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The sit-ins spread!!!
Sit-ins sarted by 4 black college students at a segregated church spread through 15 cities in 5 southern states -
Civil rights act...
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the civil rights act of 1960 -
Nuclear funding
President Kennedy put $17 billion into a nuclear missiles program -
Fail at cuba
U.S. invades cuba at bay of pigs and fails epicly -
Berlin wall goes up
East german border guards begin to put up the berlin wall to seperate communist east germany and democratic west germany. -
Nuclear testing
Underground nuclear testing began on this day. Americans were being warned to put up fallout shelters, and learned to "duck and cover" -
No nuclear bombs!!!
4000-8000 protesters marched in washington opposing the use of nuclear bombs. this protest was held by boston SANE and fledgling SDS. -
Cuban missile crisis
The soviets established missile bases in cuba. Naval blockade was ordered to stop missile movement to cuba. -
More sit-ins arise
Birmingham, Alabama was the location that sit-ins were staged by the SCLC -
Civil Rights bill
president kennedy proposes civil rights bill -
Testing Ban
Nuclear testing ban ratified by Senate -
Taking effect
the nuclear test ban treaty takes effect -
Assasination
president kennedy is assasinated in Dallas, TX by Lee Harvey Oswald. Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president. -
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
The Beatles song "I Want to Hold Your Hand," is released and becomes extremely popular in America. -
War on Poverty
President Johnson relinquishes his plan for ar on poverty in the state of the union adress. -
Coming to America
The Beatles arrive in New York greeted by screaming fans. -
Segregation destroyed
Pres. Johnson signs civil rights act of 1964 making public segregation illegal. -
Race Riots!
Riots break out in philidelphia. The riots are based entirley on race, thus called race riots. -
Nobel peace prize
It was announced that MLK wont the nobel peace prize -
Johnson gains presidency
Lyndon B. Johnson won his first presidential elction running against Barry M. Goldwater. -
"Great Society"
President Johnson outlines his plans for the "Great Society" -
Another Assasination
Malcolm X is assasinated in New York City. Malcom X was was a black nationalist and founded Afro-American unity. -
ACID......
Owsley starts first LSD factroy prooducing large amounts of acid that were available for the first time. -
"Bloody Sunday"
Blacks marching in montgomery in support of voting rights had tear gas, whips, and clubs used against them leaving 50 hospitalized. Called "Bloody Sunday" by the media. -
MLK in Alabama
Martin Luther King spoke on the steps of the courthouse of the Alabama state capitol. He ended the march for voting rights this day. -
Medicare
LBJ signs medicare bill on this day.... -
Voting Rights
Congress passes the voting rights act making it illegal to give literacy tests and ohter things that made it hard for southern blacks to vote.
