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In 1960, local papers on July 1 noted a string of violent, but minor, incidents in town on the opening Friday -
Held at WBBM-TV, Chicago. Howard K. Smith moderated the debate between Nixon and Kennedy. -
Kennedy was shot twice (once in the neck and once in the head) by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
The first time the Beatles appear on American television. -
Gave President Lyndon Johnson authority to increase U.S. involvement in the war between North and South Vietnam. -
An aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the United States 2nd Air Division, U.S. Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force against North Vietnam
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Demonstration against the Vietnam War. The protest involved more than 100,000 attendees at a rally by the Lincoln Memorial -
Mass murder of unarmed civilians in Sơn Tịnh district -
More than 48 hours of rioting left 11 Chicago citizens dead, 48 wounded by police gunfire, 90 policemen injured, and 2,150 people arrested. -
The festival was remarkably peaceful given the number of people and the conditions involved, although there were three recorded fatalities: two drug overdoses and another caused when a tractor ran over a 17-year-old sleeping in a nearby hayfield. -
a cultural moment in the 1960s, when generational ideals were clashing in the public eye. -
Protest that led to the killing of four and wounding of nine unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard. -
A decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States generally protected a right to have an abortion. -
The Beatles broke up due to money problems, Brian Epstein's death, John's relationship with Yoko, and many other reasons.