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SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) was formed by a group of young people who were dedicated to nonviolent direct action ideas of protest. Fought against segregation and other forms of racism. -
This presidential debate was for the 1960 election with the two runners, John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Without this, JFK might not have won the election. Many people were influenced by JFK's looks but Richard Nixon did seem to know more about what he was talking about. If the debate had just been over the radio, it is possible that Nixon could've won. -
The first 2 seasons aired in black and white, Friday nights at 8:30 EST. The very first episode was only 90 seconds. -
JFK was running in the 1960 election, he gained popularity after the first-ever televised presidential debate. He ran against Richard Nixon, it was a very close race but Kennedy wound up winning by 118,000 more votes. -
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was the first man sent into space by the Soviets. His rocket circled the Earth, the flight lasting 108 minutes, going 27,400 kilometers per hour. -
This rose to prevent East Germans from escaping West Germany. East Germans were trying to escape because they did not want to live in communism. -
Roger Maris was an outfielder for the New York Yankees. -
The statement was a manifesto written by SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) based on the ideas of civil disobedience and the idea that citizens could help make social decisions that determined their quality of life. -
Marilyn Monroe died in her home of a Barbiturate overdose. She overdosed in the middle of the night and was found dead just before dawn the next morning. -
James Meredith became the first African-American student at the University of Mississippi. Due to the time period, he had to be guarded by U.S. Soldiers 24 hours a day. -
This was a spy film directed by Terrence Young. Appearing as James Bond, Sean Connery. It turned into a series continuing on to have 26 movies. -
An American U-2 plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites in Cuba that were being built by the Soviet Union. This sent America into a panic and fear of Doomsday ensued. -
This speech outlined the history of racial injustice, it was all about holding America accountable for that injustice. -
While riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Texas, 3 shots were fired. The first missed the motorcade, the second ran through JFK's neck and through the Texas governor's shoulder hand, and leg, and the final shot killed Kennedy. The same day, the killer was found to be Lee Harvey Oswald. -
The Beatles flew in from England, landing in New York. The Beatles arrival lead to what was called "Beatlemania" in the United States. -
This was their first live appearance in the United States. They played three songs in their time on the show; "All My Loving", "Till There Was You", and "She Loves You". -
The New York World's Fair was a fair that held over 140 pavilions and 110 restaurants, representing 80 nations and 24 US states with the goal and the final result of building exhibits or attractions. -
Goldwater was defeated in a landslide. Johnson carried 44 out of the 50 states, and Goldwater held only 4. -
Malcolm X was a religious and civil rights leader. He was assassinated while he was giving a speech at Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan. He died at the age of 39 and left behind a wife and 6 daughters. -
These riots were a series of violent confrontations between the L.A. police and the people of Watts. Watts was a predominately black neighborhood. -
Nevada and California were the first two states in the U.S. to ban the manufacture, sale, and possession of LSD. -
A science fiction series created by Gene Roddenberry. It aired from 1966-1969 and produced 80 episodes, 79 of which were aired. The series followed the USS Enterprise as it completed space missions. -
The "Summer of Love" included lots of counterculture. Some examples are; hippie music, hallucinogenic drugs, anti-war, and free-love scene. -
The Green Bay Packers played the Kansas City Chiefs, the winner being the Packers. They played at LA Memorial Coliseum. -
The boxer refused the Vietnam draft. saying "I ain't got no quarrel with those Vietcong". 2 months later, he was convicted of draft evasion. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison, a $10,000 fine, and wasn't allowed to box for 3 years. -
Influential to those of the counterculture of the time. The album won 4 Grammys and spent 15 weeks at the top of the U.S. charts. -
Thurgood Marshall was the first Black man to get elected to the Supreme Court. He went on to argue the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education case. -
The arranged attack that was launched by the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong against a number of targets in South Vietnam. -
MLK Jr. was shot when standing on his balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. It caused a nationwide uproar. -
Robert F Kennedy, JFK's brother, was a politician and lawyer from Massachusetts. He was addressing his campaign in a hotel and after finishing his speech he decided to cut through a kitchen hallway when leaving. When he was going through that hallway, multiple shots were fired by a man named Sirhan Sirhan who ended up killing him. -
The anti-war democrats had no candidate in the election so they protested.
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Formerly Vice President, Nixon ran in the 1968 election. He won the popular vote by less than 1 point, he won the electoral vote. -
The riots ignited after a police raid took place at the Stonewall Inn. -
Marking the end of the Space Race, America sent two astronauts to the moon. Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the two men, sent out on the Apollo 11 rocket. Neil Armstrong is the one who said the famous words "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". -
This concert was organized by 4 promoters, with no experience. It was an opportunity for people to escape the real world and enjoy music. -
The band, The Rolling Stones, decided that as a final show of their American tour, they would hold a one-day rock festival in California. The event was free, it was the band's "thank you" to their fans.