The 1960's events

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  • President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960

    The Civil Rights Act of 1960 was a US federal law that established federal inspection of local voter registration polls introduced penaltiees for anyone who obtructed someone's attempt to register to vote or actually vote.

  • Yuri Gagarin of the USSR becomes the first man in space.

  • the United States invades Cuba at the Bay of Pigs and the mission is a failure.

    The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful attempt by a U.S.-trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba with support from U.S. government armed forces to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro.

  • President Kennedy proposes the Civil Rights Bill.

  • Assassination of JFK

    John Kennedy was assassinated on November 22,1963 in Dallas, TX in Dealey Plaza

  • The Beatles release "I Want to Hold Your Hand," which becomes a huge hit and a success in America.

  • President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964, making segregation in public facilities and discrimination in employment illegal.

  • President Johnson signs food stamp bill

  • "Great Society"

    United States President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed his "Great Society" during his State of the Union address.

  • Gemini 3

    NASA launched Gemini 3.It was the first two man space flight of the US. The crew was Gus Grissom and John Young.

  • James Meredith is shot.

    James Meredith was a civil rights activist. He was shot while trying to march across Mississippi.

  • 25th amendment

    The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified

  • Civil Righs Act of 1968

    U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

  • James Earl Ray is arrested.

    James Earl Ray is arrested for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Democratic National Convention

    It was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, from August 26 to August 29, 1968. The purpose of the Democratic National Convention was for the election of a suitable nominee to run as the Democratic Party%u2019s choice for the post of President of the United States of America

  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11 was the first spaceship to land on the moon. It carried Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr.

  • Edward M. Kennedy drives off a bridge.

    Edward M. Kennedy drives off a bridge on his way home from a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts. Mary Jo Kopechne was in the car with him, dies in the incident.