1960-1969 By Draven Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Dec 31, 1969 1960-1969 Nov 8, 1960 Kennedy Elected Apr 1, 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion May 4, 1961 First Freedom Rides May 25, 1961 Space Program Escelation Jun 6, 1961 JFK and NGO Dinh Diem meet Aug 16, 1961 Berlin Wall Completed Sep 27, 1962 Silent Spring Published Mar 30, 1963 Betty Freidan's: Femeninine Mystique Mar 31, 1963 Congress passes Clean Air Act Aug 28, 1963 March on Washington Sep 15, 1963 Birmingham Birmingham Church bombing Nov 2, 1963 Diem Ovethrown Nov 22, 1963 Kennedy Assassinated Nov 23, 1963 Johnson takes office Jan 23, 1964 24th Amendment Poll Tax Abolished Aug 2, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident Aug 7, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Sep 8, 1964 UFW's Grape Boycott Feb 21, 1965 Malcolm X Assassinated Mar 2, 1965 Rolling Thunder begins Aug 10, 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Nov 30, 1965 Unsafe at any Speed Published Jun 30, 1966 NOW formed Sep 27, 1967 Food Stamps Act Jan 30, 1968 Tet Offensive Begins Mar 16, 1968 My Lai Massacre Apr 4, 1968 MLK assassination MLK assassinated Jan 20, 1969 Johnson Administration ends Jul 20, 1969 First man on the moon Aug 15, 1969 Woodstock