1960's

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    1960's

  • 1960 WInter Olympics

    Held in Squaw Valley, California

  • The FDA approved the birth control pill; the pill was invented

  • A Presidential Debate Aired on TV for the First Time

    The debate between Kennedy and Nixon was the first televised presidential debate between major party candidates.

  • 35th Presidential Election

    John F. Kennedy wins the presidency.

  • John F. Kennedy signs the Fair Labor Standards Act

    Minimum wage was raised from $1 to $1.25 by September 1963

  • Stock Market decreases in value

    This is the single greatest loss since 1929. The New York Stock Exchange decreases by almost $21 billion but stocks quickly go back up in value.

  • President Kennedy signs to spend $900 million on public works

    Kennedy does this to stimulate projects in economically depressed regions of the countries.

  • Congress passes the Trade Expansion Act

    This act was used in order to increase overseas trade through tariff reductions.

  • A 114-day New York newspaper strike ends

    This strike cost publishers $100 million.

  • 1963 Equal Pay Act was passed

  • Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speak

    In this speech, King talks about his hopes of our country one day truly going by the building block of our country, "all men are created equal"

  • John F. Kennedy's Assassination

    Lyndon B. Johnson took over office and became the 36th President of The United States

  • Doctors report that smoking is bad for your health, despite the prior advertisements

    Within months of the report, Congress passed the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965, which requires health warnings on packages and bans ads on broadcast media.

  • Civil Rights Act was passed

    The Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on race, color, region, gender, or national origin.

  • Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize

  • 36th Presidential Election

    Lyndon Johnson wins the presidency

  • End of the Baby Boom

  • Federal Reserve Board raises the discount rate

    The discount rate was raised from 4% to 4.5% in order to control inflation. This was the highest rate in 45 years.

  • Lyndon Johnson signed the Traffic Safety Act

    Safety standards are now established for vehicles.

  • First Super Bowl

    The first Super Bowl was hosted in Los Angeles, California

  • Second Super Bowl

    Hosted in Miami, Florida

  • The Surpreme Court approves a New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads merger

    The country's largest railroad is created.

  • New York Stock Exchange Record

    2.3 million shares were exchanged in one day.

  • 37th Presidential Election

    Richard Nixon won the presidency

  • Third Super Bowl

    Hosted in Miami, Florida

  • First Man to be on the Moon

    Half a billion people watched the Apollo 11 lander land on the moon at 4:19 PM. Neil Armstrong set foot onto the surface of the Moon at 10:56 PM.