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The Cold war in the 1960's
The cold war was a continual arms and technology race between the US and the Soviet union from 1945-1991. several incidents that were a product of the cold war were: the contruction of the Berlin wall, Cuban missile crisis, Bay of Pigs, and Appolo 11 lands on the moon. -
Beatles band forms
They were an English band that formed in Liverpool. They were one of the most successfull bands in music history. Some of their songs were. -
Flinstones introduced
Flinstones The flinstones was and primetime american sitcom that ran from 1960 to 1966. The show is about a working class stone age The main charachter was voiced by alan reed and Jackie Gleason. And was produced by Hanna and Barbera. -
Bay of Pigs/Cuban missile crisis
The bay of pigs was a failed attempt by the US to invade cuba and overthrow their dictator Fidel Castro. Everyone we sent over was either killed or captured and the edeavor was huge embarassment to the Kennedy administration.
The cuban missile crisis was the closest the world has ever come to a nuclear war. The Soviet Union was sending short range missiles into cuba and war was only avoided because the US gave there word not to invade Cuba. -
Roger Maris
BaseballIn 1961, a baseball played named Roger Maris broke the famous Babe Ruth’s home run record. Surprisingly, Maris was hated, booed, and cursed at for breaking the most historic mark in baseball. Suffering greatly throughout the season he lost hair and people even tried taking his record away. Eventually, it was recorded in the Baseball Almanac is is now official. -
Marilyn Monroe died
Marilyn Monroe, one of the most recognized faces in the world, was a popular film star. She starred in many movies of the 60’s. Said to be a good friend of the Kennedy’s, she performed for JFK’s birthday in 1962 at Madison Square garden. A couple months later she died. It said to have been from overdose. The rumors however, say she was murdered because of being a good friend of the Kennedy family. -
I have a dream speach
SPEACH"I have a dream" was delivered by martin Luther King Jr. It called for an end to racial inequality and discrimination. It was a defining moment in the Civil rights movement and was given to over 200,000 civil rights supporters. -
JFK assasination
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated at the peak of the Cold War, just a year after the Cuban Missile. JFK was killed while riding through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas at 12:30 PM on November 22, 1963. With investigation, we found out Lee Harvey Oswald was the murderer. -
Muhammada ali / championship winner
FIGHTIn 1960, a man by the name of Muhammad Ali was accepted onto the Olympic boxing team. Competing in Rome, Italy he was 6ft 3in tall and known for his footwork and possessing a powerful jab. After winning his first three matches he competed against Zbigniew Pietrzkowski, earning his gold medal. He was then a true hero to all Americans. He took out Henry Cooper in 1963 and then Sonny Liston in 1964 to become the heavyweight champion of the world. -
Vietnam war (first combat troops arrive)
We entered the war because we didn't want vietnam to become a communist country. We sent in our first combat troops on march 8th 1965. -
First Super Bowl
Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas city Chiefs 35-10. The MVP was bart starr. It was annouced by CBS: Ray Scott, Jack Whitaker and Frank Gifford
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Assasination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. a leader of the african american civil rights movement was shot and killed by James Earl Ray. James a fugitive from misouri state penetentiary was later aprehended and lived in prison for the rest of his life. -
Robert Kennedy murdered
With JFK being assassinated, his brother Robert Kennedy knew he was automatically in danger as well. He was said to have made many enemies during his lifetime. At midnight on June 5th, 1968 Robert Kennedy was being escorted through a kitchen pantry in the Ambassador Hotel. He was then assassinated by a man by the name of Palestinian Sirhan. He was shot multiple times and died the following day. -
FIrst man lands on the moon
moon landingNeil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. He was the commander of the space mission Appollo 11 moon landing. He explored the moon for 2.5 hours with Buzz Aldrin. -
Woodstock Festival
"3 Days of Peace & Music" held on a dairy farm near Bethel, New York. There were 500,000 concert goers and is viewed as a pivitol moment in popular music history. The Rolling Stones called it one of the 50 moments that changed rock and role.
