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Albert Camus
Albert Camus, a French writer died in an automobile accident at age 46. -
Civil Rights Act
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960. -
United States served Diplomatic Relations with Cuba
U.S. served diplomatic relations with Cuba after Fidel Castro announced that he was a Communist. -
The Santa Maria
A Portuguese Ocean Liner was hijacked in the Caribbean with 600 passangers aboard it. -
48 Students Arrested at Houston Railroad Station
The first mass arrest of demonstrators in Houston was made as the students attempted to enter the diner at the Union Station railroad. -
U.S invades Cuba
The United States invades Cuba, and the Bay of Pigs and the mission is a failure. -
John Steinbecks
He is announced as the 1962 recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature. -
" I have a Dream"
Martin Luther King, Jr delivers the historic "I have a dream" speech in front of hundreds and thousands of participants in the "March on Washington". -
Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy
They were arrested and went to jail in Birmingham during the protest, the King writes his letter "From a Birmingham Jail". -
The assasination of John F. Kennedy
J.F.K. got assasinated this day while he was giving a speech. -
The Beatles
The Beatles, a British rock band became very popular. They were called the "Fab Four". They were played on radio stations all over the world. -
Vietnam Battlefields
First American soldier officially sets foot on Vietnam battlefields, First U.S. combat troops begin fighting in South Vietnam. -
Malcom X
He was assasinated in New York City. He was a black nationalist and a founder of the organization of Afro-American Unity. -
Voting Rights Act
Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote. -
Interracial Marriage
in Loving v. Virginia, Supreme Court ruled that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional, voiding statutes still on the books in 16 states. -
First Man on the Moon
The first human journey to the surface of the moon began at Pad A, launch complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida with the lift off of Apollo 11 on a Saturn V booster.
