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SNCC formed
The SNCC was created to help segregated schools change and make an equal lunch counters. -
NFL Football Super Bowl
The first Super Bowl was played at Boston University with the Patriots against the Broncos. -
First televised presidential election
since televisions was popular in every household, the presidential election of Kennedy and Nixon was televised. -
First airing "The Flintstones"
The Flintstones was one a sitcom from the 60's making popular trend. -
John F Kennedy Election
In the 1960, presidential election, Kennedy won against the four major parties. -
Russians sending the first man into space
Russia advance from any other country and sent the first man into space in back with no complications, leading in the space race. -
Berlin Wall Construction
In Germany, they had built a wall separating Berlin and East Germany from each other. They wanted to cut off access -
Roger Maris (Yankees) breaks Babe Ruth's single season home run record
In the final game of the season, Roger hit his 61st home run, beating Babe's record of 60. -
SDS releases its Port Huron statement
the statement claimed "the civil rights and peace and student movements are too poor and socially slighted, and the labor movement too quiescent", -
Marilyn Monroe Dies
A popular actress, Marilyn Monroe, had suddenly bee found dead in her home to an apparent barbiturate overdose. -
James Meredith registers at Ole Miss
James Meredith, a black male, had enrolled in an all-white university. He wanted to make the change of colored races being segregated. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
During the span of about two weeks, an spy plane called U-2 had taken photos of the Soviet Union building atomic bombs on Cuba. -
"Dr.No" the first James Bond movie premier
The iconic movie series, James Bond, started here with "Dr. No" -
"I have a dream" Speech
MLK had a motivational speech to "protest against discrimination and to fight for freedom and equality" for black rights. -
JFK Assassination
While riding in a car along with wife downtown in a plaza, he was shot and killed in the vehicle. -
The Beatles in the US
The Beatles who were a famous and popular group, had come to New York to perform their music, expanding their music to others. -
The Beatles on Ed Sullivan show
The current and popular band, The Beatles performed on the Ed Sullivan Show, playing their song "I want to hold your hand." -
New York World's Fair begins
It was a way to create an attraction through New York. It wanted to be known as "Peace through Understanding." -
Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater
in the 1964 presidential election, Johnson won by the popular vote against Goldwater and the only democrat to win in about 30 years. -
Malcom X assassinated
A popular humans rights activist, Malcom X, was assassinated in front of his wife and daughters. -
Watts Race Riot
a series of riots that was due to an arrest of Marquette Frye as he was accused of drunk driving. -
"Star Trek" TV show airs
Star Trek is an American science fiction series based in spaceship. -
San Francisco "summer of love" begins
In San Francisco, people had started off summer, called the Summer of Love, which also introduced a style of hippie music and style. -
Beatles- Sgt. Peppers Album
The Beatles, who recently came to America to perform on the Ed Sullivan Show, had released an album, making it the eighth album dropped by them. -
Mohammad Ali refuses military service
Ali refused to do military service during the Vietnam War, and due to this refusal, and got fined and a sentence. -
Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall is the first ever black person elected to be apart of the Supreme Court. -
Tet Offensive
North Vietnam had a planned coordinated attack on South Vietnam in several areas. It sustained many causalities with the soldiers. -
MLK assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist, and was assassinated due to pure hatred. -
Robert Kennedy Assassination
Outside the Ambassador hotel, Sirhan had a targeted attacked against Robert Kennedy, shooting and killing him around midnight. -
Astronauts landed on moon
On Apollo 16, the first ever Americans landed on the moon surface, making history. -
Protest at 1968 Democratic National Convention
People opposed to the Vietnam war would protest it during the convention -
Richard Nixon Election
Nixon had won the presidential election along with his vice McGovern. -
LSD declared illegal by US government
The drug, LSD, has been deemed illegal and criminalized. Most commonly used within hippies. -
Stonewall Riots
It was the gay rights movement and had started many other gay rights activism. -
Woodstock Concert
It was a popular concert that held music and art. It was also viewed as a way to escape the reality of the war. -
The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival
The Altamont concert was a counterculture rock concert. It was packed of huge crowds and free to enter.