1960s Timeline By kaylag2004 Feb 1, 1960 Greensboro Sit-In Nov 8, 1960 John F. Kennedy is elected president Oct 14, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Begins Aug 28, 1963 Martin Luther King gave the ‘I have a dream speech’ Nov 22, 1963 Assassination of John F. Kennedy Feb 7, 1964 The Beatles behind the British Invasion https://youtu.be/_qXyw1JiW7I Jun 19, 1964 Senate passes President Johnson’s Civil Rights Bill Aug 7, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Nov 3, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson wins presidential election Feb 21, 1965 Assassination of Malcolm X Apr 1, 1965 Sound of Music movie released Oct 15, 1965 David Miller arrested for publicly burning a draft card Apr 4, 1968 Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr Jun 5, 1968 Assassination of Robert Kennedy Aug 26, 1968 Riots outside Democratic Party convention in Chicago Nov 5, 1968 Election of President Nixon Jul 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong ; First Man on the Moon Aug 15, 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair
