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Newport Jazz Festival
The first Newport Jazz Festival was held on July 17-18, 1954, at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. It was founded by George Wein and organized by wealthy Newport socialites and jazz fans, Louis and Elaine Lorillard. The festival featured legendary performers like Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, and Ella Fitzgerald -
Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
The first presidential debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
his live U.S. television debut was a pivotal moment, watched by an estimated 73 million viewers, and is widely credited with igniting Beatlemania in America and kicking off the British Invasion. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
a joint resolution passed by the U.S. Congress on August 7, 1964, authorizing President Lyndon B. Johnson to take military action in Southeast Asia without a formal declaration of war -
Operation Rolling Thunder
a sustained bombing campaign launched by the United States against North Vietnam from -
March on the Pentagon
The "March on the Pentagon" was a major anti-Vietnam War protest that took place in Washington, D.C. An estimated 70,000-100,000 people gathered near the Lincoln Memorial, with a significant number marching across the Arlington Memorial Bridge to the Pentagon. -
Mai Lai Massacre
The My Lai massacre was a United States war crime committed, involving the mass murder of unarmed civilians in Sơn Mỹ village, Quảng Ngãi province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
Riots. On August 28, 1968, around 10,000 protesters gathered in Grant Park for the demonstration, 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. -
Woodstock
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly known as Woodstock, was a three-day music festival on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York -
Chicago 8 Trial
eight anti-war activists who were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. While initially convicted, the convictions were later overturned on appeal due to significant legal errors and perceived bias by the presiding judge, Judge Julius Hoffman -
The Beatles Break Up
The Beatles split up due to a complex interplay of factors, including creative differences, managerial disputes, and personal conflicts. While the band's success was immense, internal tensions ultimately proved too great to overcome. -
Kent State Protest
the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a crowd of unarmed students at Kent State University, killing four and wounding nine during a protest against the Vietnam War and the expansion of the war into Cambodia -
Roe vs. Wade
the US Supreme Court established a woman's constitutional right to an abortion, rooted in the right to privacy guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment