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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, interracial movement to end discrimination. -
USA wins the space race making them seem most powerful. America put a man on the moon first. -
Nixon and John F. Kennedy have the first ever political debate shown on television. This plays a huge roll into JFK winning the election. -
Very popular tv show for kids, and family at the time.First animated show with a prime-time slot. -
President Kennedy won the debate against Richard Nixon to be the president of the United States of America. -
Although they lost the space race they still got a man on the moon. Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union. -
Students for a Democratic Society, statement was a political manifesto of the American student activists. -
The Berlin wall gets built. This is the separation between America and Russia's territories in Berlin, Germany. -
Babe Ruth is still known as one of the best to play the game with his hitting power. The world was shocked when Babes record had gotten broken. -
Marilyn Monroe was a huge star during this time period and still to this day. -
First African-American student at Mississippi state. Had to be guarded 24/7 due to harassment. -
Missiles get put in Cuba which is 13 miles of the shore of America. -
The James Bond series is still huge up till this day. James Bond was a very popular movie in the 60's. -
Speech that moved many people and putting love in their hearts, -
President John F. Kennedy gets assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee H. Oswald. -
The Beatles finally met America, this would later go on to change the music world forever. -
The Beatles made multiple appearances on the Ed Sullivan show, gaining their popularity and helping make them a worldwide sensation. -
Huge world fair in New York with the theme being "Peace through Understanding. -
First African-American in the supreme court. -
Violent protest to end discrimination and mistreatment by the police. -
LBJ wins the presidential election with a landslide. LBJ was JFK's VP. -
Malcolm X was a very popular black rights activist who's life sadly ended shortly. -
Star Trek was very famous during this time period and still is. The space race at the time made Star Treks popularity that much more amazing. -
Young "hippies" all gather in San Francisco to spread their love and drugs. -
The NFL hosts its first Superbowl making it gain many more followers. -
Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) was not only a world class boxer but a heavy activist for the black rights movement. He faced heavy consequences for refusing service. -
This album talked a lot about the current time period so everybody listened. Grammy award winning album. -
LSD was a very popular drug that was used by hippies around the nation. They shared strong emotions when it had gotten declared illegal. -
Tet offense consisted of suprise attacks escalating the war in Vietnam -
MLK Jr. was a huge civil rights activist, he fought in the black rights movements. -
Woodstock was a huge, free, and peaceful concert where a bunch of hippies and people went for music and to share their love. -
The Democratic National Convention turns into a protest involving the Vietnam war. -
After losing to Kennedy, Richard Nixon later goes on to become president where he later resigns. -
This was a physical confrontation between the gay community and police outside the stonewall inn. Started the gay rights movement. -
Rolling Stones was also a free concert meant to be like Woodstock. This concert became very violent and not peaceful like Woodstock's.
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