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SNCC Formed
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60's Timeline
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First Televised Presidential Debate
An estimated total of sixty to seventy million viewers watched the first and the successive debates, which came to be known as “the Great Debates.” -
First airing of “The Flintstones”
The show follows the lives of Fred and Wilma Flintstone and their pet dinosaur, Dino, and they later on have a baby girl named Pebbles. -
President Kennedy is elected
In a closely contested election, Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy defeated the incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee. -
Russians send the first man into space
Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union was the first human in space. His vehicle, Vostok 1 circled Earth at a speed of 27,400 kilometers per hour with the flight lasting 108 minutes. -
Berlin Wall is constructed
The German Democratic Republic began building fences and barriers to seal off entry points from East Berlin into the western part of the city. -
Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record
He is best known for setting a new MLB single-season home run record with 61 home runs -
SDS releases its Port Huron statement
The Port Huron Statement is a 1962 political manifesto of the American student activist movement Students for a Democratic Society -
Marilyn Monroe died
Marilyn was found dead in bed in her Brentwood home, apparently the victim of an overdose of sleeping pills. -
James Meredith registered at Ole Miss
He was guarded twenty-four hours a day by reserve U.S. deputy marshals and army troops, and he endured constant verbal harassment from a minority of students. -
“Dr. No” the first James Bond movie premiers
Dr. No is a 1962 spy film directed by Terence Young. It is the first film in the James Bond series -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was 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
Martin Luther King Jr.'s “Dream” speech was a call for equality. It identified the faults of America and what measures were needed to make it a better place. -
John F Kennedy is assassinated
Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. -
The Beatles arrive in the United States
The Beatles arrived at Kennedy Airport in New York for the very first time to thousands of screaming fans -
The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan
73 million people gathered in front their TV sets to see The Beatles' first live performance on U.S. soil. -
New York World’s Fair begins
The 1964–1965 New York World's Fair was a world's fair that held over 140 pavilions and 110 restaurants representing 80 nations, 24 U.S. states, and over 45 corporations with the goal and the final result of building exhibits or attractions at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. -
Lyndon B Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater
Goldwater accumulated 52 electoral votes to Johnson's 486 and 39% of the popular vote (27,178,188) to Johnson's 61% (43,129,566). -
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 shot multiple times and died from his wounds -
Watts race riots
The leading cause of the Watts Riots was the arrest of Marquette Frye, an African-American man. A white California Highway Patrol officer arrested him for suspicion of drunk driving. The arrest resulted in a scuffle and attracted the attention of onlookers who joined in the fight. -
“Star Trek” TV show air
Star Trek is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. -
First NFL Football Super Bowl
The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the first-ever Super Bowl. -
Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s album
When the Beatles finished Sgt. Pepper in late April 1967, they had spent four months and $75,000 on the project -
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. -
Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service
He cited his religious beliefs and opposition to the war as reasons for his refusal. -
San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins
100,000 people, mostly young people sporting hippie fashions of dress and behavior, converged in San Francisco's neighborhood of Haight-Ashbury. -
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 in Memphis, Tennessee -
Robert Kennedy is assassinated
Robert F. Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California and pronounced dead the following day. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. -
Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
The 1968 Democratic National Convention protests were a series of protests against the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War that took place prior to and during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. -
LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government
Possession of LSD was made illegal in the United States. -
Richard Nixon is elected
Republican former Vice President Richard Nixon defeated Democratic incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey. -
Stonewall riots
The aftermath of the Stonewall riots saw an explosion in gay movement organization, pride, and political activism. -
American astronauts land on the moon
American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon and traveled using Apollo 11. -
Woodstock concert
Woodstock was a chance for those struggling with modern life to escape into music and community while spreading a message of unity and peace. -
The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival
During the show, 18-year-old fan Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death by Hells Angels security — all while the Rolling Stones played on stage, unaware of what they were witnessing.