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The Newport Jazz Festival is an annual American multi-day jazz music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. Elaine Lorillard established the festival in 1954, and she and husband Louis Lorillard financed it for many years. -
a debate between the two major candidates for the presidency of the United States was presented on television for the first time. -
the first of four major assassinations of the 1960s in the United States. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized President Lyndon Johnson to “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression” by the communist government of North Vietnam. -
The goal of the operation was to discourage the Hanoi regime's direction and support of an insurgency that threatened to destroy the Republic of Vietnam. frequently interrupted bombing campaign that began on 24 February 1965 and lasted until the end of October 1968. -
a massive demonstration against the Vietnam War. -
one of the most horrific incidents of violence committed against unarmed civilians during the Vietnam War. -
King assassination riots in more than 100 cities followed and marked the end of the civil rights movement. The convention also followed the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy on June 5. Kennedy's assassination derailed the convention, paving the way for Humphrey. U.S. participation in the Vietnam War as well as other government policies. -
Woodstock was an opportunity for people to escape into music and spread a message of unity and peace. -
The jury acquitted Froines and Weiner of the charge of teaching and demonstrating the use of an incendiary device. Judge Hoffman sentenced the five members of the Chicago Seven found guilty for their behavior and sentenced them to up to 29 months in jail. Each defendant made a statement before sentence was imposed. -
Exhausted from their extensive tours, during which they couldn't hear themselves play over the roar of their fans. -
members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine Kent State students. -
the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction. ruled that a state law that banned abortion was unconstitutional. -
America tuned in to CBS and The Ed Sullivan Show But this night was different. 73 million people gathered in front their TV sets to see The Beatles' first live performance on U.S. soil.