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SNCC is created
The SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, was youth group of students that were opposed to the racial segregations at the time. -
The flintstones airs.
The first episode of the popular cartoon tv show "The flintstones" airs. -
First Election on TV
The first presidential election ,Kennedy v. Nixon., is aired on TV -
JFK is elected.
JFK was inaugurated as the 35th president of the united states. He was the youngest president ever introduced in office. -
Russians send a man to Space.
In hot competition with the U.S the Russian space program sends cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. -
The Berlin wall is Built
The berlin wall gets erected splitting the politically differing east and west berlin. -
Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth's homerun record
New york yankees player Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth's single season home run record of 60. -
SDS releases the Port Huron statement.
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) published The Port Huron Statement in 1962. The organization's stances on democracy, social justice, and civil rights were expressed in the manifesto. -
Monroe Dies
Famous actress known for " Blonde Bombshell" dies of an overdose. -
James Meredith registers at ole Miss
James Meredith was the first African American to be admitted to the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in 1962. His enrollment at the university was met with violent opposition, including a riot. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
An American emergency where for a time we believed the communist controlled Russia were harboring missile aimed for the U.S in Cuba, -
Dr.No
The first 007 films premiers. -
JFK assassinated
President John F. Kennedy is shot dead in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
The beatles arrive in the U.S
The British boy band The Beatles arrive in America for the very first time to thousands of fans. -
Ed Sullivan show
The beetles make their debut appearance on the ed Sullivan show. -
NYC Worlds fair
A pavilion of over 80 counties sharing their nations cultures and experiences. -
LBJ defeats Barry Goldwater
Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater with 61% percent of the popular vote. -
Malcom X assassinated
Civil rights leader Malcom x is killed in New york city by Thomas Hagan. -
Watts Race Riots
A series of protests in the Watts neighborhood surrounding L.A in lieu of a police racial profiling. -
LSD declared illegal
The common psychedelic Lsd, which gained notoriety in the Summer of love is declarded illegal of the U.S Gov. -
Star Trek
The popular TV show "Star Trek airs for the first time. -
First Superbowl
The nation football league holds their first "superbowl" game. The Kansas City Chiefs faced in the Green Bay Packers. -
Sgt. Peppers
The Beatles release their 8th studio album entitled "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". -
The Summer of Love
An influx of the hippie culture across San Fran that involved a renaissance of music, clothing, culture, and drug use, -
Ali denies military' service
Boxer Muhammed Ali in a anti - war sentiment states that he will not go to Vietnam and is labeled as a draft dodger and is sent to jail. -
Thurgood Marshall on the supreme court
Thurgood Marshall serves as the first African American supreme court justice from 1967-1991 -
The Tet Offensive
During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong, and North Vietnam launched the Tet Offensive. The fighting which occurred over the Tet holiday, caught the South Vietnamese and American forces off guard and resulted in fierce battle in many of cities and villages. -
MLK assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr, an African American civil rights leader, is shot dead in Memphis Tennessee -
Robert Kennedy Assassinated
During his political campaign run, Robert Kennedy is shot dead by Sirhan Sirhan in Los Angeles. -
1968 DNC Protests
A series of protests telling the U.S gov to "take the troops" out of Vietnam. -
Nixon is Elected.
Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the united states. This was during a time of heavy American social tension around the controversial Vietnam war. -
Stonewall riots
The Stonewall riots were a series of unplanned protests by LGBT members in reaction to a police raid that started early on June 28, 1969. -
Americans land on the moon
Apollo 11, which took off on July 16, 1969, and landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, was the first human mission to the moon. The astronauts who stepped on the moon were Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. -
Woodstock
It was a three-day concert that drew an estimated 400,000 people to a farm in Bethel, New York, to hear some of the biggest names in rock and roll. -
The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival
The rolling stone hosts a music fest that turns violent with 3 attenders ending up dead.