60s Era

Newport Jazz Festival

Jun 30, 1960

This was another musical festival and it was important to the 60s era because it made it the musical time it was for some people.

Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)

Sep 26, 1960

This was when Nixon and Kennedy fought for presidency live on television for the first time in American history. It is important to the era of the sixties because it truly starts the sixties out ad begins the whirlwind of presidency that follows.

The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

Nov 22, 1963

This was when President Kennedy was shot. It is important to the 60s era because it rocked our country and gave way for an early, new president.

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

Feb 9, 1964

This was when the band the Beatles first appeared on T.V, and so multiple people saw them and fell in love with them. This was important to the 60s era because it starts a new kind of music and a new wave of passion.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Aug 7, 1964

This was when congress told the president he could do whatever he wanted in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam during the Vietnam war and it is important to the 60s era because it made the war during the time worse.

March on the Pentagon

Oct 21, 1967

This was when people marched to end the war in Vietnam and stop sending American troops. It was important to the 60s era because it wanted to end one of the most wasteful, useless wars and save people of that generation.

Mai Lai Massacre

Mar 16, 1968

This was a mass murder of the South Vietnamese people by the United States. It was important to the 60s era because it was just another thing to show how brutal the war was which was another thing to lead to the closing of our involvement in the war.

Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

Aug 28, 1968

This is when no-war rioters were broadcasted on television and they shouted, "the whole world is watching," in front of a democratic building. This was important to the 60s era because it was yet another event to contribute to the slow ending of the Vietnam war.

Operation Rolling Thunder

Nov 2, 1968

This was a gradual attack against the Vietnam republic during the Vietnam War and was important to the 60s era because it caused violence in Vietnam to increase.

Woodstock

Aug 15, 1969

This was a music and art fair, and it was important to the 60s era because it ended the 60s on a giant festival of celebrating music and art.

Chicago 8 Trial

Sep 24, 1969

This was a trial for eight anti-war protestants. This is important to the 60s era because it changed anti-war protesting.

Kent State Protest

May 4, 1970

This was yet another protest against the Vietnam War at a campus, and four students who were unarmed were shot to death and some were injured. It is important to the 60s era because it again contributed negatively to the war.

Roe Vs. Wade

Jan 22, 1973

This was when it was ruled out that abortions were alright in the United States. It was important to the 60s era because it changed a way of life for some people and opened more arguments, disrupting more peace.

The Beatles Break Up

Dec 29, 1974

This was when the famous band the Beatles broke up, and it was a big deal to the 60s era because it was a presentation of the era truly dissipating out.