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Due to sold out tickets, violent incidents popped up all over the city, resulting in an early cancellation of the show and around 200 people arrested from police interaction. -
The first presidential debate televised between Nixon and Kennedy that ended awfully for Nixon as Kennedy presented himself much better. The debates would become tradition moving forward. -
One of the four major assassinations of the 60’s, Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald during a motorcade, making Lyndon B. Johnson the replacement and shaking the world. -
The Beatles had a large ticket request at 50k tickets and 73 million television viewers, a huge head-start to their impending popularity. -
A resolution passed by the Senate that allowed military retaliation directed by the president without the need to declare war. -
A long and enduring air attack on North Vietnam that was intended to demoralize the enemy and give morale to South Vietnam, it eventually failed and did not end as well as planned because of significant losses. -
A protest of 50,000 people against the Vietnam War. They were met by army paratroopers and the protest remained peaceful. -
A war crime during Vietnam acted out by American troops that killed and raped mostly women and children in the search for guerilla fighters. -
An anti Vietnam War protest from about 10,000 people leading up to the Democratic National Convention, police got involved in brutal and violent ways. -
A 3-day music and show festival with over 400,000 people at the event. It’s one of the biggest music festivals in history and displayed a variety of diversity. -
The trial of the eight accused defendants who were believed to have incited the riot in Chicago at the Democratic National Convention, which led to controversy around justice as did many major events around the time period. -
The Beatles were an extremely popular band through the 60’s and the incompatibility of the band mates led to destruction from within. -
A protest primarily by college students to halt involvement in Vietnam. National Guard opened fire, killing 4 and wounding 9. -
Supreme Court case that challenged state abortion laws and eventually was ruled that the constitution protected abortions.