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Timeline of events between 1961 to 1971
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John F. Kennedy, Presidential Inauguration
On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy is sworn in as the 35th president of the United States -
101 Dalmatians
On January 25, 1961, Disney's 101 Dalmatians is released in cinemas -
Marvel Comics Publishes The First Issue Of The Incredible Hulk.
The first edition of The Incredible Hulk was released by Marvel on May 10, 1962, making Bruce Banner and his alter ego 62 devastatingly dangerous years old. Hulk spawned with Dr. Robert Bruce Banner, a weak and socially withdrawn physicist, was accidentally exposed to gamma rays during the detonation of an experimental bomb. Banner is often transformed into the Hulk, a literal Green Monster, when he experiences stress, and sometimes it’s against his will. -
The Death of Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe died from a barbiturate overdose in her Los Angeles home on August 5, 1962. She was 36 years old. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union. -
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a civil rights demonstration held in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. The march included Martin Luther King Jr.'s " I Have a Dream " speech where he called for and end to racism and segregation. -
The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. -
The Beatles Arrive in New York
The Beatles arrived in the United States on February 7, 1964, at John Kennedy Airport in New York City. The band members were, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. -
Civil Rights Act
On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, abolishing racial segregation in the United States, -
The Assassination of Malcolm X
On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X, a religious and civil rights leader was assassinated during a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan, Malcolm X was just 39 years old and left behind his wife, Betty Shabazz, and six young daughters-including twins born after his death. -
The Gemini V Spacecraft returns to Earth
Two Astronauts, Charles Conrad, 35, and Gordon
Cooper, 38, splashed down safely in the Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Bermuda. Gemini V, returned to Earth earlier than expected, because the NASA control center at Houston, feared a storm was developing in the landing area. -
Hurricane Betsy Is Still Remembered Today
On September 9, 1965, the catastrophic storm made landfall in Louisiana, leaving a trail of destruction, loss of life, and economic impact that is still remembered and felt today. Hurricane Betsy, a Category 4 hurricane, approached the Gulf of Mexico with alarming strength. The storm made landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana, with winds of up to 155 miles per hour. The storm surge reached unprecedented levels, inundating large portions of New Orleans and surrounding areas. -
The Texas Miners Basketball Team
The Texas Miners Basketball Team won the national championship on March 19, 1966, becoming the first team with an all black starting lineup to do so. The Miners beat Kentucky ( an all white program until 1969 ) 72-65, in the historic championship game at Cole Field House on the University of Maryland Campus in College Park a suburb of Washington, D.C. The Texas Miners represented Texas Western College, now the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), led by the Hall of fame coach Don Haskins. -
The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda V. Arizona
In a 5-4, Supreme Court decision Miranda V. Arizona (1966), ruled that and arrested individual is entitled to rights against self-incrimination and to an attorney under the 5th and 6th Amendments of the United States Constitution. Prior to any questioning the person must be warned that he has a right to remain silent, that any statement he does make may be used as evidence against him, and that he has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed. -
The Supreme Court of the United States, Called United States Supreme Court in Loving V. Virginia
On June 12,1967, in Loving v. Virginia a legal case about interracial marriages. U.S. Supreme Court unanimously (9-0) struck down state anti-miscegenation statues in Virginia as unconstitutional under the equal protection and due process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. -
Thurgood Marshall Becomes First Black Justice on U.S. Supreme Court
On October 2,1967, Chief Justice Earl Warren, swore in Thurgood Mashall as the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice in the nation's history. His father, William Marshall, who was a railroad porter, and his mother, Norma, a teacher, instilled in him an appreciation for for the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law. Marshall as chief counsel for the NAACP in the 1940's and 50"s, devised the legal strategy that did much to end officially sanctioned racial segregation in the United States. -
The Last Speech of Martin Luther King Jr. : " I've Been to the Mountaintop.
King: " I'm happy, tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. " Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this sermon on the night of April 3, 1968, at the Bishop Charles Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, as a storm raged outside. Titled " I've Been to the Mountaintop," it was his last speech. Some people believe its final passage prophesized his death the next day. -
The ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
Shortly after midnight on June 5,1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angles,, after winning the California, presidential primary. Immediately after he announced to his cheering supporters that the country was ready to end its fractious divisions. Kennedy was shot several times by 24-year old Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan. He was pronounced dead a day later on June 6, 1968. -
The Stonewall Riot: Making The Start Of LGBTQ Rights.
June 28, 1969, marks the beginning of the uprising of the LGBTQ rights movement. It was a series of events that stretched over six days at the Stonewall Inn in New York City's, Greenwich Village. Historians have noted that the shift in activism, was a shift primarily for white cisgender people, as people of color and gender non-conforming people never truly had the benefit of concealing their marginalized identities. -
Black Panther Party Members Shot And Killed In Their Sleep By Chicago Police Officers.
Black Panthers Fred Hampton, 21, and Mark Clark, 22, are gunned down by 14 police officers as they lie sleeping in their Chicago, Illinois, apartment. About a hundred bullets had been fired in what police described as a fierce gun battle with members of the Black Panther Party. However, ballistics experts later determined that only one of those bullets came from the Panthers’ side. The raid, was led by Cook County State’s Attorney Edward Hanrahan, to weaken the Black Power movement -
A Star is Born
Christina Marin was born to Byron and Carol Marin on May 25, 1970. At the age of 10 she was introduced to theatre by some neighborhood kids and she both directed and starred in a childrens theatre production of Really Rosie. She has a BS in Theatre from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in Theatre for Youth from Arizona State University. She is the Program Director for Theatre at Phoenix College. Her favorite class to teach is Modern Drama! -
The First Females Generals in the United States Army
On June 11,1970, in a ceremony at the Pentagon, Secretary of the Army, Stanley Risor and General Westmoreland promoted the first two women officers to achieve general officer rand in military service. Colonel Anna Mae Hays, Chief, Army Nurse Corps was promoted to the grade of brigadier general. She became the first woman in the history of the U.S. Army to attain general officer rank. Colonel Elizabeth P. Haisington, Director, Women's Army Corps was also promoted to brigadier general.. -
President Nixon, Enunciates Special Message to the Congress on Indian Affairs.
President Nixon states. To the Congress of the United States: The first Americans--the Indians-are the most deprived and most isolated minority group in our nation. On virtually every scale of measurement--employment, income, education, health--the condition of the Indian people ranks at the bottom. Even the Federal programs which are intended to meet their needs have frequently proven to be ineffective and demeaning. It is time that the Indian policies of the Federal government be recognized.