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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. -
American astronauts land on the moon
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First televised Presidential debate
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First airing of “The Flintstones”
first cartoon on Tv that is history -
President Kennedy is elected
Kennedy ran in the 1960 presidential election and won -
Russians send the first man into space
started the space race -
Berlin Wall is constructed
the Wall completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until government officials opened it in November 1989 -
Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record
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SDS releases its Port Huron statement
It was written by SDS members, and completed on June 15, 1962, at a United Auto Workers (UAW) retreat outside of Port Huron, Michigan (now part of Lakeport State Park), for the group's first national convention -
Marilyn Monroe dies
famous model dies in home -
James Meredith registers at Ole Miss
james Meredith officially became the first African American student at the University of Mississippi -
Cuban Missile Crisis
a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War -
Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech
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“Dr. No” the first James Bond movie premiers
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John F Kennedy is assassinated
He was the youngest person elected president and the youngest president at the end of his tenure -
The Beatles arrive in the United States
first time the famous band lands in the united states -
The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan
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New York World’s Fair begins
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Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater
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Malcolm X assassinated
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Watts race riots
Public opinion polls studied in the few years after the riot showed that a majority believed the riots were linked to communist groups -
“Star Trek” TV show airs
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San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins
The event draws more than 20,000 people to enjoy peace, love, music and psychedelics -
First NFL Football Super Bowl
Green Bay Packers competed against the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs -
Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service
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Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s album
ground breaking album released by the Beatles -
Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court
President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated distinguished civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall to be the first African American justice to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States -
LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government
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Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated as he stood on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel -
Robert Kennedy is assassinated
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Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
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Richard Nixon is elected
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Stonewall riots
were a series of protests by members of the gay community in response to a police raid -
Woodstock concert
Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstoc -
The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival
