60s Era Timeline

  • Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)

    Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
    The first presidential debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy took place, at the WBBM-TV studios in Chicago, Illinois.
  • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
    President John F. Kennedy is assasinated in dallas texas
  • 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 Beatles first appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show"
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, also known as the Southeast Asia Resolution, was a joint resolution passed by the U.S. Congress authorizing President Lyndon B. Johnson to take military action in Vietnam.
  • March on the Pentagon

    March on the Pentagon
    a major anti-Vietnam War protest that occurred on October 21, 1967
  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder
    a sustained aerial bombardment campaign by the U.S. against North Vietnam from March 1965 to October 1968.
  • The My Lai massacre

    The My Lai massacre
    The My Lai massacre was a United States war crime committed on 16 March 1968, involving the mass murder of unarmed civilians in Sơn Mỹ village,
  • woodstock

    woodstock
    Woodstock, was a three-day music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969
  • Kent State Protest

    Kent State Protest
    the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a crowd of unarmed students at Kent State University, killing four and wounding nine during a protest against the Vietnam War
  • The Beatles Break Up

    The Beatles Break Up
    The Beatles officially broke up on April 9, 1970, when Paul McCartney announced his departure from the band. While John Lennon had previously expressed his desire to leave
  • Roe vs. Wade

    Roe vs. Wade
    In the landmark 1973 case Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that a woman's right to choose an abortion is protected by the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause, specifically referencing the right to privacy