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Period: to
1960s
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SDS
The SDS, students for a democratic society, was founded by Tom Hayden and Al Haber -
President John F. Kennedy elected
John F. Kennedy wins the presidential election -
John F. Kennedy
JFK had his inagural address -
Peace Corps
President Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps -
Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders rode the interstate buses into segregated southern states in protest of the segregated seating arrangements -
Vietnam
The U.S. enters Vietnam and 16,000 troops were stationed in South Vietnam by the end of the year -
The Feminine Mystique
Book written by Betty Friedan which sparked the beginning of the second-wave feminism in the United States -
President Kennedy's Assasination
President Kennedy was assasinated as he was riding through Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Black people get the right to vote and racial segregation in schools end -
Dean of Students Katherine Towle
The Dean of Students Katherine Towle issued a letter to the students involved in political groups, telling them that they cannot use certain areas of the campus to spread their ideas. -
United Front
The United Front held its first rally to protest the ban of political advertisement on the campus of Berkley -
Free Speech Movement
Hundreds of students from the University of California, Berkley surround a police car that was intended to remove a political activist and keeps the car in place for 32 hours. This was the start of the FSM. -
The Sproul Hall
Around 1,500 to 4,000 students went to the Sproul Hall to protest the ban of using campus grounds to share political ideas -
Compromise regarding the FSM
The Berkley administrators caved into the movement and allowed certain areas during certain times of the day to be used by the political groups -
Malcolm X assasinated
Malcolm X is killed by members of the Nation of Islam -
Washington D.C.
The SDS has its first march in Washington to protest the bombings and about 15,000-25,000 people attend this march -
Anti-War Protest
100,000 people protest across the United States about the war -
Black Panther party founded
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale found the militant Black Panther party -
The Human-Be-In
The Human-Be-In was focused on personal empowerment, cultural and political decentralization, ecological awareness, and reaching higher concsiousness with the help of psychedelic drugs -
MLK assasinated
Martin Luther King is shot and killed by James Earl Ray -
Stonewall Riots
Police raid the Stonewall Inn starting the stoenwall riots -
Woodstock
Around 500,000 people gather for the most iconic music festival ever -
Earth Day
This was the first ever earth day -
Kent State shooting
4 unarmed protestors are shot and killed during protests at Kent State -
Paris Peace Accords
Vietnam War cease fire signed in Paris
