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Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
at the WBBM-TV studios in Chicago, Illinois. The debate was moderated by Howard K. Smith of CBS with Sander Vanocur, Charles Warren, Stuart Novins, and Bob Fleming as panelists. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
He was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade during a parade. -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congressional authorization for the president (Johnson) to use force against Vietnam without having to ask for Congressional permission -
Operation Rolling Thunder
a campaign, involving raids and bombings in North Vietnam during the war. -
Mai Lai Massacre
A huge discretion to the US Military. involving the mass murder of unarmed civilians in Sơn Mỹ village, Quảng Ngãi province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. -
Chicago 8 Trial
A riot breaks out during the Democratic National Convention of 1968. A group of eight men are arrested and put on trial for conspiring to incite the riot -
March on the Pentagon
A giant anti-war protest in response to the draft for the Vietnam War. -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
Around 10,000 protesters gathered in Grant Park in Chicago, intending to march to the International Amphitheatre where the convention was being held. At approximately 3:30 pm, a young man lowered the American flag that was in the park. -
Newport Jazz Festival
mixed jazz acts, such as Dave Brubeck and Miles Davis, with rock, blues and RB artists such as John Mayall, Sly The Family Stone, Frank Zappa and his band The Mothers of Invention, and O. C -
Woodstock
One of the largest music and art festivals of the century at the time. was held in Bethal, New York, on a farm. -
Kent State Protest
The Kent State shootings were the killing of four and wounding of nine unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard on the Kent State University campus. -
Roe vs. Wade
Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protected the right to have an abortion prior to the point of fetal viability -
The Beatles Break Up