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First presidential debate to be televised -
President Kennedy is shot in Dallas -
The Beatles give their first live performance on television -
Allowed the president to use whatever means necessary to protect the country -
A United States bombing campaign over South Vietnam; lasted until October, 1968 -
Demonstration against the Vietnam War -
The mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by United States troops in Sơn Tịnh District, South Vietnam -
Thousands of protesters show up during the Democratic Convention to protest the Vietnam War. Police were deployed to contain the crowd, and the situation got out of hand with some police beating protesters and gassing the crowds, including doctors and reporters. The event was televised and greatly shifted American standpoints at the time. -
First time that the festival experimented with rock music -
3-day music festival held in New York -
Trial of 8 anti-war activists present at the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention, charged with inciting violence during the demonstrations. The 8 included: Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, Bobby Seale, Lee Weiner, John Froines, and David Dellinger. -
Nooooo, not The Beatles!!!!! :,-( -
The Ohio National Guard open fire on a crowd of Kent University students protesting the Vietnam War; 4 dead, 9 wounded -
Decided that the constitution defended a person's right to choose to have an abortion