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The beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights campaign targeting political injustice of racial segregation on public transportation. -
John F. Kennedy elected President
JFK was elected the 35th president of the United States in 1961. Kennedy was also the first Roman Catholic to take office. -
March on Washington
In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. recited his most popular speech titled "I have a dream". The gathering was on, and still one of today's largest political rally. -
Gulf of Tonkin
In 1962, the U.S. marines were confronted by North Vietnam forces who fired shots from their torpedo boats. This is believed to be the reason why the United States finally involved themselves in the war. -
National Organization for Woman established
The first organization for feminists was created by Shirley Chisholm, Betty Friedan, and Muriel Fox -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
The African American civil rights leader was assassinated at the age of 39 in a hotel in Memphis Tennessee. The assassin was named James Earl Ray. -
Soviets launched the first space satellite
In 1957, the Soviet Union successfully launched the first space satellite named "Sputnik". Kennedy was stunned by their advancement in technology. -
Assassination of JFK
On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas by a young man named Lee Harvey Oswald.
