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Newport Jazz Festival
The city turned into a battlezone while many people were fighting, stealing, even killing. The people has been infuriated by an incident that happened the day before where a man had been jumped and cut up and the people were driving around destroying stuff to gte the people riled up. -
Nixon-Kennedy Debates
series of debates held during the 1960 presidential election among Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy and Republican nominee Richard Nixon. These were the first debates ever held in government. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
The Beatles' record-breaking first live appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, at Studio 50 in New York City. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress passed this to let president johnson take any action he wanted torwards them being fired on by vietnamese ships. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft engaged in a bombing campaign designed to force Ho Chi Minh to abandon his ambition to take over South Vietnam. -
The Beatles Break Up
The death of their manager caused the group to fall apart and they split up. -
March on the Pentagon
This was a protest against the vietnam war. The people did not like what the soldiers were doing in vietnam. -
Mai Lai Massacre
American troops was ordered on a search and destroy mission but they ended up killing 500 plus unarmed Vietnamese citizens. -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
The assasination infuriated many people at the event and there were many protests during the convention. -
Woodstock
A festival held at a dairy farm where many people attended and listened to music. Three people died two from drug overdose and one man that was sleeping was ran over by a tractor. -
Chicago 8 Trial
They crossed a state line to incite a riot to break out. These were conspiracies and many people believed that they were trying to get another big massacre to break out. -
Kent State Protest
Four kent state students were killed during their protest agaisnt vietnam. The police was trying to move them out and push them back and they ended up firing on the four students. A few other people were also injured. -
Roe vs. Wade
A ruling by the supreme court that gives the women control over their abortion or pregnancy plan.