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75 million Americans watched the Presidential debate on TV. Senator Kennedy against Vice President Nixon for the spot of president
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John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th president of the United States of America, beating Richard Nixon by 84 electorial votes
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The United States put Alan Shepard in space only about a month after the Soviets. After this JFK said he wanted a man to travel to the moon and back by the end of the decade
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American, John Glenn became the very first man to orbit the Earth. He orbited 3 times during his five hour trip.
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American spacecraft the Ranger 4 became the first spaceship to touch the moon
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Marilyn Monroe dies from an overdose of sleeping pills at age 36
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Martin Luther King Jr. makes his famous I Have A Dream speech on the steps of the Lincon Memorial in Washington D.C. in front of 200,000 of his followers
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President John F. Kennedy is assasonated while in his car durng a parade
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The first ever disco opens. it was called Whisky A-Go-Go
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General Douglas MacArthur dies at his home in Washington D.C. He commanded U.S. forces during World War II and in the Korean War
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31st president Herbert Hoover dies in New York
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Kellog introduces the toaster paistry called, the poptart to the world
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36th president Lyndon B. Johnson is re-elected as president after winning 61 percent of the popular vote
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Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in again as the 36th president of the United States
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Civil rights leader Malcom X is shot in the streets of New York City
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Hundreds of African Americans tear up 500 city blocks in Los Angels, and cause over $40 million in damage, the riots had to be broken up by the national gaurd
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Pope Paul VI holds a mass in Yankee Stadium during his first visit to America
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There is a 13 hour blackout that affected over 13 million people in the Northern United States and Canada
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The worlds first Pancreas Transplant is performed by United States surgeon Richard Carlton Lillehei
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The First ever Batman was shown on T.V.'s all across America
