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SNCC formed
Founded by young people who had emerged as leaders of the sit-in protest movement initiated on February 1 of that year. Here are a few key lesson, articles, books, and films on the history, philosophy, and legacy of SNCC. -
First televised Presidential debate
The presidential hopefuls, John F. Kennedy, a Democratic senator of Massachusetts, and Richard M. Nixon, the vice president of the United States, met in a Chicago studio to discuss U.S. domestic matters. Kennedy apparent winner. -
First airing of “The Flintstones"
It was originally broadcast on ABC from September 30, 1960, to April 1, 1966, and was the first animated series to hold a prime-time slot on television. -
President Kennedy is elected
The 1960 United States presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election. Democratic United States Senator John F. Kennedy defeated the incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican Party nominee. -
Russians send the first man into space
Aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first human being to travel into space. During the flight, the 27-year-old test pilot and industrial technician also became the first man to orbit the planet, a feat accomplished by his space capsule in 89 minutes. -
Berlin Wall is constructed
East German soldiers laid down more than 30 miles of barbed wire barrier through the heart of Berlin. East Berlin citizens were forbidden to pass into West Berlin, and the number of checkpoints in which Westerners could cross the border was drastically reduced. -
Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record-October 1, 1961
New York's final game of the regular season, Yankees slugger Roger Maris hits his 61st home run, becoming the first player in Major League Baseball to hit more than 60 in a season. He tops former Yankees great Babe Ruth, who hit 60 home runs in 1927. -
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. -
Marilyn Monroe died
The movie actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her home in Los Angeles. She was discovered lying nude on her bed, face down. -
James Meredith registers at Ole Miss
James Meredith was African-American man who attempted to enroll at the all-white University of Mississippi in 1962. -
“Dr. No” the first James Bond movie premieres
On this day in history, the World Premiere of James Bond's Dr. No was held on 5th October 1962 at the London Pavilion, Piccadilly Circus, London. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
President John F. Kennedy was shown photographs of Soviet nuclear missile installations under construction in Cuba. The installation of medium-range missiles just 90 miles off the coast of Florida would put the Eastern United States at risk of a nuclear attack that could come on very short notice. -
Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech
It was a public speech that was by Martin Luther King Jr., during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. In the speech, King called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States. -
John F Kennedy is assassinated
The 35th president of the United States, is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while traveling through Dallas, Texas. -
The Beatles arrive in the United States
The Beatles arrived at John F Kennedy airport in New York, greeted by thousands of screaming fans. -
The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan
The Beatles' record-breaking first live appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, at Studio 50 in New York City. Seventy-three million people were reported to have watched the first show. It is still supposed to be one of the largest viewing audiences ever in the States. -
New York World’s Fair begins
President Lyndon B. Johnson opened the New York World's Fair.World's Fair theme was “Peace through Understanding,” and hosted 80 countries, the United States government, 24 states, and the City of New York. -
Lyndon B Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater
Democratic United States President Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee, in a landslide. With 61.1% of the popular vote, Johnson won the largest share of the popular vote of any candidate since the largely uncontested 1820 election. -
Malcolm X assassinated
Malcolm X, an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement, was assassinated in Manhattan, New York City. -
Watts race riots
Sometimes referred to as the Watts Rebellion or Watts Uprising, took place in the Watts neighborhood and its surrounding areas of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965. On August 11, 1965, Marquette Frye, a 21-year-old African American man, was pulled over for drunken driving. -
“Star Trek” TV show airs-September 8, 1966
Star Trek aired on NBC from September 8, 1966, to June 3, 1969. It was first broadcast on September 6, 1966, on Canada's CTV network. Star Trek's Nielsen ratings while on NBC were low, and the network cancelled it after three seasons and 79 episodes. -
LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government
LSD went from a Schedule I drug, with some controls over its possession and distribution, to completely illegal for any purposes whatsoever. -
San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins
30,000 people gathered in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. They came to take part in counterculture poet Allen Ginsberg and writer Gary Synder's "Human Be-In" initiative, part of the duo's call for a collective expansion of consciousness. -
First NFL Football Super Bowl
The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) smash the American Football League (AFL)'s Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10, in the first-ever AFL-NFL World Championship, later known as Super Bowl I, at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. -
Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service
the United States at war in Vietnam, Ali refused to be inducted into the armed forces, saying “I ain't got no quarrel with those Vietcong.” -
Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s album
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the band's eighth album became the soundtrack to the "summer of love". -
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. -
Tet Offensive
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops launched the Tet Offensive against South Vietnamese and United States targets. The Tet Offensive became a major turning point in the Vietnam War. -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he died at 7:05 p.m. -
Robert Kennedy is assassinated
Robert Kennedy was assassinated just five years after his brother, President John F. Kennedy had been shot. He was mortally wounded shortly after midnight at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. -
Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
Protest activity against the Vietnam War took place prior to and during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. In 1968, counterculture and anti-Vietnam War protest groups began planning protests and demonstrations in response to the convention, and the city promised to maintain law and order. -
Richard Nixon is elected
He made another run for the presidency and was elected, defeating Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace in a close contest. -
Stonewall riots
When New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village in New York City. The raid sparked a riot among bar patrons and neighborhood residents as police roughly hauled employees and patrons out of the bar, leading to six days of protests and violent clashes with law enforcement outside the bar -
American astronauts land on the moon
American astronauts Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (1930-) became the first humans ever to land on the moon. -
Woodstock concert
the Woodstock music festival opens on a patch of farmland in White Lake, a hamlet in the upstate New York town of Bethel. Half-million waited. -
The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival
The Altamont Speedway Free Festival was a counterculture rock concert in the United States, held on Saturday, December 6, 1969, at the Altamont Speedway outside of Livermore, California.