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American "U2" spy plane was shot down over the USSR.
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The first televised debate between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon was viewed by at least 70 million americans.
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John F. Kennedy became the 35th president on this date.
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Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I have a dream speech" on August 28th. 200,000 Americans came to Washington D.C. to support eual rights for blacks and whites.
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President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
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This was the first bill to be passed to stop racial discrimination and outlawed segregation in schools, public areas and employment.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis Tennessee. He was shot in the neck as he stood on a hotel balcony.
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Robert Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles, California by a man named Sirhan Sirhan.
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Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman to be elected into Congress in America
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On this date, Apollo 11 was the first flight to land on the moon with astronauts aborad the space shuttle.
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Woodstock was a festival of peace, music, and love that lasted three days. About half a million people headed out to the 600 acre farm in New York where it was held.
