1960's Virtual Timeline By ethanpappa 1960 SNCC formed Sep 26, 1960 First televised Presidential debate Sep 30, 1960 First airing of “The Flintstones” Nov 8, 1960 President Kennedy is elected Apr 12, 1961 Russians send the first man into space Aug 13, 1961 Berlin Wall is constructed Oct 1, 1961 Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record Jun 15, 1962 SDS releases its Port Huron statement Aug 5, 1962 Marilyn Monroe dies Oct 1, 1962 James Meredith registers at Ole Miss Oct 5, 1962 “Dr. No” the first James Bond movie premiers Oct 16, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Aug 28, 1963 Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech Nov 22, 1963 John F Kennedy is assassinated Feb 7, 1964 The Beatles arrive in the United States Feb 9, 1964 The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan Apr 22, 1964 New York World’s Fair begins Aug 2, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident Nov 3, 1964 Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater Feb 4, 1965 Malcolm X assassinated Aug 11, 1965 Watts race riots Sep 8, 1966 “Star Trek” TV show airs Oct 16, 1966 LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government Jan 15, 1967 First NFL Football Super Bowl Apr 28, 1967 Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service May 26, 1967 Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s album Jun 13, 1967 Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court Jun 16, 1967 Monterrey Music Festival held Jun 21, 1967 San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins Not sure if this is when it really starts but it says summer of 1967 so when summer starts is my best bet Aug 15, 1967 Woodstock concert Jan 30, 1968 Tet Offensive Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated Jun 5, 1968 Robert Kennedy is assassinated Aug 28, 1968 Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention Nov 5, 1968 Richard Nixon is elected Jun 28, 1969 Stonewall riots Jul 20, 1969 American astronauts land on the moon Aug 8, 1969 Manson family murders Sharon Tate Dec 6, 1969 The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival