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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Formed
After a series of organized sit-ins, Ella Baker formed SNCC at Shaw University. -
First Televised Presidential Debate
Held between candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, this televised debate was very influential to helping Kennedy win the election; he appeared calm and collected, while Nixon looked like he was in a state of panic. -
"The Flintstones" debuts
Flintstones premieres in America, gaining popularity under the guise of settling modern day issues in a Stone Age setting -
Election of 1960
In a closely contested election, Democrat John F. Kennedy defeated incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican Party nominee. -
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space
Aboard Vostok 1, Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to orbit Earth -
Berlin Wall Constructed
guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Constructed by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), starting on 13 August 1961, the Wall cut off West Berlin from virtually all of surrounding East Germany and East Berlin until government officials opened it in November 1989. -
Home Run record shattered
Roger Maris, with 61 home runs, breaks Babe Ruth's home run record. -
Students for a Democratic Society - Port Huron
The SDS releases a political manifesto, revealing their mission statement. Written by a University of Michigan student at a United Auto Workers retreat in Port Huron, Michigan -
Death of Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe, famous Hollywood actress, dies of a barbiturate overdose. -
James Meredith and Ole Miss
James Meredith, a black military veteran registered to attend Ole Miss, inciting a riot inside the town. -
Dr. No
The infamous British spy James Bond has his first debut on the Big Screen, starring Sean Connery -
Cuban Missile Crisis
In response to the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion of 1961 and the presence of American Jupiter ballistic missiles in Italy and Turkey, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev decided to agree to Cuba's request to place nuclear missiles on the island to deter a future invasion. -
"I Have A Dream"
During his famous March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. gives his "I Have A Dream Speech" -
JFK Assassinated
John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. in Dallas, Texas while riding in a presidential motorcade in Dealey Plaza. -
Beatles Arrive
The Beatles' rise to prominence in the United States in February 1964 was a significant development in the history of the band's commercial success. In addition to establishing the Beatles' international stature, it changed attitudes to popular music in the United States, whose own Memphis-driven musical evolution had made it a global trend-setter. -
Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan
73 million people attended this broadcasting of the Ed Sullivan Show. After all, it was the first live Beatles performance in America. -
New York World's Fair
The World's Fair was held in New York in Flushing Meadows Park -
Gulf Of Tonkin
It was an international confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War. It involved either one or two separate confrontations involving North Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. -
Election of 1964
Lyndon Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater with 61.1% of the popular vote. -
Malcolm X Assassinated
Malcolm X is shot dead by members of the Nation of Islam at a rally of his own organization in New York City -
Watts Race Riots
After a black motorist, who was on parole for robbery, was pulled over for reckless driving, riots began in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles -
Star Trek
Pitched as a "Wagon Train to the Stars" and inspired by the space race going on during the 60s, this show followed the adventures of Captain James Tiberius Kirk (played by William Shatner) and the crew of the USS Enterprise. (Including stars such as George Takei and Leonard Nimoy) -
LSD declared illegal
Lysergic acid diethylamide, a psychoactive substance, is declared illegal for any use by the U.S. Government -
Super Bowl I
First Super Bowl, game between NFL Champions Green Bay Packers and AFL Champions Kansas City Chiefs -
Muhammad Ali refuses military service
Claiming his Muslim faith demands he has no part in wars, Muhammad Ali denies military service, and loses his heavyweight title. -
Summer of Love Begins
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. -
Beatles Release Sgt. Pepper's Album
The Beatles release their eighth studio album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It spent 15 weeks at the number one spot on the charts in the United States -
Thurgood Marshall nominated as Supreme Court justice
President Lyndon B. Johnson appoints Thurgood Marshall as Supreme Court Justice, becoming the first African-American Supreme Court justice. -
Monterey Music Festival
Three day concert held at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey Music Festival. -
Tet Offensive
Largest military campaign of the Vietnam War, launched on January 30, 1968, by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam, the United States Armed Forces, and their allies. -
MLK is Assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. is shot by James Earl Ray, while standing on his hotel room balcony -
Robert Kennedy Assassinated
After winning the California and South Dakota primary elections for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, Kennedy left the podium in the Ambassador Hotel and was exiting through the hotel kitchen when he was mortally wounded by Sirhan Sirhan who fired multiple shots with a handgun. -
"Days of Rage"
Tens of thousands of Vietnam protesters battled police in the streets of Chicago while the Democratic National Convention was held, and the Democrats fell apart over a disagreement on the party's stance on the Vietnam War. -
Election of 1968
The Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon, defeated the Democratic nominee, incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey. -
Stonewall Riots
Serious of spontaneous riots by members of the gay community against a police raid in Manhattan. -
Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969. -
Manson family murders Sharon Tate
Members of the Manson family murder actress Sharon Tate, as well as 4 others in the home that the actress shared with Hollywood director Roman Polanski -
Woodstock Concert
Music festival in the United States in 1969 which attracted an audience of more than 400,000. Scheduled for August 15–17 on a dairy farm in the Catskill Mountains of southern New York State, northwest of New York City, it ran over to Monday, August 18. -
Altamont
Altamont Speedway Free Festival was a counterculture-era rock concert held at Altamont Speedway in Northern California.
