1960s and public protests (Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam)

By Bryce Crowley

  • The President Ends Segregation In The Armed Services.

    On July 26, 1948, President Harry Truman issued an Executive Order to end segregation in the Armed Services.

  • US Soldiers Are Killed In South Vietnam

    The first US soldiers are killed in South Vietnam because they got raided.

  • The National Liberation Front Is Formed

    The National Liberation Front (NLF) is formed with North Vietnamese as the political wing of the anti government people in South Vietnam.

  • College Students Refuse To Leave A “Whites Only” Lunch Counter

    College students refuse to leave a “whites only” lunch counter without being served food.

  • Operation Ranch Hand, U.S. Aircraft Start Spraying Agent Orange

    In Operation Ranch Hand, U.S. aircraft start spraying Agent Orange and other chemicals over many areas of South Vietnam to kill vegetation.

  • South Vietnamese Troops Are Defeated By Viet Cong

    In a village in the Mekong Delta, southwest of Saigon, South Vietnamese troops were defeated by a much smaller group of Viet Cong soldiers.

  • An Old Monk Kills Himself In Protest On A Busy Street

    A 73 year old monk kills himself while sitting at a big city intersection to protest, leading other Buddhists to follow in the next weeks.

  • The President Is Shot And Killed

    President Kennedy is shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. This causes Lyndon B. Johnson to become the next U.S. president.

  • Governor Wallace Blocks Students From Registering At A College

    Governor George C. Wallace sits in a doorway at the University Of Alabama to block Black students from registering at the stand.

  • A Bomb Goes Off, Causing Protests

    A bomb goes off at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and kills 4 girls and injures many other people before Sunday services. The bombing causes many angry protests.