History Events

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  • Sit-in

    Sit-in
    Sit-in movement, nonviolent movement of the U.S. civil rights era that began in Greensboro, North Carolina, 1960. Emmet was involved in the sit in.

  • Kennedy assassination

    Kennedy assassination
    Kennedy assassination was on November 22, 1963. Brian, Michael, Katie, Sarah, and Kenny all experienced this.

  • The Selma to Montgomery marches

    The Selma to Montgomery marches
    The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile highway from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery. Mar 7, 1965. Michael was involved.

  • BPP

    BPP
    Originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, was a revolutionary political organization founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in October 1966 in Oakland, California. Emmit joined the BPP.

  • Summer Love

    Summer Love
    The Summer of Love was a social phenomenon that occurred during the summer of 1967, when as many as 100,000 people, mostly young people sporting hippie fashions of dress and behavior, converged in San Francisco's neighborhood of Haight-Ashbury. Katie Herlihy and Emmet Taylor were included in that event.

  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive
    The Tet Offensive was a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam on Jan 30,1968. Brian was involved.

  • Democratic National Convention

    Democratic National Convention
    August 25, 1968 Democratic National Convention. The primary goal of the Democratic National Convention is to nominate and confirm a candidate for president and vice president. Michael, Sarah, and Kenny were there.

  • The 1968 United States presidential election

    The 1968 United States presidential election
    The 1968 United States presidential election was the 46th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1968. The Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon, defeated the Democratic nominee, incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Brian, Michael, Katie, Sarah, and Kenny all experienced this.

  • posttraumatic stress disorder

    posttraumatic stress disorder
    The term "posttraumatic stress disorder" came into use in the 1970s in large part due to the diagnoses of U.S. military veterans of the Vietnam War.

  • SDS

    SDS
    The SDS-organized March Against the Vietnam War onto Washington, D.C. was the largest anti-war demonstration in the U.S. to date with 15-20,000 people attending. Paul Potter demands a radical change of society. Sarah Weinstock, Kenny Klein, and Michael Herlihy we in this event marching. 1974