1960’s

  • Newport Jazz Festival

    Newport Jazz Festival

    It is an annual America multi-day jazz music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. A women named Elaine Lorillard established the festival in 1954. Her and her husband Louis Lorillard financed it for many years
  • Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)

    Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)

    The first presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon was on September 26, 1960 in Chicago. Through this debate Kennedy’s image grew. This momentum from his image growing helped him barely win the 1960’s electron. At the CBS news station Kennedy was confident while Nixon was all sweaty and nervous
  • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He got assassinated while he was riding in the presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. It was Friday, November 22, 1963. He was riding with his wife, the Texas governor, and the governor wife. When he was fatally shot. He was pronounced dead 30 minutes after being shot
  • The Beatles appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan show

    The Beatles appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan show

    The first appearance of the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show was February 9th, 1964. There was over 73 million viewers. The band helped inspire tons of young viewers to become rock musicians. The band also made tons of appearances on the Ed Sullivan show
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was on August 7, 1964. It was a joint congressional resolution passed in response to alleged attacks on U.S. ships by North Vietnam. This resolution basically let the president
  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder

    This operation was a gradual and sustained aerial campaign. It was conducted by the United States and Air Division, U.S. Army, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force. It was used against North Vietnam. It started on February 24th, 1965 until November 2nd, 1968. It was made it stop the flow of supplies from South Vietnam. But then we dropped 864,000 tons of bombs in Vietnam
  • March on the Pentagon

    March on the Pentagon

    The march on the Pentagon was a massive demonstration against the Vietnam war. It took place on October 21, 1967. It was the protest that organized by the National Mobilization to end the war in Vietnam. The event began with more than 100,000 protesters.
  • Mai Lai Massacre

    Mai Lai Massacre

    This was known as a United States war crime that was committed on March 16, 1968. A group of U.S. Army soldiers killed from 347 to 504 women, men, and children. The Army men would gang rape some of the women. These men also mutilated and rape children as young as 12. Mai Lai was known as the largest consumed massacre of civilians by U.S. forces in the 20th century.
  • Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    This is a series of protest against the United States involvement in the Vietnam war. This took place in 1968 at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. The protest lasted seven days. From August 23 to August 29, 1968. There was about 7,000 to 10,000 protesters in total
  • Woodstock

    Woodstock

    It’s a music and art fair. It was a music festival held on August 15 to 18, 1969. The festival was held at Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, New York. It happened to be 60 miles southeast of the town of woodstock
  • Chicago 8 Trial

    Chicago 8 Trial

    It was a group of eight men are arrested. They were put on trial for consorting to incite the riot. They were arrested during the riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention. It was originally the Chicago 8 but after Bobby Seale was declared a mistrail
  • The Beatles Break Up

    The Beatles Break Up

    The Beatles officially broke up in April 1970. This helped when Paul McCartney publicly announced his departure to promote his solo album. The split was caused. The split was caused by the years of tension.
  • Kent State Protest

    Kent State Protest

    On may 4, 1970 the Ohio National Guardsmen. Fired into a crowd of unarmed students that protested the Vietnam war at Kent State University. This killed 4 but wounded 9. Tear gas was used and 67 shots were fired over 13 seconds
  • Roe vs. Wade

    Roe vs. Wade

    It was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the court ruled that the constitution of the constitution of the United States to protest pregnant women. They need to protect there right to choose an abortion before the point of fetal viability

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