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Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) motion picture of the first presidential debate between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon from CBS studios, Chicago, Illinois -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Most importantly, on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot twice, and an hour after his death Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the crime. -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
On February 9th, 1964, The Beatles, with their Edwardian suits and mop top haircuts, made their first American television appearance—LIVE—on The Ed Sullivan Show. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Lyndon B. Johnson submitted to the Senate a resolution that authorized him to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Bombardment campaign conducted by the US 2nd Air Division,US Navy,and Republic of Vietnam Air Force against N. Vietnam during the Vietnam War.Objectives:boost the sagging morale of the Saigon regime in the Republic of Vietnam,to persuade N. Vietnam to cease its support for the communist insurgency in S. Vietnam without taking ground forces into N. Vietnam,to destroy N. Vietnam's transportation system,industrial base,and air defenses,& to halt the flow of men and material into S. Vietnam. -
Newport Jazz Festival
Bob Dylan performed there for the first time. It was peaceful. There was a protest as well. -
Woodstock
Woodstock Music Festival gave three days of peace, love and rock ‘n’ roll in upstate New York. A partnership between John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfield and Michael Lang. The idea was to make enough money from the event to build a recording studio near the New York town of Woodstock. When they couldn’t find an appropriate venue in the town itself, they decided to hold the festival on a 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York– 50 miles from Woodstock–owned by Max Yasgur. -
March on the Pentagon
It was in Washington, D.C. This demonstration was a rally at West Potomac Park near the Lincoln Memorial and a march to the Pentagon, where another rally would be held in a parking lot, followed by civil disobedience on the steps of the Pentagon itself. They were against the Vietnam War. -
Mai Lai Massacre
In 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 in March 1968. -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
For eight days, the protesters and the Chicago Police Department met in the streets and parks of Chicago while the US Democratic Party met at the convention in the International Amphitheater. -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
The Apollo 11 astronauts were Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Michael Collins stayed on the ship, while Neil Armstrong was the first on the moon with Buzz Aldrin right behind him. "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" -
Chicago 8 Trial
The trial for eight antiwar activists charged with the responsibility for the violent demonstrations at the August 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.Charged with conspiracy to cross state lines causing a riot.Protesters included David Dellinger of the National Mobilization Committee;Rennie Davis & Thomas Hayden of the Students for a Democratic Society;Abbie Hoffman & Jerry Rubin,founders of the Youth International Party;Bobby Seale of the Black Panthers;Lee Weiner & John Froines. -
The Beatles Break Up
Although in September 1969 John Lennon privately informed the other Beatles that he was leaving the group, there was no public acknowledgement of the break-up until Paul McCartney announced on 10 April 1970 he was quitting the Beatles. They wanted to go solo, or just live a normal life. -
Kent State Protest
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. IT provoked a protest at Kent State University in Ohio, protesters launched a demonstration that included setting fire to the ROTC building, prompting the governor of Ohio to dispatch 900 National Guardsmen to the campus -
Roe vs. Wade
It is about whether or not women should be able to abort their babies. Eventually it became legal to, because it was the woman's right to her body. She gets to choose what she wants to do.
