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Port Huron Statement
This manifesto of the Students for a Democratic Society was issued, outlining the reasons for their existance. -
Berkely Free Speech Movement
After the administration at the school decided to enforce rules against advocacy, a student movement rose up, let by Savio, including such actions as peaceful protests. -
Tet Offensive
A devastating series of suprise attacks were led by the North Vietnamese againse US and South Vietnamese troops in the middle of a cease-fire period. -
Woodstock
Woodstock was a festival in which hippies convened to indulge in drugs, sex, and rock and roll. It served as an accurate physical manifestation of the counterculture. -
SALT 1
SALT 1 convened to try to hault the development of nuclear weapons for the US and the Soviets to prevent a war from breaking out. -
Invasion of Cambodia
Nixon ordered troops to invade Cambodia, sparking a series of anti-war protests the likes of which we had never seen before. -
Kent State Massacre
A group of protesters against the Cambodia invasion, along with some innocent bystanders, were shot by police. -
Jackson State Killings
A group of students protesting the Vietnam War was shot at by police, with several members dying. -
Watergate Scandal
After the Watergate complex (home of the DNC) was broken into, Nixons men were caught, after which he staged a coverup which was eventually exposed, resulting in his resignation from office.
