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Newport Jazz Festiva
George Wein created the Newport Jazz Festival in 1954. This was the idea that changed all music. -
Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
On September 26, 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon were on the first broadcast on television of a debate. Nixon was nervous and refused any kind of makeup, around three weeks after the debate Kennedy won the debate. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
While traveling through Dallas, Texas, John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Kennedy, his wife, the governor of Texas John Connally, and his wife were driving through the streets of downtown Dallas while waving at a large crowd. After passing a book deposit building Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shot from the sixth floor, injuring the governor and thirty minutes later Kennedy was pronounced dead. -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
On February 9th, 1964, around 73 million people gathered at eight o'clock to watch the Beatles appear on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This resolution authorized President Lyndon Johnson to "take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against forces of the United States and prevent further aggression" by the communist government of North Vietnam. This was passed on August seventh, 1964, by the U.S. Congress after supposed attacks on two U.S. naval destroyers stationed on the coast of Vietnam. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
This was a codename for an American Bombing during the Vietnam War. The U.S. military aircraft attacked targets throughout North Vietnam from March 1965 to October 1968. This was intended to put military pressure on North Vietnam's communist leaders and reduce the capacity to wage war against the U.S.-supported governments of South Vietnam. Operation Rolling Thunder was marked the first American assault on North Vietnamese territory. -
Chicago 8 Trial
This trial charged eight antiwar activists with inciting violent actions at the Democratic National Convention before Judge Julius Hoffman. The eight of them had planned protest and rock concerts at the Democratic National Convention and during this riots broke down. -
March on the Pentagon
Saturday, October 21, 1967, anti-Vietnam war protestors gathered at Washington in the first national demonstration against the war. For the Mobilization Committee to end the Vietnam War they organized the protest to get national visibility for the anti-war movement. Military policemen stood at ten-foot intervals around the Pentagon. Deputies were to make any necessary arrests. -
Mai Lai Massacre
Mai Lai was one of the most horrific events during the Vietnam War. More than 500 people were slaughtered, and many girls were raped and mutilated in Mai Lai on March 16, 1968. It was a year before the American press reported anything because the U.S. Army officers tried covering it up. -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, on August 28, 1968, thousands of Vietnam War protesters battled police in the streets. -
Woodstock
On August 15, 1969, half a million people gathered on a dairy farm in Bethel, New York, for the three days very first Woodstock music festival. It was known as "3 Days of Peace and Music" -
Kent State Protest
On Kent State University, May fourth, 1970, twenty-eight National Guardsmen fired weapons as a group of anti-war people. Eight were wounded and permanently paralyzed, and four students were killed. This became a movement for a nation divided by the conflict in Vietnam. -
Roe vs. Wade
Roe vs. Wade helped the Supreme Court recognize the right to liberty in the Constitution, which protects personal privacy. This includes the right to decide whether to continue through pregnancy. Roe generated decision-making along with others, like freedom of speech and freedom of religion. -
The Beatles Break Up
On April 10, 1974, in a press release, McCartney said that he was leaving the group. This made tensions in the band worse. There are so many different reasons for their breakup. The death of Brian Epstein the manager, McCartney's leaving, Lennon's drug addiction, and his relationship with Yoko.