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SNCC formed
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was one of the major American Civil Rights Movement organizations of the 1960s. It emerged from the first wave of student sit-ins and formed at a May 1960 meeting organized by Ella Baker at Shaw University. -
First Televised Presidential Debate
Massachusetts Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy and Republican Vice President Richard M. Nixon face each other in a nationally televised presidential campaign debate. -
First airing of "The Flintstones"
The Flintstones premiered on September 30, 1960, at 8:30 pm, and quickly became a hit. It was the first American animated show to depict two people of the opposite sex (Fred and Wilma; Barney and Betty) sleeping together in one bed -
President Kennedy is elected
The 1960 United States presidential election was the 44th presidential election. In a closely contested election, Democrat John F. Kennedy defeated incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican Party nominee. -
Russians Send the First man into Space
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to journey into outer space when his Vostok spacecraft completed one orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961. -
The Berlin Wall is Constructed
Constructed by the German Democratic Republic the Wall cut off West Berlin from virtually all of surrounding East Germany and East Berlin until government officials opened it in November 1989. -
Rodger Maris Breaks Babe Ruths Single Season Home run record
Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's single-season record for home runs with his 61st blast on the final game of the regular season. -
SDS releases its Port Huron statement
The Port Huron Statement is a 1962 political manifesto of the American student activist movement Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). -
Marilyn Monroe Dies
Marilyn Monroe died of a barbiturate overdose late in the evening of Saturday, August 4, 1962, at her 12305 Fifth Helena Drive home in Los Angeles, California -
Dr. Kings "I Have a Dream" Speech
"I Have a Dream" is a speech that was delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in which he called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States. -
James Meredith registers at Old Miss
Meredith became the first African-American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Meredith's admission is regarded as a pivotal moment in the history of civil rights in the United States. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis of 1962, the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. -
John F Kennedy is assisnated
John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested and charged with the murder of the president, he was then shot and killed by Jack Ruby. -
Dr. No the first James Bond movie premiers
In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. -
The Beatles arrive in the USA
The beatles landed at New York’s Kennedy Airport–and “Beatlemania” arrives. It was the first visit to the United States by the Beatles, a British rock-and-roll quartet. The “Fab Four”–dressed in mod suits and sporting their trademark pudding bowl haircuts–were greeted by 3,000 screaming fans who caused a near riot when the boys stepped off their plane and onto American soil. -
The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan
The Beatles, with their Edwardian suits and mop top haircuts, made their first American television appearance—LIVE—on The Ed Sullivan Show. A record setting 73 million people tuned in that evening making it one of the seminal moments in television history. -
New York World fair begins
The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair held over 140 pavilions, 110 restaurants, for 80 nations, 24 US states, and over 45 corporations to build exhibits or attractions at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, NY. The immense fair covered 646 acres on half the park, with numerous pools or fountains, and an amusement park with rides near the lake. -
The Gulf of Tonkin
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident occurred in August 1964. North Vietnamese warships purportedly attacked United States warships, the U.S.S. Maddox and the U.S.S. C. -
Lyndon B. Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater
The 1964 United States presidential election was the 45th American presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1964. Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee. -
Malcolm X assassinated
In New York City, Malcolm X, an African American nationalist and religious leader, is assassinated by rival Black Muslims while addressing his Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights. -
Watts Race Riot
The Watts riots, took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965. -
Star Trek first TV show premiers
he iconic series "Star Trek" follows the crew of the starship USS Enterprise as it completes its missions in space in the 23rd century. -
San Fransisco "Summer of Love"
The Summer of Love was a social phenomenon that occurred during the summer of 1967, when as many as 100,000 people, mostly young people sporting hippie fashions of dress and behavior, converged in San Francisco's neighborhood of Haight-Ashbury. -
First NFL Super Bowl
The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, known retroactively as Super Bowl I . Played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The National Football League champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American Football League champion Kansas City Chiefs by the score of 35–10. -
Muhammad Ali refuses military service
Boxing champion Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the U.S. Army and is immediately stripped of his heavyweight title. Ali, a Muslim, cited religious reasons for his decision to forgo military service. On June 28 of that same year, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction for evading the draft. -
Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Album
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. It spent 27 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart and 15 weeks at number one in the US. -
Monterrey Music Festival held
The Monterey International Pop Music Festival was a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18, 1967, at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California. -
Thurgood Marshall nominated to Supreme Court
President Johnson nominated Marshall to the Supreme Court following the retirement of Justice Tom C. Clark. Marshall was confirmed as an Associate Justice by a Senate vote of 69–11, He was the 96th person to hold the position, and the first African American. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a series of surprise attacks by the Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces, on scores of cities, towns, and hamlets throughout South Vietnam. It was considered to be a turning point in the Vietnam War. -
Robert Kennedy is Assassinated
Senator Robert Kennedy was shot and killed by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California presidential primary. -
Protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
The Democratic Convention of 1968 was held August 26-29 in Chicago, Illinois. As delegates flowed into the International Amphitheatre to nominate a Democratic Party presidential candidate, tens of thousands of protesters swarmed the streets to rally against the Vietnam War and the political status quo. -
LSD declared illegal by the US government
On October 24, 1968, possession of LSD was made illegal in the United States. -
President Nixon is Elected
The 1968 United States presidential election was the 46th presidential election. The Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon, defeated the Democratic nominee, incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey. -
Stonewall Riots
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay community against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City -
Astronauts land on the Moon
Apollo 11 blasted off on July 16, 1969. Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins were the astronauts on Apollo 11. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon. -
Manson Family Murders
The Tate murders were a mass murder conducted by members of the Manson Family on August 8–9, 1969, which claimed the lives of five people. Four members of the Manson Family invaded the rented home of married celebrity couple, actress Sharon Tate and director Roman Polanski at 10050 Cielo Drive in Los Angeles. -
Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival
The Altamont Speedway Free Festival was a counterculture rock concert held on Saturday, December 6, 1969 at the Altamont Speedway, northern California, United States.