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First airing of the Flintstones
First prime time scheduling for an animated series, the show was a major hit and spiraled into many additional seasons. -
Kennedy is Elected
Kennedy becomes the youngest man ever to win the Presidency, defeating his republican counterpart, Rich Nixon. -
Russians Send the First Man Into Space
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to enter space aboard the Vostok 3K-A. It was an orbiting mission without a landing destination except back on Earth. -
Berlin Wall is Built
Wall that separated the Soviet controlled East Germany from the rest of Germany. -
Roger Maris Breaks Babe Ruth's Single Season Home Run Record
Roger Maris becomes the first player to get more than 60 home runs in a season, breaking Babe Ruth's previous record. -
Marilyn Monroe Dies
Marilyn Monroe dies of a barbiturate overdose. Monroe was a major sex symbol and celebrity, and her death was a widely publicized ordeal. -
James Meredith enrolls at Ole Miss
An African American man named James Meredith matriculated at Ole Miss, and consequently caused a battle between the southern segregationists and the law enforcement officers. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13 day violence-less confrontation between Soviet Missile carriers near Cuba and American ships. -
MLK "I have a dream" Speech
Martin Luther King Junior gives a speech about equality for African Americans to an enormous gathering during the Jobs and Freedom marches on Washington. -
JFK Assassination
Lee Harvey Oswald shoots and kills JFK with a long range rifle as he rides through the streets in an open top limo. -
Beatles Arrive in America
Beatles arrive on board Pan Am Flight 101 to crowds of fans. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Confrontation between the US Maddox and North Vietnamese torpedo boats that spurred America's involvement in the war. -
Malcolm X Assassinated
A man in the crowd shoots Malcolm in the chest with a sawed-off shotgun, followed by 2 men charging the stage with semi-automatic pistols. -
Summer of Love Begins
over 100,000 people congregated in San Francisco, mostly hippies, which created a culture of care-free happiness. -
Super Bowl I
Green Bay Packers slaughter the Kansas City Chiefs in the first ever Super Bowl with attendance of 61,000. -
Muhammed Ali Refuses Military Service
Muhammed Ali objects to his draft call citing being a conscientious objector. His appeal was rejected and he was stripped of his heavyweight title. -
Beatles Release Sgt. Pepper Album
The Beatles release their 8th album, which spent 15 weeks as the number 1 album in America, and 27 weeks as #1 in the UK, and won several distinguished awards. -
Thurgood Marshall Nominated for Supreme Court
Lyndon B. Johnson appoints Marshall to succeed Tom C. Clark, and the senate passes this nomination by a wide margin. -
Tet Offensive
Series of coordinated attacks from North Vietnamese soldiers on South Vietnamese cities. -
MLK is assassinated
James Earl Ray shoots MLK as he stands on his balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Ray is caught and given life in prison. -
Bobby Kennedy is Assassinated
Sirhan Sirhan shoots Robert F. Kennedy in the torso backstage of his venue. -
Richard Nixon Becomes President
Nixon becomes the 37th President and the only President to resign from office. -
Stonewall Riots
Members of the gay community reacted violently against police officers following a raid on one of their own's home. -
American Astronauts Land on the Moon
Apollo 11 lands on the moon with astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong -
Woodstock
Outdoor concert of 400,000 people featuring lots of hippie bands. Major event of the time period, and it was essentially the epitome of the times.
