THE 1960'S

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    THE 60'S

  • presidents in the 1960’s

    John F. Kennedy was alected1960
    Citation: Savage, Sean J. "Presidential Election of 1960." The Sixties in America. Ed. Carl Singleton. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1999. Salem History Web. 15 Feb. 2011.

  • presidents in the 1960’s

    Richard M. Nixon was elected president 1968
    Citation: Savage, Sean J. "Presidential Election of 1960." The Sixties in America. Ed. Carl Singleton. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1999. Salem History Web. 15 Feb. 2011.

  • presidents in the 1960’s

    Lyndon B. Johnson was alected 1964
    Citation: Savage, Sean J. "Presidential Election of 1960." The Sixties in America. Ed. Carl Singleton. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1999. Salem History Web. 15 Feb. 2011.

  • five musicians/musical groups that performed at Woodstock

    Richie Havens, Joe McDonald minus his band, John Sebastian, Sweetwater, Sweetwater in Bethel, New York
    Citation: Madden, David W. "Woodstock Festival." The Sixties in America. Ed. Carl Singleton. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1999. Salem History Web. 15 Feb. 2011.

  • I Have A Dream” speech

    August 28, 1963,Lincoln Memorial.
    Citation: King, Jr., Martin Luther. "Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech: The Full Text." Milestone Documents in American History. Ed. Paul Finke man. 4 vols. Dallas, TX: Schlager Group, 2008. Salem History Web. 15 Feb. 2011

  • John F Kennedy assassinated

    John F. Kennedy was assassinated November 22, 1963,by Lee Harvey Oswald.
    Citation: Campion, Edmund J. "Assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr." The Sixties in America. Ed. Carl Singleton. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1999. Salem History Web. 15 Feb. 2011.

  • the Beatles first come to America

    The Beatles first came to America in February, 1964,On the Ed Sullivan Show THEY Played “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “She Loves You,” and “Yesterday
    Citation: Stentiford, Barry M. "The Beatles." The Sixties in America. Ed. Carl Singleton. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1999. Salem History Web. 15 Feb. 2011.

  • the civil rights act passed

    on July 2, 1964.Lyndon Johnson was president.
    Citation: Clarkin, Thomas. "Civil Rights Act of 1964." The Sixties in America. Ed. Carl Singleton. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1999. Salem History Web. 15 Feb. 2011

  • Malcolm X amd when was he assassinated

    X rose from life as a criminal hustler to become the national minister of the Nation of Islam and A popularize of Black Nationalism, which emphasized self-defense for African Americans and independence from white America
    : February 21, 1965; New York, New York Citation: Phillips, Michael. "Malcolm X." Great Lives from History: The Twentieth Century. Ed. Robert F. Gorman. 10 vols. Pasadena, California: Salem Press, 2008. Salem History Web. 15 Feb. 2011.

  • Pet sounds

    Pet sounds was released in1966,beach boys was the band . Reges, Christl. "The Beach Boys." The Sixties in America. Ed. Carl Singleton. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1999. Salem History Web. 17 Feb. 2011.

  • albums by the the doors

    Two albums by the the doors was The Doors, Strange Days. There instruments were keyboard ,drums, guitar ,and there was lead singer Jim Morrison . Powell, John. "Doors." The Sixties in America. Ed. Carl Singleton. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1999. Salem History Web. 17 Feb. 2011.

  • Sgt.Pepper’s

    Sgt.Pepper’s was released in June, 1967.
    Beatles was the band
    Reges, Christl. "The Beach Boys." The Sixties in America. Ed. Carl Singleton. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1999. Salem History Web. 17 Feb. 2011.

  • Their Satanic Majesties Request

    Rollin stones Their 1967 album, Their Satanic Majesties Request Kasee, Cynthia R. "Rolling Stones." The Sixties in America. Ed. Carl Singleton. 3 vols. Pasadena,
    CA: Salem Press, 1999. Salem History Web. 17 Feb. 2011.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Led Zeppelin was formed in 1968 by studio guitar virtuoso Jimmy Page, who had joined the Yard birds as Eric Clapton’s replacement. Jimmy page ,John Bonham ,Paul Jones Robert Plant were members. Pauly, Roger. "Led Zeppelin." The Seventies in America. Ed. John C. Super. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2006. Salem History Web. 17 Feb. 2011.

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated

    Memphis, Tennessee April 4, 1968
    Citation: Russell, Rose M. "Martin Luther King, Jr." The Sixties in America. Ed. Carl Singleton. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1999. Salem History Web. 15 Feb. 2011.

  • Janis Joplin

    was born in Port Arthur, Texas. Her father worked as a mechanical engineer, and her mother was a registrar at a business college. In spite of her conventional family background, Delaney, Bill. "Janis Joplin." Great Lives from History: The Twentieth Century. Ed. Robert F. Gorman. 10 vols. Pasadena, California: Salem Press, 2008. Salem History Web. 17 Feb. 2011.

  • the Vietnam War

    United States involved from 1965 to 1975.
    About 56,800 Americans
    Citation: Lewis, Thomas Tandy. "Vietnam War." The Seventies in America. Ed. John C. Super. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2006. Salem History Web. 15 Feb. 2011.

  • first American to walk on the moon

    Neil Armstrong armstring was the first American on the moon.apoolo 11 was the rocket ship .
    Erwin, Paul F. "Neil Armstrong." Great Lives from History: The Twentieth Century. Ed. Robert F. Gorman. 10 vols. Pasadena, California: Salem Press, 2008. Salem History Web. 17 Feb. 2011.