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Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960
Dwight D. Eisenhower signed this that mainly was to make sure that no one was taking away their right to vote. -
Kennedy and Nixon Debate
The first televised debate in American history was between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy -
Kennedy Creates the Peace Corps.
Kennedy intiates 17 bilion dollars in nuclear missile programs, and also gives aid to the military in indochina announcing the creation of the Peace Corp. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviets were making missile bases in Cuba. Kennedy created a naval blockade to stop any more missiles to enter. -
Kennedy's Assasination
John F. Kennedy was shot several times while participating in a motorcade -
The Beetles in the United States
The Beetles make to New York for the first time. -
Muhammad Ali is Reborn
Cassius Clay, heavyweight championship boxer, chnanges his religion to Islam and name to Muhammad Ali -
Racism In Law
Three Civil rights volunteers were murdered by Ku Klux Klan. It was later found that police had released them for the KKK. -
The Great Society
President Johnson tells about his views of what America should be. -
malcolm X Assassinated
Malcolm X is assassinated in New York City. His assalants were said to be apart of the Black Muslim Faith. -
Treaty Signed
US, USSR, and UK all sign an agreement not to test nuclear weapons in the atomsphere -
Martin Luther King Assassinated
Martin Luther King is shot and killed outiside his hotelroom by James Earl Ray. -
Richard Nixon is elected
Richard Nixon barrly is elected as president. -
First Man on the Moon
Neal Armstrong becomes the first man ever in history to step foot on the moon -
WOODSTOCK Begins!!!!
Woodstock changed the entire view of music with 3 days that changed the world