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SNCC formed
People who wanted nonviolent, direct action tactics. -
First televised Presidential debate
Nixon and Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy. -
First airing of “The Flintstones”
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President Kennedy elected
President Kennedy beats Republic V. President Nixon. Which makes him the youngest person ever elected President. -
Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record
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Russians send the first man into space
Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space on a flight that lasted 108 minutes. -
Berlin Wall is constructed
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SDS releases its Port Huron statement
Manifesto written by the Students for a Democratic Society. -
Marilyn Monroe dies
Died at the age of 36 of an overdose on barbiturates. -
James Meredith registers at Ole Miss
First African American student at the University of Mississippi. -
“Dr. No” the first James Bond movie premiers
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Cuban Missle Crisis
Confrontation between U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. -
The Beatles arrive in the United States
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Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech
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John F. Kennedy is assassinated
Hardly past his first 1000 days in office, Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullet. -
The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan
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New York World’s Fair begins
The theme was "peace through understanding" -
Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater
Johnson wins over 61% of the popular vote. -
Malcolm X assassinated
African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement was shot multiple times and died in Manhattan. -
Watts race riots
The arrest of an African American man, Marquette Frye, by a white California Highway Patrol officer on suspicion of driving under the influence which started the riots. Riots were to end discrimination and mistreatment from police. -
“Star Trek” TV show airs
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First NFL Football Super Bowl
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Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service
Refused military service because of religious reasons and was convicted of draft evasion, stripped of his heavyweight title, suspended from boxing, sentenced to five years in prison and fined $10,000. -
Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s album
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Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court
First African American Supreme Court Justice. -
San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins
Attracted over 100,000 young people to San Francisco to join the hippies. They embraced free love, rock music, drugs, and social activism. -
Tet Offensive
One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War which lasted from late January to early April. -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
Shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. -
Robert Kennedy is assassinated
Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angelos, California. -
LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government
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President Nixon is elected
Republican nominee and former vice president wins Presidential election -
Stonewall riots
Fights between police and gay rights activists outside the Stonewall inn, a gay bar. As the riots progressed, a gay rights movement was born. -
American Astronauts land on the moon
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after landing on their Apollo 11 spaceflight. -
Woodstock concert
Music festival which represented the 1960's counterculture, peace, love, and music during a time of social upheaval -
The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival
Counterculture rock concert, around 300,000 people attended. -
Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
Protests against the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.