The 1960s

By lucy26

  • First Sit-in Protests against Racism and Segregation

    First Sit-in Protests against Racism and Segregation
    Greensboro four sit at 'whites only' at Woolworth lunch counter.

  • Kennedy elected

  • Contraceptive pills are available

  • First Man in Space

    Soviet Union beats USA in round 1 of the Space Race as a Russian astronaut is the first man in space.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

  • Vatican II opens

  • Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

    Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

  • The Beatles Appear on the Ed Sullivan Show

    The Beatles Appear on the Ed Sullivan Show
    Their two appearances were viewed by 70 million people, causing their quick rise to fame and the start of 'Beatlemania'.

  • Civil Rights Act

  • The Start of the 'Hippie'

    The Start of the 'Hippie'

  • Star Trek debuts

    Star Trek debuts

  • 385,300 U.S. Troops in Vietnam

  • Martin Luther King is Assassinated

  • Rolling Stone Magazine Premiers

  • The Beatles' Rooftop Concert

    The Beatles' Rooftop Concert
    The Beatles' perform for the last time on the roof of their recording studio building in London.

  • Moon Landing

    Moon Landing
    Neil Armstrong is the first man to land on the moon, allowing the USA to beat the USSR in the space race.