The 60s

By Diablo_Malms

  • U2 shot down over Russia

    U2 shot down over Russia
    A U2 Spy Plane is shot down over Russia leading to the capture of gary powers.

  • First Televised Presidential Debate

    First Televised Presidential Debate
    The Debate between JFK and Nixon Is the first ever televised

  • Bay of Pigs Repulsed

    The Cuban Government puts down the US funded Bay of Pigs Invasion

  • The Construction of the Berlin Wall begins

    The Construction of the Berlin Wall begins
    The Soviet block constructs the berlin wall to keep immigration in and out down

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    The cuban Missile crisis begins as a result of the discover of nuclear missile in Cuba

  • Limited Test Ban Treaty

    The US, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union sign the Limited Test Ban Treaty limiting the testing of nuclear weapons

  • Lyndon Johnson beats Goldwater in the presidential election

    Lyndon Johnson beats Goldwater in the presidential election

  • king speaks at Civil Rights rally

    Martin Luther King speaks at a civil rights rally on the courthouse steps of the Alabama state Capitol

  • Medicare

    Government assistance for people over 65 years old begins

  • first black supreme court member

    first black supreme court member
    Thurgood Marshall is the first Black supreme court member