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Group of white males that went around beating and killing African Americans
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Nine black students admitted to Little Rock Central High School, Arkansas. The white protesters were chanting "Two, four, six, eight, we ain't gonna integrate!"
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Longest war in US history. 58,193 US soldiers died
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John F. Kennedy was assassinated in downtown Dallas shortly after noon.
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Shot as he walked through the Ambassador Hotel and died 26 hours later
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Alabama governor George Wallace shot by Arthur Bremer, in Laurel, Maryland while campaigning for the democratic presidential nomination.
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Break in at DNC headquarters at the Watergate office complex. Richard Nixon's administration's attempted to cover it up.
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A category 4 hurricane that hit the coast of Louisiana. US damage was estimated at $150 million.
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Elvis dies at the age of 42, suspected cause of death was an overdose of prescription drugs.
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An outbreak of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
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John Lennon was shot by Mark David Chapman 4 times in the back
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John Hinckley tried to shoot President Reagan only 69 days into his presidency. He hit four people including Reagan
