• Nixon-Kennedy Debates

    Nixon-Kennedy Debates

    This was the first televised presidential debate and it was a major factor in Kennedy beating Nixon out to become president. Kennedy looked way more presentable while Nixon looked like crap.
  • The Assassination of JFK

    The Assassination of JFK

    JFK was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald(definitely the CIA) while driving in Texas inside of a convertible with his wife next to him. He was shot twice and was dead on the spot.
  • The Beatles appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show

    The Beatles appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show

    This was the Beatles’ first ever time being live on television in America.
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    This pretty much gave the president full control over what the military did over in Vietnam.
  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder was a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign
  • March on the Pentagon

    March on the Pentagon

    The 1967 March on the Pentagon was a massive demonstration against the Vietnam War that took place on October 21, 1967.
  • Mai Lai Massacre

    Mai Lai Massacre

    This was an awful attack on Vietnam men, women, and children by American Soldiers. They were killed and mutilated with a lot being raped.
  • Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    A series of riots because America didn’t like their involvement in Vietnam.
  • Woodstock

    Woodstock

    A big performance of a bunch of different musical artists in a small town in New York. It was muddy and messy with a very dangerous stage setup with the cords and wires use everywhere.
  • Chicago 8 Trial

    Chicago 8 Trial

    The trial of the people who were in charge of starting the riots at the Chicago. Democratic Convention.
  • The Beatles Break Up

    The Beatles Break Up

    John was the first to leave the Beatles when he left in 1969 and when Paul left in 1970 that really sealed the deal for the Beatles.
  • Kent State Protest

    Kent State Protest

    Four unarmed college students were killed and nine wounded by the Ohio National Guard on the Kent State University campus.
  • Roe vs. Wade

    Roe vs. Wade

    The U.S. made the decision to give pregnant women the right to choose what they do with the baby that they’re having. They got the option to choose if they have the baby or abort it.
  • Newport Jazz Festival

    Newport Jazz Festival

    The Newport Jazz Festival is an annual American multi-day jazz music festival held every summer.