Hippieavid

AVID's 1960s Timeline

By jjirsa

  • High School in Little Rock Desegretated

    High School in Little Rock Desegretated
    These picture is about two women that the white women Hazel Bryan and Elizabeth Eckford the black women. Elizabeth was walking her way to little rock central high school and then Hazel came walking to her and said "go back to Africa n..... but then they ended becoming friends.it was in 1959 they where in little rock Arkansas that picture was a way to show people how it was back then. by Kimberly

  • Mercury 7 Announced

    Mercury 7 Announced
    In 1960 this picture was taken of the Mercury Seven (Glenn, Carpenter, Shepard, Grissom, Cooper, Schirra and Slayton.) They are all taking a picture in their space suits witch makes this image famous because they wouldn't all appear in thier space suits often. by Johannah

  • Martin Luther King in Jail

    Martin Luther King in Jail
    Martin luther king JR. was in jail . He was located in Birmingham jail on April 16 , 1963 because he said "Black people have rights."
    by Diego

  • JFK Assassination

    JFK Assassination
    In November 22, 1963 John F Kennedy and his wife were in a parade, in Dallas, Texas. The picture was taken just before the President got assassinated. It was 12:30 when they had passed a bookstore. A man allegedly fired 3 gunshots, one that hit John F Kennedy. He was rushed to the hospital and was announced dead 30 minutes later. Citation: Gowing, Emily. "Hundreds of years ago to just the other day, it’s this week in history." Beacon. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2011. by Gao

  • Jimi Hendrix Burns Guitar for First Time

    Jimi Hendrix Burns Guitar for First Time
    In the late 1960s Jimi Hendrix was a really famous african american singer. He had a band called Jimmy James and the Blue Flames in New York City. His guitar on fire was during The Jimi Hendrix Experience in London, England. We don't know exactly why it was on fire. "Off-Topic, Rock and Roll Casualty- Jimi Hendrix." Beer Tripper.N.p., n.d. Web.2 Nov. 2011 by Diana C.

  • Protest at the Pentagon

    Protest at the Pentagon
    The people in the picture are protesters and military police. people were protesting about the wars. This took place at the Pentagon. It happened in 1967. They were protesting to hopefully end the war. Kaster, Alex. "Visual Politics FYS: "Flower Power"." Visual Politics FYS. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2011. by Rocket

  • Vietnam Photo Shocks the U.S.

    Vietnam Photo Shocks the U.S.
    In 1968, South Vietnam had a war with North Vietnam. We supported South. Nguyen Bgoc Loan was a southern person who we helped and he was klling people on the street, so the U.S.A was very angry. "BBC NEWS | In pictures: The Vietnam War ." BBC News - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/in_pictures_the_vietnam_war_/html/6.stm. by Robert and Hunter

  • Black Power Salute at Olympic Games

    Black Power Salute at Olympic Games
    This picture shows Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Peter Norman. They gave a Black Power salute in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. They were suspended for giving the salute. They gave the salute because they won first and second place. "1968 Olympics Black Power salute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2011. by Yahye

  • Apollo 8 Crew First to Orbit Moon

    Apollo 8 Crew First to Orbit Moon
    On December 24, 1968 William Anders had a first look at how small the earth is compared to vastness of space. William Anders was on the Apollo 8. " Earthrise." www.allthepages.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2011. by Camille

  • First Moon Landing

    First Moon Landing
    On July 20,1969 at 20:17:39, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. and Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.They put a flag on the moon to represent the first country to land on the moon.As they landed Neil Armstrong was the first man landed on the moon then second was Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr.. CITATION:"Apollo 11 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2011. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11. by Bruce

  • Kent State Massacre

    Kent State Massacre
    In 1970, one of the four people got shot by Nixon troopers in Kent state Ohio. John Paul Filo took the photograph of the dead man with a women on the floor with the body. That is a famous photograph because the person who took the picture won the Pulitzer Prize. Citation :
    "The Winners of 1971 – 1980 | indeliblephotos.com." Muamar Gaddafi Killed. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2011. http://indeliblephotos.com/pulitzer-prize/winners-of-1971-1980. By Jenny