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Period: to
1960-1969
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the first weather satellite, is launched by the United States
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The entire United States figure skating team is killed in a plane crash
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Three thousand troops quell riots
allowing James Meredith to enter the University of Mississippi as the first black student under guard by Federal marshals. -
The Civil Rights march on Washington, D.C.
D.C. for Jobs and Freedom culminates with Dr. Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Over 200,000 people participated in the march for equal rights. -
The Panama Canal incident occurs when Panamanian mobs engage United States troops
leading to the death of twenty-one Panama citizens and four U.S. troops. -
The Watts race riots in Los Angeles begin a five day siege
culminating in the death of thirty-four people and property destruction in excess of $200 million. -
Medicare, the government medical program for citizens over the age of 65, begins.
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The Outer Space Treaty is signed into force by the United States
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Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis
Tennessee while standing on a motel balcony by James Earl Ray. -
The Apollo program completes its mission. Neil Armstrong,
United States astronaut, becomes the first man to set foot on the moon four days after launch from Cape Canaveral. His Apollo 11 colleague, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. accompanies him.