60's Timeline

By AlexzanderRRobison

  • Newport Jazz Festival

    Newport Jazz Festival
    Louis and Elaine Lorillard organized one of the largest jazz festivals to this day in Newport Rhode Island. Rock acts were thought to be introduced into the Jazz Festival.

  • Nixon-Kennedy Debates

    Nixon-Kennedy Debates
    First television debate ever, between Nixon and Kennedy.

  • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
    Through Dealey Plaza in Dallas Texas during a presidential parade, JFK was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald after being shot twice.

  • The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show

    The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
    The first appearance of the Beatles on the ED Sullivan Show changed music forever after performing three times and getting around $10,000 for performing.

  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave President Johnson the power to do anything he thought to help peace in the country.

  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder
    The U.S. decided to bombard North Vientam to help make an impact on the Vietnam War.

  • March on the Pentagon

    March on the Pentagon
    A march and protest against the Vietnam War in Washington at the Pentagon. The march included almost 100,000 people that were angry and upset about poor young people getting drafted and dying in the war.

  • Mai Lai Massacre

    Mai Lai Massacre
    A War crime committed by the U.S. Army mass murdering unarmed civilians in South Vietnam.

  • Chicago 8 Trial

    Chicago 8 Trial
    8 men in a riot breakout at the Democratic National Convention. They are put on trial for inciting the riot. They were then arrested and seen in court.

  • Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
    Riots in Chicago before the presidential election with hundreds of people arrested on televised on tv.

  • Woodstock

    Woodstock
    A music festival held on a farm in Bethel New York. It is famous for poor people to have peace by listening to music while spreading a message of peace.

  • Kent State Protest

    Kent State Protest
    4 college students were killed by the Ohio National Guard on the Kent State campus. The rallys intent was opposing the extent of the Vietnam War.

  • Roe vs. Wade

    Roe vs. Wade
    Roe vs. Wade was a decision made by the Supreme Court, which ruled that the Constitution would protect to have an abortion.

  • The Beatles Break Up

    The Beatles Break Up
    The break up was due to money problems and the death of their manager Brian Epstein.