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SNCC is Formed
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First Presidential Debate
The first debate between the presidents on tv and radio -
Flintstones
The Flintstones was a cartoon debuting its first episode -
Election 1960
Kennedy defeats Nixon -
Space
Soviets send the first man into space and lead in the race over the U.S> -
Berlin Wall
Soviets build a wall setting Berlin in half, west USA and east USSR -
Home Run Record
Yankees star Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth's record for home runs in a season -
Port Huron Statement
SDS releases the Port Huron statement as a student activist movement -
Marylin Monroe Death
Marylin Monroe dies in her home of a drug overdose -
James Meredith
James Meredith signed at Ole Miss and First African-American admitted to a segregated University. -
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Cuban Missle Crisis
The Soviet leader makes a deal with Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro and missiles are discovered by American spy planes, showed JFK and was able to negociate -
Dr.No
Dr.No the first James Bond movie to appear on the big screen -
"I have a Dream"
Martin Luther King makes his speech in Washington D.C. -
Assassanation
President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas -
Beatles
British band The Beatles arrive in the U.S. -
Beatles and Ed Sullivan
Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show -
NYC Fair
NYC begins its World's Fair -
Election 1964
President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas defeats Republican Arizona senator Barry Goldwater -
Malcom X dead
African-American Minister Malcolm X is assassinated -
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Watts Race Riots
The Watts riots, sometimes referred to as the Watts Rebellion or Watts Uprising,[1] took place in the Watts neighborhood and its surrounding areas of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965. -
LSD Illegal
The popular drug known as LSD becomes illegal in the U.S. -
Star Trek
Famous TV series Star Trek airs on CBS -
Super Bowl 1
The first NFL Super Bowl is held at the LA Memorial Coliseum where the NFL Green Bay Packers defeated the AFL Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 -
Ali Refuses Military Service
Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses to serve in the military service because of the war in Vietnam -
Beatles Album
The Beatles release a new album called Sargent Peppers -
Summer of Love
San Francisco's Summer of Love begins -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall is the first African-American man to the Supreme Court -
MLK Assassanation
Martin Luther King a Civil Rights activist is assassinated -
Kennedy Assassinated
JFK's brother Robert the 1968 Democratic Nominee for President is Assassinated. -
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DNC Protests
Protests and Riots break out during the Democratic National Convention which makes a lot of people switch to the Republican Party. -
Tet Offensive Ends
The longest Vietnam Battle Ends -
Election 1968
Republican Richard Nixon defeats Democrat Hubert Humphrey -
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Stonewall Riots
The Stonewall riots was a series of demonstrations by members of the gay community in response to a police raid that began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, New York. -
Moon Landing
First Astronauts Land on the Moon before the Soviets -
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Woodstock
Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to simply as Woodstock, was a music festival held August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 40 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock -
Rolling Stones Host Festival
Rolling Stones host Altamont Music Festival in Altamount California