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Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech
speech was a call for equality. It identified the faults of America and what measures were needed to make it a better place. A central theme throughout the speech was the importance of everyone being treated equally. -
SNCC formed
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was founded in April 1960 by young people dedicated to nonviolent, direct action tactics. -
First airing of “The Flintstones”
the first animated series with a prime-time slot on television. The show follows the lives of Fred and Wilma Flintstone and their pet dinosaur, Dino, and they later on have a baby girl named Pebbles. -
President Kennedy is elected
Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy defeated the incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee. -
First televised Presidential debate
Nixon and Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy. The first-ever televised debate between presidential candidates -
Russians send the first man into space
Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union was the first human in space. His vehicle, Vostok 1 circled Earth at a speed of 27,400 kilometers per hour with the flight lasting 108 minutes. -
Berlin Wall is constructed
The Berlin Wall would prevent the West from having further influence on the East, stop the flow of migrants out of the communist sector, and ultimately become the most iconic image of the Cold War in Europe. The United States quickly condemned the wall, which divided families and limited freedom of movement. -
Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record
Roger Maris hit HR No. 61 on the final. game of the season to break Babe Ruth's single-season. record. -
SDS releases its Port Huron statement
Students for a Democratic Society completed their manifesto, The Port Huron Statement, which would quickly become the ideological basis of the New Left -
Marilyn Monroe dies
American actress Marilyn Monroe died at age 36 of a barbiturate overdose inside her home at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. Her body was discovered before dawn the following morning, on August 5. -
James Meredith registers at Ole Miss
James Meredith officially became the first African American student at the University of Mississippi -
“Dr. No” the first James Bond movie premiers
Dr. No had its worldwide premiere at the London Pavilion, on 5 October 1962, expanding to the rest of the United Kingdom three days later. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict. -
John F Kennedy is assassinated
The car turned off Main Street at Dealey Plaza around 12:30 p.m. As it was passing the Texas School Book Depository, gunfire suddenly reverberated in the plaza. Bullets struck the president's neck and head and he slumped over toward Mrs. Kennedy. -
New York World’s Fair begins
New York World's Fair was a world's fair that held over 140 pavilions and 110 restaurants representing 80 nations, 24 U.S. states, and over 45 corporations with the goal and the final result of building exhibits or attractions at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. -
The Beatles arrive in the United States
By early 1964, the Beatles were international stars and had achieved unprecedented levels of critical and commercial success. They became a leading force in Britain's cultural resurgence, ushering in the British Invasion of the United States pop market. -
The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan
america tuned in to CBS and The Ed Sullivan Show. But this night was different. 73 million people gathered in front their TV sets to see The Beatles' first live performance on U.S. soil. -
Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater
Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Senator Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee, in a landslide. -
Malcolm X assassinated
an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement, was shot multiple times and died from his wounds in Manhattan, New York City -
Watts race riots
he leading cause of the Watts Riots was the arrest of Marquette Frye, an African-American man. A white California Highway Patrol officer arrested him for suspicion of drunk driving. The arrest resulted in a scuffle and attracted the attention of onlookers who joined in the fight. -
“Star Trek” TV show airs
The first regular episode of Star Trek, "The Man Trap", aired -
San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins
Leary made his first San Francisco appearance in 1967 at the Human Be-In, a counterculture event that unofficially launched San Francisco's Summer of Love -
First NFL Football Super Bowl
he National Football League champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American Football League champion Kansas City Chiefs by the score of 35–10 -
Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service
Prior to his match against Foley, Ali received news he had been drafted to fight in Vietnam. When Ali arrived to be inducted in the United States Armed Forces, however, he refused, citing his religion forbade him from serving. -
Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s album
The Beatles release “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” | June 1, 1967 -
Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court
President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated distinguished civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall to be the first African American justice to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. -
LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government
LSD was declared illegal by the United States Goverment -
Tet Offensive
North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam. The U.S. and South Vietnamese militaries sustained heavy losses before finally repelling the communist assault. -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Robert Kennedy is assassinated
After leaving the podium, and exiting through a kitchen hallway, he was mortally wounded by multiple shots fired by Sirhan. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital nearly 25 hours later. His body was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. -
Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
The 1968 Democratic National Convention protests were a series of protests against the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War that took place prior to and during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. -
Richard Nixon is elected
Nixon managed to secure a close victory in the popular vote on election day, with just over 500,000 votes (0.7%) separating him and Humphrey. -
Stonewall riots
The Stonewall Riots were followed by several days of demonstrations in New York and was the impetus for the formation of the Gay Liberation Front as well as other gay, lesbian and bisexual civil rights organizations. -
American astronauts land on the moon
At about 109 hours, 42 minutes after launch, Armstrong stepped onto the moon. About 20 minutes later, Aldrin followed him. The camera was then positioned on a tripod about 30 feet from the LM. Half an hour later, President Nixon spoke by telephone link with the astronauts. -
Woodstock concert
The festival was remarkably peaceful given the number of people and the conditions involved, although there were three recorded fatalities: two drug overdoses and another caused when a tractor ran over a 17-year-old sleeping in a nearby hayfield -
The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival
As the final show of their American tour, the Rolling Stones held a one-day rock festival at Altamont Speedway in Livermore, California,