1960's Virtual Timeline

By Ben S.

  • The SNCC is Formed

  • First Televised Presidential Debate

    First Televised Debate between John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon

  • First Airing of the Flintstones

  • John F. Kennedy is Elected President

  • Russians Send the First Man to Space

    The Soviets send Yuri Gagarin to Space

  • Berlin Wall is Constructed

  • Roger Maris Beats Baseball Record

    Roger Maris beats the home run record, originally set by Babe Ruth

  • SDS Releases the Port Huron Statements

  • Marilyn Monroe Dies

  • James Meredith at Ole Miss

    James Meredith registers as the first African-American student of the University of Mississippi.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

  • Dr. No Premiers

    The first James Bond movie, Dr. No, premiers.

  • I Have A Dream

    Martin Luther King Junior gives his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

  • John F Kennedy is Assassinated

  • Beatles Come to the USA

  • Beatles Perform on the Ed Sullivan Show

  • First New York World's Fair

  • Gulf of Tonkin Incident

  • 1964 Election

    Lyndon B. Johnson beats Barry Goldwater in the 1964 Presidential Election.

  • Malcolm X is Assassinated

  • Watts Race Riots Begin

  • First Airing of the First Star Trek TV Show

  • LSD Declared Illegal Throughout the USA

  • Summer of Love

    San Francisco's "Summer Of Love" Begins

  • First NFL Superbowl

  • Muhammed Ali Refuses Military Service

  • Beatles Release Sgt. Pepper's Album

  • Thurgood Marshall Joins Supreme Court

  • Monterrey Music Festival

  • Tet Offensive Begins

  • Martin Luther King Junior is Assassinated

  • Robert Kennedy is Assassinated

  • Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention

  • Stonewall Riots

  • Neil Armstrong Becomes the First Man on the Moon

  • Manson Family Murders

    Sharon Tate is murdered by the Manson "Family."

  • Woodstock Concert Begins

  • Rolling Stones host Altamont Music Festival