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The first two ever televised were JFK and Nixon. This new form of political media was very different and was initially a bad look for nixon. -
An extremely popular tv show that continued until 1966. -
JFK went to beat Lyndon B Johnson for presidency on that date of 11/08/1960. He had won in the electoral college with a 303 - 219 and popular vote of 100,000. -
The Beatles were spreading rapidly in the world for their new rock and roll. Making it to the US they were met with extreme love. Their first performance was one of the monumental events of music pop culture due to the shear amount of the radio they controlled. -
After Germany is split to the US and Soviets, a wall was made on the Soviets side in order to keep in and keep out civilians. -
A record was set beating Babe Ruths last record and replacing it for one of 61 home runs in a season. -
It was a political manifesto around the American Student activist movement. -
Icon in the 60s passes away on this date. Was known as a sex symbol. -
James Meredith officially became the first African American student at the University of Mississippi but endured large amounts of harassment. -
This was an event that spanned 13 days which the Soviets kept a nuclear war head we had found on the island of Cuba. A nuclear warhead that close had the US in panic. -
The start to a well loved saga in pop culture around spies and secret agents. -
After a march in Washington DC over civil rights which was a massive gathering, MLK delivered this speech touching the world as an example for bravery and future civil rights issues everywhere. -
A tragic death of JFK made many conspire over who was really responsible and why. But the official story is that Lee Harvey Oswald shot him and was acting alone. -
The whole event was considered huge for pop culture and music. British music had never been so big worldwide. -
A large showing of architecture portraying the world of 2064. -
Lyndon B Johnson wins the election post JFK´s death. It was a landslide win. -
The first ever man in space was Russian and he completed one orbit around our earth. This set off a panic for the US and created a race between the two to the moon. -
Another civil rights activist with different methods but the same goal as MLK assasinated. -
100,000 including hippies and young people moving to San Francisco. -
First ever Superbowl held at the LA memorial coliseum. Starting a yearly event for culture in the US still done till today. -
Due to religious reasons, him and many other refused service in vietnam. He was stripped of his title and fined 10000. -
People loved this album and was one of their biggest. At the time it was considered by some to be the best album ever. The album alone changed music popculture. -
The first African american nominated by Lyndon B Johnson to be on the supreme court. -
Shortly after JFK´s death there was another large loss for the US in MLK due to a man named James Earl Ray. -
Robert Kennedy soon after his brothers death attempted to run for president where he met the same circumstances to his death through assassination. He was predicted to win as well. -
Riots that broke out at the convention center over protests of -
Despite its huge role in the Woodstock concert which would be the biggest one ever it was banned and made illegal in the US -
Nixon won the election in the year 1969 over Hubert H Humphrey. He was a popular president initially but his paranoia ended up causing controversy where he ended up having to step down. -
A riot that broke over police and gay rights activists that happened at a bar in New York City. -
Millions gathered around their TV´s to watch the first astronauts on the moon. This event was important in the cold war and for national moral. -
The largest concert ever with 500,000 at a point, celebrating non-conformity and anti war as well as the use of psychedelics. -
The disaster version of Woodstock. It still pulled great number but the magic of Woodstock could not be recreated like was tried. The concert also resulted in hells angels stabbing people. -
A very popular TV show that would end up being the birth to many movies and many influences in pop culture.