The Age of Peace, Change and Tragedy

First Televised Debate

Sep 26, 1960

First televised debate, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon

Briggs Stadium Renamed

Jan 1, 1961

Briggs stadium renamed Tiger Stadium

LBJ visits West Berlin

Aug 19, 1961

Vice-president, Lyndon B. Johnson visits West Berlin.

Marilyn Monroe's death

Aug 5, 1962

Marilyn Monroe found dead with an empty bottle of pills.

Most Dangerous Moment of the Cuban Missle Crisis

Oct 27, 1962

The Most Dangerous Moment, soviet ships made no attempt to break U.S. blockade while nuclear missile bases remained operational.

I Have A Dream

Aug 23, 1963

Martin Luther King gave his civil rights movement speech for racial integration.

John F. Kennedy Assassination

Nov 22, 1963

John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas

Mary Poppins

Aug 26, 1964

A musical and Disney classic was released.

Astroturf Patent

Dec 25, 1965

Co-invented by James M. Faria and Robert T. Wright in 1964, and then later patented.

Batman TV series

Jan 12, 1966

Batman TV series starring Adam West.

U.S. Nuclear Test

Feb 8, 1967

U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada test site.

Muhammad Ali convicted

Jun 20, 1967

Muhammad Ali convicted for refusing induction in the U.S. Army.

MLK Assassination

Apr 4, 1968

Martin Luther King is assassinated.

Landing on the Moon

Jul 20, 1969

First landing on the moon, Neil Armstrong.

Woodstock

Aug 15, 1969

A festival where half a million spent "three days of peace" and music.