam. -
March on the Pentagon
A planned demonstration on Washington D.C., where the multiple rallies were being held. They would then disobey the government on the pentagon's front steps and this is what became known as the march on the pentagon. -
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 of My Lai -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
Protest groups promised to go to Chicago and disrupt the convection, and the city promised to maintain order. For eight days the protestors and the CPD met in the streets while the Democratic party met. -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the first men on the moon. While they were there they planted the U.S. flag and recited the saying "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". They also preformed experiments on lunar surface. -
Woodstock
Woodstock was a music festival attracting an audience of 400,000 people, scheduled over three days on a dairy farm in New York state. -
Chicago 8 Trial
The trial for eight antiwar activists charged with the responsibility for the violent demonstrations at the August 1968 Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago. The defendants included David Dellinger, Rennie Davis, Thomas Hayden, Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, Bobby Seale , Lee Weiner and John Froines. -
The Beatles Break Up
John Lennon said he was leaving the group in september of 1969, but the public wasn't aware till Paul McCartney said he was leaving the Beatles in April of 1970. -
Kent State Protest
A series of protests in Kent State University that led to guardsmen open firing on a crowd where four students were killed, and nine were wounded. The guards were indicted by a grand jury, but all charges were dropped. -
Newport Jazz Festival
Jazz festival originally held in 1954 by Elaine Lorillard. Has been held every year in New York City since 1972. -
Roe vs. Wade
Decision made by the Supreme Court that said that women had the right to have an abortion, and that right was protected by the 14th amendment.
