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Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
The Nixon-Kennedy debates made TV debates between candidates the most popular and important part of campaigning -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy was shot twice in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
The Beatles's appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show was America's introduction to the Beatles and their music -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave President Johnson permission to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate/promote international peace in Asia -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Strategic bombing campaign included U.S. military aircraft attacked targets throughout North Vietnam from March 1965 to October 1968. -
March on the Pentagon
Vietnam War protest attended by 100,000 people -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters battle police in the streets -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
First manned mission on the Moon with first steps by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin -
Woodstock
Three day rock n roll music festival in Bethel, New York attended by 400,000 people -
Newport Jazz Festival
The festival's 1969 program was an experiment in fusing jazz, soul and rock music and audiences -
Chicago 8 Trial
The trial for eight antiwar activists charged with the responsibility for the violent demonstrations at the August 1968 Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago -
The Beatles Break Up
Public announcement of Paul McCartney leaving The Beatles -
Kent State Protest
Protests at Kent State University resulted in National Guard opening fire on students, four of which died and nine were injured -
Roe vs. Wade
US Supreme Court legalized abortion within first trimester -
Mai Lai Massacre
American soldiers brutally killed the majority of the population of the South Vietnamese Mai Lai in March 1968
