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Vietnam War
543,000 soldiers were in this war -
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The 1960s
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JFK Presidency
JFK becomes president -
''I Have a Dream Speech''
Martin Luther King Jr. gave it at Washington D.C.on August 28, 1963. One of the lines he quoted was “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” -
JFK assassination
John F. Kennedy was assassinated, in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald -
The Beatles
They came to America on Feburary 7, 1964, on The Ed Sullivan Show they performed Beatlemania -
Civil Rights
the Civil Rights Act was passed, when John F. Kennedy was president -
Lyndon B. Johnson presidency
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president -
Malcolm X
He was prominent leader of the African American community, social activist, civil rights advocate, and minister in the Nation of Islam; he was assassinated February 21, 1965 -
Pet Sounds
produced by The Beach Boys -
Satisfaction
Rolling Stones relesed the song Satisfation -
Janis Joplin
She had a bad life; she performed at the Montery Pop Festival on June 18,1967 -
Sgt. Pepper's
the Beatles Released Sgt. Pepper's -
The Doors
two of their albums were The Doors and strange Days, Jim Morrison, was the lead singer, they played keyboard, drums, and guitar -
MLK assassination
he assassinated on April 4, 1968, at he Lorraine Hotel in Memphis -
Led Zeppelin
members were Jimmy Page, John Paul Johes, Robert Plant, and John Bonham, and they played rock -
Richard M. Nixon presidency
Richard M. Nixon becomes president -
Moon Landing
Neil A. Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon; the ship's name was the Saturn 5 -
Woodstock
it was in Bethel, New York; Richie Havens, John Sebastian, The Grease Band, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and Jimi Hendrix performed there