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SNCC formed
The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee was formed in April, 1960 in efforts to progress desegregation. -
First televised Presidential debate
The first general election presidential debate was held on September 26, 1960, between U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee, and Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee -
First airing of "The Flintstones"
The Flintstones premiered on September 30, 1960 and quickly became popular -
President Kennedy is elected
John F. Kennedy was elected the 35th President of the United States on November 8, 1960. -
Russians send the first man into space
Aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first human being to travel into space. -
Berlin Wall is Constructed
It was constructed by German Democratic Republic in order to split West and East Germany -
Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth' s single season home run record
On October 1, 1961, New York Yankee Roger Maris becomes the first-ever major-league baseball player to hit more than 60 home runs in a single season. -
SDS releases it's Port Huron statement
The Port Huron Statement is a 1962 political manifesto of the American student activist movement Students for a Democratic Society. It was written by SDS members, and completed on June 15, 1962, at a United Auto Workers retreat in Port Huron, Michigan, for the group's first national convention -
Marilyn Monroe dies
Marilyn Monroe died of an overdose in her home in California. -
James Meredith registers at Ole Miss
The first African American students enrolled in college at Ole Miss -
"Dr.No" the first James Bond movie premires
The campaign also included the 007 logo designed by Joseph Caroff with a pistol as part of the seven. Dr. No had its worldwide premiere at the London Pavilion, on 5 October 1962 -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. -
Dr. King's "I have a dream" speech
"I Have a Dream" is a public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963 -
John F Kennedy is assasinated
President JFK was assassinated in a convertible while campaigning. -
The Beatles arrive in the United States
The Beatles arrived in the United States and their televised performances on The Ed Sullivan Show were viewed by millions os people. -
The Beatles appear on Ed Sulivan
The Beatles, with their Edwardian suits and mop top haircuts, made their first American television appearance live on The Ed Sullivan Show. -
New York World's Fair begins
The New York World's Fair was a world's fair held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York, United States. It was the second most expensive American world's fair of all time, exceeded only by St. Louis's Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident led the United States more into the Vietnam War after Vietnamese Tripp’s attacked the USS Maddox. -
Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater
He was the Democratic candidate and beat Goldwater the Republican candidate in the 45th quadrennial election. -
Malcolm X assassinated
Malcolm X, was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement who was assassinated. -
Watts race riots
They took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965. On August 11, 1965, Marquette Frye, an African-American motorist on parole for robbery, was pulled over for reckless driving. -
"Star Trek" TV show airs
Star Trek aired on NBC from September 8, 1966, to June 3, 1969 -
San Francisco "Summer of Love" begins
The Summer of Love began when some 30,000 people gathered in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. -
First NFL Superbowl
On January 15, 1967, the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) smash the American Football League (AFL)'s Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10. -
Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service
He refused to go into the Vietnam War. -
Beatles release Sgt.Peppers album
The Beatles released one of their most popular albums which remained number one on the charts for 27 weeks. -
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 the Supreme Court
President Lyndon Johnson appoints U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Thurgood Marshall to fill the seat of a previous retiree. -
LSD declared illegal by the U.S government
The drug LSD was made illegal by the U.S government -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a series of the Vietcong on towns and cities through South Vietnam. It was a turning point in the Vietnam War. -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Christian minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 -
Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
Protests against the Vietnam War took place prior to and during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. -
Richard Nixon is elected
The election was held Ion Tuesday, November 5, 1968. The Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon was elected -
American astronauts land on the moon
On July 16, 1969 the Apollo 11 mission to land mankind on the moon. -
Stonewall riots
A series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay community against a police raid that began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City -
Manson family murders Sharon Tate
The Manson family murdered 5 people in California -
Woodstock concert
Woodstock was a music festival held August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 40 miles southwest of Woodstock. -
The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival
They hosted a festival at the Altamont Speedway. -
Robert F Kennedy is assasinated
John F Kennedy's younger brother was assassinated while giving a speech while running for President.
